Certificate

Learning Outcomes (Certificate)

1. Provide a cultural and communication foundation for students planning to continue their undergraduate studies towards a Bachelor’s degree in fields such as education, counseling, social work, linguistics, etc. and who plan to work with individuals who are Deaf or have a hearing loss.
2. Provide students with in-depth knowledge about Deafness in order to communicate more effectively with Deaf relatives, friends, and consumers.
3. Demonstrate college-level knowledge and skills in critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and written composition.
4. Demonstrate college-level mastery of information literacy and technology literacy.
5. Demonstrate effective skills for in-person and media-based interactions with individuals and within groups.
6. Able to work well with diverse groups and individuals whether hearing or deaf.
7. Able to respect and value diversity within cultures and within the deaf community.
8. Is aware of the conditions constituting conflict of interest and respond appropriately.
9. Able to interpret/transliterate spoken English to ASL and ASL to spoken English (for minimum of 30 minutes).
10. Realistically assess one’s skills and appropriately apply when required.
11. Adapt language as appropriate for various situations, settings and disciplines.
12. Able to interpret and differentiate the meanings of words in various contexts.
13. Utilize a variety of research methods and strategies to gather information.
14. Contribute to the well-being of the Deaf community through volunteering or other methods.
15. Meet the workforce demands of the Deaf and Deaf-Blind communities in Seattle and surrounding areas.