outcomes focused design: aligning academic programs with standard 11 at umuc
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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?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Outcomes Focused Design: Aligning Academic Programs with Standard 11 at UMUC
MSCHE Annual ConferenceNovember, 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?
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
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
SUS Curriculum Post SEGUE
New Curriculum Is
Program-Based Process
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…
Experts Provide Input into Redesign
More Robust Outcomes
POG Model
Map Out New Course Sequence…
Old to New Maps
Before
After
Re/Design Each Course
• With focused outcomes that
• Align with program outcomes
COG Model
Communicate…
Communicate….
And Don’t Forget to
Communicate!
Spreading the Word
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
Thank You!