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At the end of this process for developing educational goal a pragmatic approach
was selected. First a comprehensive look at university education outcomes was
completed. The following outcomes were identified.

• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Diversity
• Cooperative Learning
• Team Building
• Social Values
• Creative Thinking and Expression

The second phase of learning outcomes looked at degree program goals. In this
case study the University of Nebraska Omaha degree program in Geography was
considered. This program consists of a Bachelors' of Arts and Bachelors' of
Science program. The course was design to meet the needs of both disciplinary
programs. These two programs are similar in education outcomes goals but with
variances in important of the goals:

• Understanding of Physical Process
• Understanding of Humans behavior and Societal Variances
• Relationship between Environment and Humans
• Analysis of Spatial Events
• Environmental/Human Landscapes
• Resources and Human interaction
• Geospatial Representation and Analysis
• Regional Difference
• Social Acceptance
• Qualitative and Quantitative spatial Methods

For the course outcome there will be discussed in more detail later in the paper.

10.2.1 Implementation Assessment

The process of implementation assessment is difficult to do. At the level of
university education outcomes most choose a post hoc approach by looking at the
success of students graduating for the universities programs. Issues like profession
certification and accreditation are procedural methods of assessment. Additional
universities will interview students near graduation to determine whether they are
successfully finding employment. These methods are helpful but most of the time
does little to assess the generic skills for students. Bath et al. ( 2004 ) employed a
survey approach that focused on students after a major change to a degree program
was done for a music program at the University of Queensland. The focus of the
research was to examine the effectiveness of doing a complete review and change to