Your program curriculum is designed to ensure graduates acquire the essential skills, knowledge, and attitudes appropriate and relevant to both the needs of students and employers.

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program vocational learning outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.

The program vocational learning outcomes for this program are

1. 1. Learn the essential characteristics and properties of arts and crafts media, with a specialization in one of: Clay, Glass, Textiles, and Wood. Painting, Photography or Metal work.
   2. Develop through extensive practice the technical control of a chosen media.
   3. Understand the elements of design and aesthetic considerations as they relate to a particular media.
   4. Apply appropriate learned design and technical skills to the production of functional and/or non- functional arts or crafts objects.
   5. Operate a broad range of highly specialized, potentially dangerous studio equipment in the prescribed manner, and following established safety principles.
   6. Identify toxic and hazardous materials and substances used and to employ the recommended personal protection.
   7. Estimate and measure quantities of time and materials used in production of one-of-kind objects.
   8. Estimate and measure quantities of time and materials used in production of multiple objects.
   9. Prepare for the exhibition of their work in public galleries, displays and shows.
   10. Communicate design and technical information effectively, through the use of language and drawing skills.
   11. Document work through the use of photographic skills.
   12. Learn the basic principles for the establishment and operation of a small business.

Essential Employability Skills Outcomes

Essential Employable Skills (EES) are skills that, regardless of a student’s program or discipline, are critical for success in the workplace, in day-to-day living, and for lifelong learning. Graduates will reliably demonstrate abilities in six skill categories:

1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship – Explore and create ideas that lead to innovation, entrepreneurship and social enterprise opportunities.
2. Financial literacy – Make responsible financial decisions with confidence using money management skills and knowledge.
3. Social Responsibility – Reflect on one’s actions to engage in a process of continuous learning.
4. Collaboration – Work with others toward a common purpose.
5. Digital Literacy – Evaluate, create and share meaning through the use of the new technology and media in a responsible and ethical manner.
6. Personal resilliency – Build personal resilience to maintain one’s well-being, maximize performance and achieve goals in continuously changing environments.

Global Citizenship and Equity Learning Outcomes

There are six Global Citizenship and Equity (GCE) learning outcomes integrated into Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs as a component of Centennial’s Signature Learning Experience (SLE). The SLE reflects the College’s promise to provide students with a distinctive and inclusive educational experience that builds on a foundation of global citizenship, equity, and social justice. Certificate and Graduate Certificates also include at least two GCE learning outcomes. The GCE learning outcomes are:

1. Identify one’s role and responsibilities as a global citizen in personal and professional life.
2. Identify beliefs, values and behaviours that form individual and community identities and the basis for respectful relationships.
3. Analyze issues of equity at the personal, professional, and global level.
4. Analyze the use of the world’s resources to achieve sustainability and equitable distribution at the personal, professional, and global level.
5. Identify and challenge unjust practices in local and global systems.
6. Support personal and social responsibility initiatives at the local, national, and global level.

Global Citizenship and Equity Portfolio

As a component of the SLE, Diploma and Advanced Diploma program students will complete the Global Citizenship and Equity (GCE) Portfolio. Building the GCE Portfolio is a process of documenting your GCE learning. Each item selected for inclusion in the portfolio demonstrates growth and understanding of Global Citizenship and Equity within your program of study.

Students are encouraged to develop their GCE Portfolio beginning in their first semester. You will add artifacts from coursework and accompanying reflections as well as artifacts arising from co-curricular activities, volunteering, etc. to your portfolio as you progress through the program. You are encouraged to use the ePortfolio tools available on eCentennial, as well as to develop an online professional portfolio presence through LinkedIn and/or other personal websites/blogs.

Curriculum Frameworks

Your program has several key components that include:

• Program vocational learning outcomes in the FAS courses
• Global Citizenship and Equity learning outcomes
• Essential Employability Skills outcomes
• General Education (GNED) or Liberal Studies course(s)

Your program model route is developed in a table format that shows, by semester, all the courses that you are required to take to successfully complete your program, the hours for each course, pre-requisites, co-requisites, and any minimum grade requirements that exceed the College standards of 50%. The current program model for this program is below.