Matrix of Program Student Learning Outcomes
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Course/Number/Section:
Program Learning Outcome Must be aligned with program
outcomes listed in the catalog;
For each learning outcome,
identify year adopted and/or
revised, source.
PLO – Creative thinking –
analyze criminal justice issues
and problems to propose
original, diverse and
sophisticated solutions or
interpretations
PLO – Leadership qualities –
Apply advanced leadership
principles to generate and/or
manage a project and/or
group work by demonstrating
communication skills in
written and/or oral form
PLO – Critical thinking – Use
and analyze evidence to guide
problem analysis, problem
solving, and decision making
by differentiating between
misconceptions and sound
empirical knowledge
Semester/Academic Year:
Core Learning
Outcomes – Which
Core Learning
Outcomes are
consistent with the
Program Learning
Outcome?
Critical Thinking
(Reasoning Skills);
Information Literacy
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking);
Communication Skills
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
PLO – Communication skills –
Express, interpret, and
prioritize thoughts, ideas, and
knowledge in clear, concise
manner in written and oral
form
Communication Skills
PLO – Technology and
computing skills –
Demonstrate ability to use
word processing, library
resources, editing tools, and
basic statistical programs to
research complex criminal
justice issues
PLO – Quantitative reasoning
– Build on knowledge of
applied and scholarly research
to generate research
questions, compute statistical
analyses of data and/or
demonstrate ability to
meaningfully interpret
outcomes
PLO – Ethical decision making
– Apply analytical skills to
criminal justice problems and
identify ethical implications
within appropriate legal and
substantive settings, along
with proposing potential
solutions that are realistic
options in public policy
settings
Information Literacy;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking)
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking;
Quantitative)
Information Literacy
Ethics and Civic
Literacy;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical Thinking)
PLO – Understanding diversity
– Identify, discuss, and
propose action in response to
the differential effects of
treatment of people by and/or
within the criminal justice
system based on racial, ethnic,
sexual orientation, sex,
gender, and age
characteristics
PLO – Synthesis – Evaluate the
workings of and effects of the
criminal justice system and
the impact of crime in a
complex modern society,
based on knowledge from
multiple sources, such as
procedural statues, agency
reports, program evaluations
and scholarly research
Ethics and Civic
Engagement;
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.