Matrix of Program Student Learning Outcomes
Criminal Justice
Course/Number/Section:
Semester/Academic Year:
Program Learning
Outcome - Must be aligned
with program outcomes
listed in the catalog; For
each learning outcome,
identify year adopted
and/or revised, source.
Core Learning
Outcomes – Which
Core Learning
Outcomes are
consistent with the
Program Learning
Outcome?
PLO – Creative thinking –
analyze criminal justice
issues and problems to
propose original, diverse
and sophisticated solutions
or interpretations
Critical Thinking
(Reasoning Skills);
Information
Literacy
PLO – Leadership qualities
– Apply abilities to
spearhead and/or manage
a project and/or group or
demonstrate abilities in
written and/or oral form
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking);
Communication
Skills
PLO – Critical thinking –
Use and analyze evidence
to guide problem analysis,
problem solving, and
decision making
Inquiry Skills;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking)
Evidence – To include how you
assessed (specify assessment
instruments);
# & % of students
completing the course who
have satisfactorily achieved
the outcome (Met or
Exceeded your
expectations)
Target Percentage:
Actual Percentage:
Use of Results Suggestions to improve
student outcomes
Did it Work?
Reflections
PLO – Communication skills
– Express and interpret
thoughts, ideas, and
knowledge in clear,
coherent manner in
written and oral form
Communication
Skills
PLO – Technology and
computing skills – Use
Microsoft Work and utilize
library resources and
online writing tools (ex.
Turnitin.com and
SmartThinking) to research
a criminal justice issue
PLO – Quantitative
reasoning – Compute
statistical analyses of data
and/or demonstrate ability
to interpret meaning of
analyses
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking)
PLO – Ethical decision
making – Apply analytical
skills to criminal justice
problems and identify
ethical implications and
potential solutions
Ethics and Civic
Literacy
Reasoning Skills
(Quantitative)
PLO – Understanding
diversity – Identify and
discuss differential effects
and treatment of people
by and/or within the
criminal justice system
based on racial, ethnic,
sexual orientation, sex,
gender, and age
characteristics
PLO – Comprehensive
understanding of the CJ
system – Evaluate
workings and effects of
criminal justice system and
crime
Global Literacy;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking)
Information
Literacy
CLO (Optional)
CLO (Optional)
PLO – Program Learning Outcomes; CLO – Course Learning Outcomes
*The inclusion of CLOs is optional. PLOs are required.