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Outcomes Focused Design: Aligning Academic Programs with Standard 11 at UMUC MSCHE Annual Conference November, 2011 Marie A. Cini, Ph.D. Cynthia A. Davis, Ph.D. View Carefully… . The following “sets†of pictures:. What Did You See?. How Do These Pictures Relate to Curriculum Design?.
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Outcomes Focused Design: Aligning Academic Programs with Standard 11 at UMUC MSCHE Annual Conference November, 2011 Marie A. Cini, Ph.D. Cynthia A. Davis, Ph.D.
View Carefully… • The following “sets” of pictures:
Standard 11: Educational Offerings • “Educational courses, programs, and experiences are not static constructs. Their creation and lifespan may be characterized as part of a dynamic four-step cycle:”
Chapter 11 • 1. Developing clearly articulated written statements of expected learning outcomes; • 2. Designing learning experiences that provide explicit opportunities for students to achieve those learning outcomes;
Chapter 11 3. Implementing appropriate measures of student achievement of key learning outcomes, as discussed under Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning); 4. Using the results of those assessments to improve teaching and learning, again as discussed under Standard 14.
Undergraduate Curriculum Before PROGRAM
We Needed to Invert Our Thinking
SEGUE Project: Meaning According to dictionary.com, “SEGUE” means: “to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption.” This was our plan for the curriculum redesign process.
SEGUE Project Goals • To provide consistent learning experiences • To provide a seamless pathway to complete a program worldwide • To maximize opportunities for student success
OUTcomes Driven • Experts --Employers, alumni, faculty--provided OUTSIDE context • Real world outcomes • Major metric: What do students need to know out there that we are responsible for their learning in here?
How Did We Do This? • Start with Program Outcomes • Bring in Experts to help Develop Outcomes…
Old to New Maps Before After
Re/Design Each Course • With focused outcomes that • Align with program outcomes
Communicate… Communicate…. And Don’t Forget to Communicate!
Benefits to Students • Focused Curriculum • More integrated learning • More connected to workforce • Accelerated time to completion • Focused support where needed—”learning as needed”
Additional Outcomes • 33 programs and (so far) 800 courses redesigned • New Learning model • Teaching guides • Faculty retraining • Redesign of basic faculty training • Revised program assessment plans