State University of New York at Farmingdale
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

One of the goal's from the Mission of the College includes:

Goal 6: Promote civic engagement and sustain an environment that is inclusive of all learners and embraces the diversity of culture, thought, and perspectives.
- Objective 6a: Increase co-curricular activities to support initiatives around diversity, equity, inclusion, civic responsibility, and student engagement
- Objective 6b: Utilize universal design protocols to ensure that all courses are accessible to people of diverse backgrounds and needs
- Objective 6c: Promote and implement the College's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan
- Objective 6d: Provide academic and co-curricular experiences designed to develop a global perspective
- Objective 6e: Educate students to become engaged citizens who are prepared to contribute to the public good.

One of the goal's from FSC's Sustainability Goals:

Goal 7: Increase and develop programs that are aimed at educating students and staff on sustainability initiatives, behavioral changes, and purchasing power
- Objective 7a: Explore student sustainability literacy assessments and tracking methodology to evaluate student exposure and comprehension of sustainability principles
- Objective 7b: Inform students about institutional sustainability commitments and performance
- Objective 7c: Develop opportunities for student involvement with extra-curricular experiences related to sustainability
- Objective 7d: Create and facilitate a sustainability workshop for faculty to integrate sustainability into the classroom

The student learning objectives from the college catalog were analyzed to see which courses included sustainability related learning outcomes. In this case, sustainability was defined as anything related to the three pillars of sustainability: environment, economy, and/or equity.

Number of graduates was obtained from the following dashboard for the '20-21 academic school year: https://www.farmingdale.edu/institutional-research/degrees_awarded_dashboard.shtml

Engineering Technology Management
Construction Management Engineering Technology
Geographic Information Systems
Global Business Management
Horticultural Technology Management
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Science, Technology, & Society

Learning outcomes of sustainability related courses:

Technology Management (MS) Program Outcomes:
1. Graduates will have knowledge and competency in the field of technology management with an emphasis on engineering technologies.
2. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills necessary to be imaginative, critical thinkers who are able to discover problems and questions, develop logical answers, and apply effective solutions in the practice of technology management.
3. Graduates will have knowledge of ethical behavior in professional positions in all aspects of technology management.
4. Graduates will have competency in the management and leadership of technology in global industry.
5. Graduates will have an awareness of diversity in the various fields of technology.
6. Graduates will have skill to evaluate technical management issues in the context of ethical, technological, structural, cultural, human and environmental factors.
7. Graduates will have skill to develop and foster critical thinking, analysis, planning, and communication.
8. Graduates will have knowledge and skills in the improvement of productivity, quality control, and competitiveness in all aspects of technology management

Construction Management Engineering Technology
1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, or technology to solve broadly-defined engineering, technical, or scientific problems appropriate to Construction Engineering Management Technology
2. An ability to design systems, components, processes, procedures, or programs meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering, technical, or scientific problems appropriate to Construction Management Engineering Technology
3. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and nontechnical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature
4. An ability to develop and conduct standard tests, measurements, experiments, or test hypotheses and to analyze and interpret the results and use scientific judgment to draw conclusion and to improve processes
5. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty
6. An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (BS) Program Outcomes:
1. Graduates will utilize the scientific method and various informational and analytical tools for solving problems related to human and physical geography.
2. Graduates will apply understanding of the importance of space and place in key issues facing contemporary society, combined with the ability use data to solve pressing problems in the environmental sciences, salesforce management, public health, public policy, etc.
3. Graduates will debate, quantify, and qualify the interrelationships between human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth’s surface.
Graduates will integrate spatial analysis into interdisciplinary research problems.
4. Graduates will compose essays that: 1) cogently convey technical information retrieved through independent research; 2) rely on print and/or digital sources of a scholarly nature; and 3) are generally free of grammatical, spelling, punctuation and other errors.

Global Business Management
1. Graduates will be effective communicators and possess critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and solve problems in a global context.
2. Graduates will have an appreciation of multiple cultures and learn to work effectively in a multi-cultural and diverse environment in different areas of the world.
3. Graduates will have an understanding of global financial theories and systems, global markets, and legal issues in an international environment.
4. Graduates will have the ability to work well in global teams and understand the social context of businesses in a global society.

Horticultural Technology Management
1. Graduates will receive a strong foundation in science and master skillsets utilizing traditional and cutting edge techniques.
2. Graduates will demonstrate diverse knowledge and skills required to perform professionally in today’s complex multi-disciplinary environment.
3. Graduates will exhibit the knowledge necessary to understand horticulture from an historical perspective, as well as current and future trends of industry.
4. Graduates will have learned specific professional skills addressing the science and art of growing and utilizing cultivated plants to beautify, enhance and restore private and public landscapes, and become familiar with ever-changing industry procedures, practices and techniques.
5. Graduates will have learned specific professional skills addressing resume development, self-promotion and job search skills in order to successfully compete in the current job market.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology
1. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to enter careers in manufacturing process and systems design, operations, quality, continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and sustainability.
2. Graduates will have the ability to provide solutions and solve manufacturing engineering technology related problems.
3. Graduates will have the technical background to advance in their careers with an understanding and necessity for personal integrity, ethical behavior, cultural awareness, lifelong learning, and continuous improvement.

Science, Technology, & Society
Upon completing the degree, Science, Technology, & Society graduates will have obtained a broadly applicable set of high-value skills necessary to adapt and thrive in the ever changing workforce of the modern age. These skills are honed through upper-division courses in technical communication, data science, geographical information science, and organizational leadership. This STS skill-set is then applied in courses covering contemporary topics best addressed through a multi-perspective, interdisciplinary approach. Topics include the societal impact of technological change, environmental science, global affairs, and gender, race, and culture. The degree culminates in an applied learning capstone experience in which students can choose to enroll in a senior seminar or an internship relevant to their studies.

Data based off of 2022-23 catalog.