9 Course Goals
We know that by the time you got to this document, you have already been deep in conversation about this course and its learners.
You have spoken with your department chair, your peers who have taught this course, and your peers who have taught courses above and below this course. So, your thinking about the course has centred on the types of learners who enter your classroom, and the types of learners who leave it. You know what attributes they may already have, and which areas they need to develop. Now, it’s time to consider the course within it’s larger program and discipline.
Exercises
Use the questions below to identify the purpose and value of your course in your own words. These open-ended questions can help bring attention to the particular values and attributes that students should have upon completion of the course. You can use these questions to help determine the kinds of activity, types of feedback and methods of assessment that will best evaluate whether or not students have succeeded in your class.
- What is the purpose and value of your course?
- What is your course’s place in the program and discipline?
- What skills and attributes do students need to succeed in this course/discipline?
- What skills are attributes are essential for students to leave this course with?
- Why do students need to take this course?
- Why do students want to take this course?
