Program learning outcomes outline what Mohawk's graduates need to know and be able to do after they complete this program.

Initially, most program learning outcomes were developed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU) in consultation with employers and educators. Now, they are reviewed and updated during program review, in consultation with employers, graduates, and current students.

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Vocational Standards

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Analyze the differences in game genres in order to develop games that meet the needs of specific markets.
2. Analyze the history of video games to compare various approaches to game development.
3. Support the development of games by identifying and relating concepts from a range of industry roles— programming, design, and art.
4. Contribute as an individual and a member of a game development team to the effective completion of a game development project.
5. Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the games industry.
6. Perform all work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, legislation, industry standards and codes of ethics.
7. Use game concepts to support the ongoing iteration, creation, design and development of games.
8. Apply game design elements to support the creation and ongoing iteration of unique gaming environments, levels, characters, assets and props.
9. Develop evolving and iterative game design documents that align with standard industry expectations and/or company practices.
10. Conceive, prototype, develop, test and evaluate procedures for the ongoing iteration, creation, design and development of games.
11. Engage in original world building and level design within a range of game engines.

Essential Employability Skills

All graduates with the following Ontario College credentials, Ontario College Certificate, Ontario College Diploma and Ontario College Advanced Diploma, must be able to reliably demonstrate Essential Employability Skills in a combination of the following 11 skill areas:

1. Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
2. Respond to written, spoken or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.
3. Execute mathematical operations accurately.
4. Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.
5. Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.
6. Locate, select, organize and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.
7. Analyze, evaluate and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.
8. Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems and contributions of others.
9. Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
10. Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.
11. Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions and consequences.

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