The key dimensions that contributed to students’ attainment of UEAs, mapped against specific aspects of the UEAs

  • 1

    Aim 1: Pursuit of academic / professional excellence, critical intellectual inquiry and life-long learning

    Teaching Assessment, Collaborative learning, Clear goals and standards, Feedback, Experience with faculty, Study skills support, Curriculum intensity, Flexibility and affordance, Curriculum coherence

  • 2

    Aim 2: Tackling novel situations and ill-defined problems

    Assessment
    Experience with faculty
    High-impact practices

  • 3

    Aim 3: Critical self-reflection, greater understanding of others, and upholding personal and professional ethics

    Teaching, Assessment, Collaborative learning, Clear goals and standards, Feedback, Aim-intensive courses/programme, High-impact practices, Extracurricular activities

  • 4

    Aim 4: Intercultural communication, and global citizenship

    Interaction with diverse peers, Aim-intensive courses/programme, Common courses, High-impact practices, Multicultural campus, Extracurricular activities

  • 5

    Aim 5: Communication and collaboration

    Collaborative learning, Appropriate assessment, Academic challenge, Industrial/professional connection, Interaction with diverse peers, Aim-intensive courses/programme, Common courses, High-impact practices, Multicultural campus, Extracurricular activities

  • 6

    Aim 6: Leadership and advocacy for the improvement of the human condition

    Collaborative learning, Aim-intensive courses/programme, High-impact practices, Extracurricular activities