Learning Outcomes

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The Scholar Ship’s learning outcomes underscore the program’s commitment to developing the intercultural competence of its students. These globally relevant learning outcomes are the result of purposeful integration of academic study, multicultural living and experiential learning.

Students who spend a semester aboard The Scholar Ship are expected to acquire a base of knowledge about the world, its people and their cultures, thus giving them the ability to: 

1. achieve greater competence in their chosen field of study;


2. enhance their competence in intercultural skills essential to success in the workplace;


3. understand and learn from a variety of transnational perspectives;


4. navigate through the complexities of a diverse global environment with creativity and confidence;


5. act as a dynamic leader of their local, national and global communities; and


6. understand the background and various perspectives of major global issues, thus shaping a more compassionate and cooperative attitude toward the world.

    

These learning outcomes were outlined by Dr. Joseph Olander, president of The Scholar Ship, and have been shaped by the Consortium of Academic Stewards. The Consortium continually strives to ensure that these outcomes are attained by students to enhance their capacity to take active leadership roles in business, government, and education.

Intercultural Leadership Forum

The Scholar Ship has established the Intercultural Leadership Forum to identify, define and debate the knowledge and skill sets essential for success in the 21st century workforce. Senior-level executives from globally recognized multinationals such as HSBC Bank, Microsoft and IBM have been called upon to help shape The Scholar Ship’s programs and curricular development. The Intercultural Leadership Forum ensures that our program’s learning outcomes remain on the leading edge of relevancy for our students.

“The Scholar Ship has gone well beyond the norm in designing its program by engaging multinational employers on the front end of the development cycle to better understand the demands of tomorrow’s global workforce, likely increasing the employability of its students.”

Claudette Whiting
General Manager of Global Diversity and Inclusion
Microsoft