Module Design & Enhancement Overview
The Teaching Toolkit Section [1] of the UCD T&L Resources pages provides additional information on the following areas:
Module Design and Enhancement Overview [2]
Best Practice in Writing Learning Outcomes - 6 Golden Rules [3]
- 1. Ensure a proper mix of precise and imprecise outcomes.
- 2. Avoid over-prescription when writing outcomes at the modular or programme level.
- 3. Use the minimum possible number of outcomes.
- 4. Ensure all outcomes match what is taught, how it is taught, what work is set for students and how this work is marked.
- 5. Involve students in the drafting and refining of learning outcomes.
- 6. Regard outcomes as general performance indicators that guide the judgement of academic assessors rather than definitive threshold statements.
Aligning your Learning Outcomes, Teaching and Assessment [4]
Constructive alignment is the most fundamental principle of design in an outcomes-based curriculum. It is concerned with ensuring:
- Coherence between learning outcomes, assessment and teaching, and…
- that this coherence (alignment) encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning and become what Ron
Assessment of your Module [5]
How to gather feedback on your module from your students [6]
Enhancing your Module [7] Attempts at module enhancement should be focused on understanding:
- How well a module has been delivered in terms of its intended educational outcomes, and…
- the quality of student learning which has taken place.
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