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Outcomes Focused Design: Aligning Academic Programs with Standard 11 at UMUC

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

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  1. 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.

  2. View Carefully… • The following “sets” of pictures:

  3. What Did You See?

  4. How Do These Pictures Relate to Curriculum Design?

  5. 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:”

  6. 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;

  7. 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.

  8. Undergraduate Curriculum Before PROGRAM

  9. We Needed to Invert Our Thinking

  10. 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.

  11. SEGUE Project Goals • To provide consistent learning experiences • To provide a seamless pathway to complete a program worldwide • To maximize opportunities for student success

  12. SUS Curriculum Post SEGUE

  13. New Curriculum Is

  14. Program-Based Process

  15. 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?

  16. How Did We Do This? • Start with Program Outcomes • Bring in Experts to help Develop Outcomes…

  17. Experts Provide Input into Redesign

  18. More Robust Outcomes

  19. POG Model

  20. Map Out New Course Sequence…

  21. Old to New Maps Before After

  22. Re/Design Each Course • With focused outcomes that • Align with program outcomes

  23. COG Model

  24. Communicate… Communicate…. And Don’t Forget to Communicate!

  25. Spreading the Word

  26. Benefits to Students • Focused Curriculum • More integrated learning • More connected to workforce • Accelerated time to completion • Focused support where needed—”learning as needed”

  27. 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

  28. Thank You!

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