Use of computers to acquire, organize, analyze and communicate information is included in this competency. This includes what students have learned about or experienced with any cultures other than their own. Some ways of acquiring this competency include learning another language, foreign study, employment or volunteer work with people from another culture, or courseware studying another culture through their artistic or political expressions. Ways of acquiring this competency include class projects in which you apply an economic, psychological or sociological theory to a case study, or artistic knowledge to creating a brochure, poster or presentation. This includes encouraging, motivating and organizing the activities of others towards a common goal.
Leadership also requires the ability to organize and manage in order to achieve an objective.
This competency may manifest itself in a variety of ways such as organizing a fund-raiser for a community group, or implementing a plan for a campus activity. This competency includes identifying values through readings of literary works, or through discussion on social issues and demonstrating an understanding of how they affect judgments and behavior, inferring the values of artistic or written works, relating values and ethics to scientific, technological, or social developments or professional practice. This competency includes the ability to participate as a member of a team by working cooperatively with others, negotiating with individuals or organizations, advising people or working well with a diverse group of people.