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Quick Guide to Program Curriculum Mapping, Lecture notes of Communication

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A curriculum map shows where within a curriculum student learning ... Write program learning outcomes in a separate column in the map template (see Image A).

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Quick Guide to Program Curriculum Mapping
Contents
What is a Curriculum Map?........................................................................................................2
Steps to Build a Curriculum Map………………………………………………………………3
Using a Curriculum Map to Evaluate a Curriculum…………………………………………….5
Common Mapping Challenges………………………………………………………………….7
Resources Used to Create Quick Guide…………………………………………………………8
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Contents

What is a Curriculum Map?........................................................................................................

Steps to Build a Curriculum Map………………………………………………………………

Using a Curriculum Map to Evaluate a Curriculum…………………………………………….

Common Mapping Challenges………………………………………………………………….

Resources Used to Create Quick Guide…………………………………………………………

What is a Curriculum Map?

A curriculum map shows where within a curriculum student learning outcomes are taught and assessed. A curriculum map can be used to ensure that alignment exists between the expected learning outcomes and what is taught in a curriculum. A curriculum map can be used as a planning tool when a curriculum is initially developed to plan where within the proposed curriculum the learning outcomes will be taught and assessed. A curriculum map can also be developed for an existing curriculum to describe where within the curriculum the student learning outcomes are currently taught and assessed. When created for an existing curriculum, a curriculum map describes what is actually occurring in a curriculum. When created at the program-level, a curriculum map shows where program learning outcomes are taught and assessed in program courses and experiences.

Curriculum maps serve the following purposes:

  1. Help ensure that all PLOs are adequately addressed by the curriculum.
  2. Help identify potential structural concerns within the curriculum.
  3. Help diagnose where and how to correct structural concerns
  4. Help document what topics are addressed and where they are covered.

Image B: Mapping Stage 1

  1. Complete Mapping Stage 2. Place an I, R, or A in a cell to indicate different developmental

levels the student will experience through the curriculum. (See Image 3)

  • Introduced (I) – The skills associated with the program outcome are presented in the course. You may find this will happen in the lower level courses in your program. There may be formative assessment.
  • Reinforced (R) – The skills associated with the program outcome are being worked on at a level above the introductory stage and/or the skills are being developed at a deeper level. There may be formative assessment.
  • Assessed (A) – Students should have developed a sufficient level of competency in the skills associated with the program outcome to have mastered them. This is where the assessment of the program learning outcome is done (or the artifact for analysis is collected).

Image 3: Mapping Stage 3

Using a Curriculum Map to Evaluate a Curriculum

A curriculum map can be used to identify gaps between expected student learning outcomes and what is taught and assessed in a curriculum. A curriculum map can demonstrate if a course sequence effectively scaffolds and prepares students to achieve the learning outcomes. Identification of gaps and issues in a curriculum map can lead to curricular changes to improve student learning opportunities. Below are questions that can guide analyses of, and discussions related to, curriculum maps:

  1. Are all program learning outcomes taught and taught with the appropriate sequence in the curriculum?
  2. Are all program learning outcomes assessed and assessed at the appropriate time?
  3. Do all core courses support the development of at least one program learning outcome?
  4. Are there any core courses that don't support the program learning outcomes?
  5. Do the core courses sufficiently support the development of the program learning outcomes?
  6. Is the sequence of how the learning outcomes are taught across the courses appropriate and the most effective at supporting students' development of the learning outcomes?
  7. What changes to courses, learning outcomes, sequence students take classes, and so on could improve the alignment between student learning outcomes and the curriculum?

It is a best practice to engage all faculty members in analyses and discussion of a program-level curriculum map. A curriculum map can serve as a catalyst for building a reflective practice related to teaching and learning in a program.

Example of analyzing a curriculum map A program is summarized in the curriculum map in Image 4. Following the map is an analysis of the curriculum (this is modified from Allen (2004, p. 43)).

Image 4. Example of curriculum map.

PLO 1

There is good alignment between PLO 1 and the courses. PLO 1 is introduced early in the program, reinforced in intermediate courses, and reinforced and assessed in upper-level courses.

Mapping Challenges

Here are some typical challenges you might encounter when guiding program faculty through the mapping process.

  1. What courses to include?
    • Generally, it’s best to start out simple and only include the required courses in your program. Once these are set, you can branch first into the support courses, then into the program elective courses, and finally into LAC-type courses. In this expanded case, be aware that not all students take the same electives and the same set of LAC courses, so you cannot assume the same level of SLO coverage as you can with required courses.
  2. Single course with multiple instructors
    • This requires coordination among instructors who teach the course. It also requires some standardization as to what is covered and what assessments are used, especially if the course is used for program assessment data collection. Bring all instructors together for a conversation about which PLOs the course supports and how best to assess learning. Emphasize that the course is part of the program curriculum, so faculty need to come to consensus.
  3. Does the curriculum drive assessment or the reverse?
    • The curriculum should drive the assessment; however, the PLO’s should shape the curriculum. The overriding objectives need to considered first. This concept will be foreign to some programs that have allowed the curriculum to be shaped by short-lived trends and the interests of individual professors. A good curriculum should be planned and designed; not merely something that randomly evolves over time. When analyzing your curriculum with a map, be sure to keep the PLOs, not the courses, central to the conversation.
  4. What if another group controls the course?
    • This is typically the case with support courses and LAC. It is best to begin with required courses that the program controls. Once that assessment is in place, the program can conduct an audit of courses taught outside the program to determine if the courses map to the PLOs. If courses outside the program map to the PLOs, have a conversation with your colleagues about how the PLO might be introduced, reinforced, and assessed formally.

Resources Used to Create Curriculum Map Quick Guide

Allen, M. (2004). Assessing academic programs in higher education. San Francisco, CA: Anker Publishing. Maki, P. L. (2010). Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution. 2nd^ edition, Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. University of Connecticut. (N.D.) Assessment primer: Curriculum mapping. Retrieved January 30, 2015 from http://assessment.uconn.edu/primer/mapping1.html University of Hawaii Manoa. (2013). Assessment how-to: Curriculum Mapping / curriculum matrix Retrieved January 30, 2015 from http://manoa.hawaii.edu/assessment/howto/mapping.htm.

Quick Guide Developed by Lyda McCartin and Audrey Tocco, November 2020.