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Critical Thinking, Research and Analysis

• Read critically and write persuasively with a comprehensive knowledge of grammar and vocabulary
• Use critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve problems
• Conduct research to access, analyze, and apply knowledge
• Use qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Initiate and test hypotheses about earth systems

Data Aquisition, Methods and Modelling

• Develop discipline-specific technical expertise (i.e. use of specialized field equipment, satellite imagery and state of the art software)
• Deisgn and develop computer models
• Use statistical applications to generate and interpret spatial data
  
• Organize information and maintain records with accuracy
• Gather, organize, analyze and summarize data
  
• Conduct field studies
  
• Understand surveying and sampling techniques
• Use computer programs to initiate and expand research

Communication and Teamwork

• Communicate ideas clearly and efficiently in a variety of mediums through listening, clarifying, and responding comprehensively
  
• Share information and ideas using a range of information and communications technologies
  
• Lead, support, and work effectively within in a group
• Think from a global perspective and communicate effectively across cultures

Spatial and Environmental Literacy

• Reading, interpreting & creating spatial data products like maps and graphs
  
• Understand the ways in which humans interact with the physical and built environment
  
• Develop a multidisciplinary perspective on environmental, social and economic problems 
  
• Understand spatial relations

Project Design and Planning

• Conceptualize, plan and carry out projects
  
• Work effectively and independently to meet deadlines
• Anticipate and manage risk
• Adapt to changing priorities
  
• Develop creative solutions to problems