AVILA UNIVERSITY 75 -   generate new images, concepts, possibilities and/or interpretations and connect apparent- ly disparate ideas -   analyze one’s own thinking processes, including how one’s experiences, feelings, ideas and intuition affect thinking MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCY Avila graduates are required to demonstrate university-level competency in mathematics. To meet this requirement all students must complete their mathematics Core requirement within their  first  forty-eight  (48)  credit  hours  at Avila.  Students  who  need  to  take  Foundations  of College Mathematics I and/or II must complete these courses in their first thirty (30) credit hours at Avila University. All students must earn a grade of “C” or better to meet the Core requirement. FUNCTIONAL COMPUTER LITERACY Avila graduates are also required to demonstrate a functional level of computer literacy which includes operation of a computer using a library of software programs, knowledge of the vari- ous social and ethical issues relating to computer use, and utilization of computers to problem- solve  and  to  access  current  information  technologies.  The  faculty  in  each  academic  major determines how to meet this requirement. UNIVERSITY-WIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES Personal, Spiritual, and Social Development Goal:  Demonstrate personal, spiritual and social responsibility The Avila graduate will be able to: • Clarify and articulate a personal value system as a framework for ethical decision-making and behavior • Cultivate and articulate one’s aesthetic response • Demonstrate self-motivation, intellectual curiosity and openness to differing perspectives • Demonstrate sensitivity to socio-cultural diversity • Address issues of social justice • Take responsibility for one’s own well-being • Participate in group interaction to achieve an identified goal • Demonstrate civic, social, and ecological responsibility Communication Goal:  Demonstrate the ability to communicate in a clear, concise and coherent manner. The Avila graduate will be able to: • Employ active listening techniques, including summarizing, paraphrasing, questioning, and nonverbal response • Read a document and demonstrate an understanding of its written and quantitative content • Make a clear, well-organized verbal presentation • Write a clear, well-organized paper, using documentation and quantitative tools, when appro- priate • Use group process skills