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The CORE
Curriculum Overview, Research, Evaluation
A Program Quality Assurance Process
The CORE
Using the Application
Program Mapping, Review & Evaluation
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The CORE
• Rolled out in phases:
• 2007/08 – 1st Year Course Outlines
• 2008/09 – 2nd Year Course Outlines
• 2009/10 – 3rd Year Course Outlines
Almost
There!
• Two components:
• Course Outline Repository
• Curriculum Mapping Matrix
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The CORE
• Benefits of Online Course Outlines:
• Instant access for students when registering
• On-line archives for students in 2007/08 intake onward
• Course outlines accessible across departments
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Articulation Agreements
Prior Learning Assessment
Learning Strategists
Counselors
Librarians
International
Consistency across programs
One time input and approvals
Easy editing
Program quality assurance
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The CORE
• Benefits of Curriculum Mapping Matrix
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program accreditation
program review process
curriculum development for new programs
"what if" scenarios to inform curriculum changes
course comparisons and alignment across programs
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current curriculum’s breadth, depth, complexity, scaffolding
the need for and direction of program enhancement
the impact of course outline changes
implementation of strategic goals
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Course learning outcomes, links to standards, and characterizations
are downloaded into a Curriculum Mapping Matrix.
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Courses are analyzed based on the number of course learning
outcome links and their characterization. For instance, one would
question why a 1st semester course would have five links
characterized as very significant? OR Why does SS281 have links at
only a minor level?
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Vocational Standards are analyzed based on the number of course
learning outcome links and their characterization. For instance, one
would question why, in this post graduate certificate program there
are no Very Significant links to VS01, VS04, and VS07.
COURSE CODE (A l l )
Count of
SM (A l l )
T P (A l l )
CL (A l l )
COURSE LE A RNI NG OUT COM E
16
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12
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10
4
8
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2
6
1
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0
V S01
V S02
V S03
V S04
V S05
CODE
V S06
V S07
V S08
V S99
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The CORE
Using the Application
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Checklist of Approvals
• Master Course Outline (Associate Dean)
• Resources (Faculty)
• CLinking (Faculty)
• Vocational Standards
• Essential Employability Skills
• External Standards
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Creating/Editing a Course Outline
Three Key Tabs
• Course Outline – one master document per course, automatically applies to all programs
that offer the course, no matter in which semester
• Resources - text/courseware/on-line/supplies by program,
• Link & CLink – program specific
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Course Information
Fill fields, in order, across the screen:
Term: 200830 (Year, Calendar Semester, 0)
Subject Code: 4 letter code preceding course code (ie COMM)
Course Code: 2 letter, 3 number or 5 number code (ie LL041, or 10092)
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Existing Course Outlines
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Approved Courses
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No Course Description
If no course description exists in Banner, this
page will NOT populate. You can continue to
enter course outline information in subsequent
sections but the outline cannot be approved until
the course description is entered.
Complete a Course Update form and send the
hard copy to Academic Records.
The information will automatically populate once
the course description is input.
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Populating Information
Once you fill in the top fields and press
enter, The CORE automatically
populates the remaining fields on this
page using information from Banner.
If any of the information (i.e. course
description) needs to be amended, you
need to complete a Course Update
form and send a hard copy to Academic
Records.
Foundational: learners acquire a broad
introduction to and/or context for further
learning.
Specialized: learners achieve in-depth and/or
focused learning on a limited number of topics
Integrational: learners synthesize numerous
concepts and processes at a program-exit
level.
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Topics
Topics are “titles” for your course learning outcomes. If you
have 3 outcomes, you likely have 3 “titles.” They should be
input one at a time (so they show up as bullets).
If you want to change the order of the topics, click edit and
change the # in the sequence (i.e. from 1 to 3, and 3 to 1) and
click update. The topics will rearrange into the new
sequence.
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Standards – EEs & GE Themes
Drop down menu for:
• Essential Employability Skills (EEs) – links to EEs remain the same no
matter to which program the course is offered
• General Education (GE) – if a course links to GE themes, it cannot be
linked to Vocational Standards (VS).
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Learning Outcomes
All learning outcomes are input first; elements follow on the
next screen. Input the learning outcomes one at a time, push
add, then do the same for the next. The stem “Upon
successful completion of this course, the students will reliably
demonstrate the ability to ...” already exists in the database.
You do not need to type it in here.
Learning outcomes, usually 3-5 for a 42 hour course:
 Describe one of the required skill proficiencies for course
 Capture performance a competent person would use outside context of the course
 Begin with an action verb (at the appropriate level of Bloom’s Taxonomy)
 Specify an integrated performance instead of multiple performances
 Describe a performance that is observable and can be assessed
 Require application of skill, knowledge or attitude/value
 Present a clear, concise and precise statement describing the required action
 Describe learner performances, not instructor’s activities, learning plans, or instructional
standards
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Learning Elements
Learning elements are associated with specific learning
outcomes and define/clarify the process by which the
learning outcome can be accomplished.
Input learning elements one by one so they appear as
a list (as below). If the list is long, the elements will
wrap to a second page.
Development of learning elements follows the same 8
characteristics as learning outcomes.
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Indicate whether or not the course is “requirements met” or if it
receives a grade.
Assessments
Select broad assessment types and indicate what % of the course
grade will be earned using the selected method. Assessments
must add up to 100%. Link at least one learning outcome to each
assessment.
Once an assessment has been used, it does not appear on the
drop down menu anymore.
“Requirements met” courses may have assessment types defined
but no weight % will be assigned.
In most cases, there is a selection from the drop
down menu that will meet broad assessment
requirements.
Since there is only one outline per course, the
assessments section must remain broad enough
to allow for faculty and student flexibility while
maintaining the overall integrity of the course.
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Approvals
Once the input is complete and proofed, it is sent for
Associate Dean approval, course outlines cannot be edited.
Students will not be able to access course outlines until
they are approved.
Approvals remain for course outlines from one semester to
the next, until the Associate Dean takes it off.
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Resources
All resources (textbooks, courseware, online resources, and
supplies) must be input into the database using the
Maintenance function. A resource is input only once,
regardless of the number of programs for which it is used.
Resources are then linked to specific programs using the
Linking function.
All resources must be submitted for approval before the
course outline can be served to students.
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Resources - Maintenance
In Maintenance, select the type of
resource(s) you want to add.
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Searching for a Resource
Before you input a resource, search the database using the
ISBN, title, key word, author, or publisher.
If the resource exists in the database, you can go directly to
Linking.
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Adding a Resource
It is essential that all resource information be
correct and match that used by the bookstore to
order textbooks, courseware and other resource
material.
To add a textbook, enter the correct ISBN,
title, author, publisher, and version. You can
find the ISBN on the cover of your text.
A different ISBN will be assigned, however, if
you have ordered a special printing of the text
(i.e. selected chapters) or are having it
bundled with other materials (i.e. another text,
workbook). You will need to contact your
publisher’s representative to obtain the
correct ISBN.
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Adding Custom Courseware
Custom Courseware are Mohawk prepared and
printed materials
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Adding Online Resources
Add the URL of any online resource that
students need to access during the course,
including links to WebCT or FRED.
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Adding Supplies
Add a list of supplies students require to
successfully complete the course. Before
adding a supply, make sure it hasn’t been
added previously.
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Linking Resources
In this section, resources are linked to
individual, specific programs. Complete the
resources for one program before moving on
the next following the instructions on the
following pages.
Select the Subject, Course, and Program
(CE=0000)
Select the Resource type and then indicate if
it’s:
REQ – required
REC – recommended
REF – reference material
Click these ONLY When you are finished inputting ALL resources:
Finish – if you want to come back to this section later (i.e. to proof and
edit)
Submit – if you are absolutely, positively, sure that you have no more
resources to input AND all the information input is correct.
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Find/Link a Text
Once you select the type of resource (i.e. textbook)
the database list of all textbooks will appear. Scroll
down to the bottom of the screen … it could be a long
way …and search for the text you want by entering a
keyword. To add to current resources, double click
on the selected text.
When you’re finished selecting texts, go on to the next
resource type.
When a resource has been mistakenly
added, you can easily delete it at this point.
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Find/Link Online Resources
Link online resources in the same way as you did
texts. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. If you
see the online resource you want, you can double
click on the selected supply to add to current
resources.
Or you can enter a keyword to search. Again,
double click on the selected resource to add to
current resources.
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Link supplies in the same way as you did texts.
Find/Link Supplies
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, enter a
keyword to search for the supply. Double click on the
selected supply to add to current resources.
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Link Custom Courseware in the same way as you did
texts.
Find/Link Courseware
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, enter a
keyword to search for the supply. Double click on the
selected courseware to add to current resources.
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No Resources
Even if the course has no resources, you must
indicate this for each program to which it is
offered. This information is stored in the
database under “courseware”
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No Resources
This is how “No Resources” is stored in the
database. This does not, however, show on the
student view of the course outline.
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Finished Linking for Now?
If you want to proof resources or come back to
keep inputting resources later, click on Finish.
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Finished Message
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Submit for Approval
If you’ve finished inputting your resources and
are certain everything is input correctly, click
Submit
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Viewing Approved Resources
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When linking courses to Program Vocational and/or External
Standards, you have two choices:
Quick Link – link the course outline to standards
Link and CLink
CLink – link to course learning outcomes to standards &
characterize links (1, 2, 3, 4)
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Quick link courses to Program Vocational and/or External
Standards.
Quick Link
To add links, select the type of standard (VS or ES), then select
the specific standard(s) to which the course outline links.
Select ONLY those standards that the course specifically
addresses and assesses, either in part or in its entirety.
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Finished but want to come back later?
If you want to leave Quick Link and come back later, select
“Finish”
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Approving Quick Links
“Quick Links” must be approved before for each program to which
the course is offered before outlines will be served to students.
Before you approve “Quick Links” make sure you’ve selected the
appropriate VS and/or ES.
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Quick Link for Gen Ed Courses
When a course has been linked to Gen Ed themes, in “Quick Link”
the version shows as GE. Even though there are no VS and/or ES
links for a Gen Ed course, you still need to submit the “Quick Link”
for approval before the outline can be served to students.
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Checklist of Approvals
• Unless all three of the following are approved, the
course outline cannot be served to students:
• Master Course Outline
• Resources
• Quick Link to VS and/or ES
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The CORE
A Program Quality Assurance Process
CLinking Demystified
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Quick Link versus CLink
Quick Linking
CLinking
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Linking course outcomes to
standards
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Characterizing relationship of
outcomes to achieving standard
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A link is established when the
performance described in the
Course Learning Outcome
contributes to a learner’s ability to
achieve the graduate level
performance.
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CLinking used to develop
Curriculum Mapping Matrix (CMM)
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CMM basis of program map and
informs on-going program quality
enhancement and program review
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Identifies which vocational
standards (VS), essential
employability skills (EE), and/or
external standards (ES) the course
(as a whole) helps the student
accomplish
Linking is used during for the:
• Program approval process
• Credentials Validation Service
(CVS) process
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Detailed on student view of course
outlines on a program by program
basis
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Linking Considerations
• Does the Learning Outcome and associated
Learning Elements link to any VS, EE, and/or ES and
associated Elements of Performance?
• A link is established when the performance described in
the Course Learning Outcome contributes to a learner’s
ability to achieve the graduate level performance.
• Establish a link only if the VS/EE/ES is explicitly addressed in
the course (or previously taught courses). (Do you teach
it?)
• Establish a link only if the learner’s performance of the LO
is assessed in the course and assigned a grade. (Do you
mark it?)
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Characterization of Links (CLinking)
• The characterization represents the degree to which the
learner performance at the end of the course contributes to
the graduate performance described in the VS/EE/ES.
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3
2
1
very significant degree
significant degree
moderate degree
minor degree
• Learning outcomes lead gradually to graduate performance.
• Outcomes characterized as “contributing to a minor degree”
are as essential to the learning process as those characterized
as “contributing to a very significant degree”.
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How is this course
classified? Foundational?
Specialized? Integrated?
To what depth do I
assess this learning
outcome? Do I
assess it?
To what degree does
this outcome
contribute to the
graduate’s ability to
accomplish this
standard?
In what
semester is this
course
delivered?
At what level of
Bloom’s is the
outcome being
accomplished?
To what degree
does this outcome
contribute to the
graduate’s ability to
do their job?
Do not force linking!
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Characterization = 1 (Minor)
These outcomes tend to be:
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In foundational or introductory
courses
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At the beginning of the program
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Associated with lower levels in
Blooms (comprehension,
application)
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Not assessed at a high level or
represent only a portion of the
assessment
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A minor contributor toward the
grad’s ability to accomplish the
overall standard or skill
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Focused on only a portion of the
standard or skill, or perhaps on only
a few elements of performance
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Outcome Contribution to
Graduate Performance of
Standard
Minor
Moderate
Significant
Very
Significant
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Characterization = 4 (Very Significant)
Outcomes tend to be:
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In capstone, specialized, or
integrational courses
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In the final year of program
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Associated with higher levels in
Blooms (i.e. evaluating,
internalizing)
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Assessed at high levels or form a
major portion of the assessment
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Focused on the whole standard or
skill, and cover a number of
elements
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Contribute significantly to the
grad’s ability accomplish the
standard or skill at a graduate level
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Student can demonstrate with little
supervision or guidance
4.5
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3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Outcome Contribution to
Graduate Performance of
Standard
Minor
Moderate
Significant
Very
Significant
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When linking courses to Program Vocational and/or External
Standards, you have two choices:
Quick Link – link the course outline to standards
Link and CLink
CLink – link to course learning outcomes to standards &
characterize links (1, 2, 3, 4)
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CLinking
Rollover the Link and CLink Tab
Select CLink
Select course and program information
from the drop down menus
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CLink on a program-by-program basis
CLinking must be completed for each
program to which the course is offered,
except Continuing Education (at this
point)
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CLink each individual learning outcome
Consider each Course Learning Outcome carefully.
Examine the Learning Elements.
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Consider CLinks to VS, EE, and/or ES
Consider how each course learning outcomes
contributes to the graduate’s ability to perform the
standard or skill
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Link outcome to standards & characterize
Vocational standards in the current database are those used
for Clinking during the Mapping Process. If new exist, please let
[email protected] know so we can update
the files.
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CLinked outcome
The accomplishment of LO01 contributes, to a significant
degree, toward the student’s ability to “execute mathematical
operations accurately.” Does it?
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Edit, if necessary
If the CLink isn’t right, you can edit it (as long as you do
so before you submit a course for approval).
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No external standards
ES gathered during the Mapping Process are in the database. It
is the program’s responsibility to ensure appropriate ES are sent
through to Curriculum Design team as revisions are made.
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Finish or Submit Approval
Click on Finish if you want to come back later and continue
working. Click on Submit if you want to approve CLinking.
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The CORE
A Program Quality Assurance Process
Curriculum Mapping Matrix
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Course learning outcomes, links to standards, and characterizations
are downloaded into a Curriculum Mapping Matrix.
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Courses are analyzed based on the number of course learning
outcome links and their characterization. For instance, one would
question why a 1st semester course would have five links
characterized as very significant?
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