In conversations with faculty and staff the term 'curriculum map' has been coming up lately. I thought it would be handy to have a reference that I could point that helps to clarify what I am thinking about when it comes to mapping a curriculum.
Curriculum maps lay out courses and/or experiences on one hand and the program learning outcomes or accreditation standards on the other (below). The X's represent key assessments which will represent student achievement of an outcome. So, for instance, in 401 there are two key assessment opportunities where students can demonstrate achievement of outcomes A and C.
This key assessment may be a paper, exam, project or other example of student work.
This agreed assignment between the key assessment and the course or experiences in which this may take place is essential. The map lays out how each course or experience contributes to the overall program of study. This is also the information that is used by an assessment system to not only store but track where this evidence of learning is coming from and which outcome or standard it supports.
Curriculum maps lay out courses and/or experiences on one hand and the program learning outcomes or accreditation standards on the other (below). The X's represent key assessments which will represent student achievement of an outcome. So, for instance, in 401 there are two key assessment opportunities where students can demonstrate achievement of outcomes A and C.
This key assessment may be a paper, exam, project or other example of student work.
This agreed assignment between the key assessment and the course or experiences in which this may take place is essential. The map lays out how each course or experience contributes to the overall program of study. This is also the information that is used by an assessment system to not only store but track where this evidence of learning is coming from and which outcome or standard it supports.
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