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Curriculum Links
CurriculumLinks
InstructorManualV.1.0May2019AuthorsAlanStephen,ResearchAssistantUniversityofCalgaryPattiDyjur,EducationalDevelopmentConsultantUniversityofCalgaryKevinSaito,SoftwareDeveloperUniversityofCalgary
CurriculumLinkswasdeveloperattheTaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning,UniversityofCalgary,byKevinSaitoandPattiDyjur.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................1
CurriculumLinksforInstructors.......................................................................................2
Whatiscurriculummapping?.......................................................................................................2
WhatisCurriculumLinks?............................................................................................................2
WhatarethekeyfeaturesofCurriculumLinks?..........................................................................2
Whatisacurriculumproject?.......................................................................................................2
WhatistheoverallprocesswhenusingCurriculumLinks?..........................................................3
MappingyourcoursewithCurriculumLinks................................................................................4
GETTINGSTARTED..................................................................................................................5
GettingStartedasaUser.................................................................................................6
AboutUsers..................................................................................................................................6
Registerforanaccount......................................................................................................7
Login...................................................................................................................................8
Logout................................................................................................................................8
Recoveryourpassword......................................................................................................9
MyCourses....................................................................................................................10
Aboutactivecourses..................................................................................................................11
Selectanactivecoursetomap.........................................................................................11
Aboutarchivedcourses..............................................................................................................12
Selectanarchivedcoursetoreview.................................................................................12
NavigatinginCurriculumLinks........................................................................................13
MethodA:Clickonthestepsatthetopofeachpage.....................................................13
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MethodB:Clickontheleftandrightarrowslocatedatthebottomofeachpage.........14
Howdoyouknowwhichstepoftheprocessyouarecurrentlyon?...............................14
MAPPINGYOURCOURSE.......................................................................................................15
StudentAssessmentMethods........................................................................................16
Aboutstudentassessmentmethods..........................................................................................17
Addastudentassessmentmethod..................................................................................19
Editastudentassessmentmethod..................................................................................20
Deleteastudentassessmentmethod..............................................................................21
TeachingandLearningActivities.....................................................................................22
Aboutteachingandlearningactivities.......................................................................................23
Addateachingandlearningactivity................................................................................24
Editateachingandlearningactivity................................................................................25
Deleteateachingandlearningactivity............................................................................25
CourseOutcomes...........................................................................................................26
Aboutcourseoutcomes..............................................................................................................27
Addacourseoutcome.....................................................................................................27
Editacourseoutcome......................................................................................................27
Deleteacourseoutcome.................................................................................................28
CourseOutcomeDetails.................................................................................................29
Aboutcourseoutcomedetails....................................................................................................30
Addoreditdetails(assessments,activitiesorquestions)abouteachcourseoutcome..31
CourseOutcomesMapping............................................................................................32
Aboutcourseoutcomemapping................................................................................................33
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Selectthelevelofalignmentofeachcourseoutcomewitheachprogram-levellearning
outcome(ifany)...............................................................................................................33
AdditionalQuestionsAboutCourse................................................................................34
Aboutadditionalquestionsaboutyourcourse..........................................................................35
Answeroreditanswerstoadditionalquestionaboutyourcourse.................................35
CourseSummary............................................................................................................36
Aboutcoursesummary...............................................................................................................37
DownloadasummaryofyourcourseasaPDFdocument...............................................37
Submityourcoursesummarytothecurriculumprojectadministrator..........................38
References.....................................................................................................................39
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Introduction
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CurriculumLinksforInstructors page2
CurriculumLinksforInstructors
Whatiscurriculummapping?
Theprocessofassociatingcourseoutcomeswithprogram-levellearningoutcomesandaligning
elementsofcourses(e.g.teachingandlearningactivities,assessmentstrategies)withina
program,toensurethatitisstructuredinastrategic,thoughtfulwaythatenhancesstudent
learning(Dyjur&Kalu,2017).
WhatisCurriculumLinks?
CurriculumLinksisanonlinetooldesignedtomakecurriculummappingsimpleandeasy.The
toolenablesadministratorstosetupcurriculumprojectstogatherinformationenteredby
instructorsabouttheircourses.
Forexample,acurriculumprojectcangatherinformationaboutteachingandlearningactivities,
studentassessmentmethodsandhowcourselearningoutcomesalignwithprogram-level
learningoutcomes.Onceallcourseshavebeenmapped,thedatacanbeaggregatedtoproduce
curriculummaps.
WhatarethekeyfeaturesofCurriculumLinks?
CurriculumLinkswasdesignedtomeettheneedsofinstructorsandadministratorsatthe
UniversityofCalgary.
Easystep-by-stepprocess Easilyfollowthestepstosetupacurriculummappingproject.
Flexibleconfiguration Customizablesettingsforyouruniqueprojects.
Customprogramreports Generatemultiplereportsusingdifferentsubsetsofthedata.
Individualcoursereports Createindividualcoursereportsforinstructorstoanalyzetheir
courses.
Whatisacurriculumproject?
AcurriculumprojectisaprojectwithinCurriculumLinkstomapasinglelearningprogram.A
learningprogramcancontainoneormorecourses.Administratorscanmakedecisionsabout
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whatdatatocollectbasedontheneedsofthecurriculumreviewandthetypeofprogrambeing
mapped.
WhatistheoverallprocesswhenusingCurriculumLinks?
Curriculummappinghasthreesteps:
1.Createacurriculumproject Anadministratorcreatesanewcurriculumprojectand
assignsinstructorstomapcoursesintheprogram.
2.Mapcoursestotheprogram Instructorsmaptheircoursesandsubmittheinformation.
3.Generatereports Administratorscreatereportswiththeaggregatedata.
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MappingyourcoursewithCurriculumLinks
Basedontheneedsofthecurriculumproject,administratorssetuptheprojecttogather
informationaboutindividualcoursesfrominstructors.Instructorsareassignedoneormorecoursesthattheyteachandareguidedthroughastep-by-stepprocesstoenterallrequired
information.Notallprojectswillrequireallthesesteps,butyoumaybeaskedtoenterthe
followinginformationaboutyourcourse:
StudentAssessmentMethods
Youcanadd,editordeletestudentassessmentmethodsthatyouuseinyourcourse.
TeachingandLearning
Activities
Youcanadd,editordeletetheteachingandlearningactivities
youuseinyourcourse.
CourseOutcomes Youcanadd,editordeletethecourseoutcomesinyourcourse.
CourseOutcomeDetails Youmaybeaskedtoanswerquestionsforeachcourseoutcome:
Selecttheassessmentmethodsused
Selecttheteachingandlearningactivitiesused
Answeradditionalquestionsabouteachoutcome
CourseOutcomesMapping Indicatethelevelofalignmentofeachcourseoutcomewitheachprogram-levellearningoutcome(ifany).
AdditionalQuestion
abouttheCourse
Ifapplicable,youcanenterandeditanswerstoeachadditional
questionaboutyourcourse.
CourseSummary Youcanreviewanddownloadtheanswersyouenteredduringtheprocessofmappingthecourse.
Youcanalsosubmityoursummarytocompletethemappingof
yourcourse.Thisstepsubmitsthedatatothecourse
administrator.
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GettingStarted
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—GettingStartedasaUser page6
GettingStartedasaUser
AboutUsers
TherearetwotypesofusersinCurriculumLinks:
Administrator Administratorssetupandmanageacurriculumproject.Theycanalso
generatereportsonceinstructorshavesubmittedcoursestheyhave
mapped.
Administratorsmakekeydecisionaboutwhatdatainstructorswill
enterabouttheircourses.Theyalsocreatethecoursestobemapped
andassigninstructorstodothemapping.
Instructor Instructorsareassignedcoursestomapaspartofacurriculum
project.Theycanmapacourseandthensubmitthisinformationto
theadministratorofcurriculumproject.
Oncesubmitted,courseinformationcannolongerbeeditedbutinstructorscanviewasummaryanddownloadareportofthecourse
data.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—GettingStartedasaUser page7
Registerforanaccount
curriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
1. Openawebbrowserandgotocurriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
2. ClickLaunchCurriculumLinks.
3. ClickRegister.
4. Enterthefollowinginformation:
¾ Email:Thisisthee-mailyouwilluseasyourcontacte-mailandusername.
Youwillnotbeabletochangeyourusernameafteryouregister.
¾ Password:Ensureyourpassword…
o Containsatleast8characters
o Containsalowercaseletter
o Containsanuppercaseletter
o Containsadigit
o Containsaspecialcharacter
o DoesNotcontainthefollowingcharacters“‘$/\`orspace
¾ ConfirmPassword:Enterthepasswordagaintoconfirmit.
5. ClickCreateanaccount
¾ Aftersubmittingthisform,averificationemailwillbesenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
6. Onceyoureceivetheverificationemail,clicktheLinkintheemailtofinishtheregistrationprocess.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—GettingStartedasaUser page8
Login
curriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
1. Openawebbrowserandgotocurriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
2. ClickLaunchCurriculumLinks.
3. ClickLogin.
4. Enterthefollowing:
¾ Email:Entertheemailaddressthatyouusedtoregisterwith.
¾ Password:Enterthepasswordthatyouusedtoregisterwith.
5. ClickLogin.
¾ TheMyCoursespagewillopenafteryousuccessfullylogin.
Logout
1. ClickLogout.
¾ Themessage“Youhavebeensuccessfullyloggedout”willconfirmthathaveloggedout.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—GettingStartedasaUser page9
Recoveryourpassword
curriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
1. Openawebbrowserandgotocurriculumlinks.ucalgary.ca
2. ClickLaunchCurriculumLinks.
3. ClickLogin.
4. ClickForgotyourpassword?
5. Enterthefollowing:
¾ Email:Entertheemailaddressthatyouusedtoregisterwith.
6. ClickRequestpasswordreset.
¾ Aftersubmittingthisform,anemailwillbesenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
7. Onceyoureceivetheemail,clickontheLinkintheemailtocreateanewpassword.
¾ AbrowserwindowwillopentotheCurriculumLinksResetPasswordpage
8. Enterthefollowing:
¾ Password:Ensureyourpassword…
o Containsatleast8characters
o Containsalowercaseletter
o Containsanuppercaseletter
o Containsadigit
o Containsaspecialcharacter
o DoesNotcontainthefollowingcharacters“‘$/\`orspace
¾ ConfirmPassword:Enterthepasswordagaintoconfirmit.
9. ClickResetpassword.
¾ Themessage“Yourpasswordhasbeensuccessfullyupdated”willconfirmthatyour
passwordhasbeenreset.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—MyCourses page10
MyCourses
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses
Onthispage,youhaveaccessto:
ActiveCourses:Thislistshowscoursesthatyouhavebeenassignedtomapaspartofa
curriculumproject.Fromthislist,youcanchoosethecourseyouwanttomap.
ArchivedCourses:Thislistshowscoursesthatyouhavemappedpreviously.
Fromthislist,youcanchoosethecourseyouwanttoreview.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—MyCourses page11
Aboutactivecourses
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses
Thislistshowscoursesthatyouhavebeenassignedtomapaspartofacurriculumproject.Fromthislist,youcanchoosethecourseyouwanttomap.
Eachcourseinthelisthas:
CourseName Thenameofthecoursetobemapped.
CurriculumReview/
Program
Thecurriculumprojectthatthecourseisapartof.
Status: Assigned:Acoursethatyoumustmap.
Submitted:Acoursethatyouhavepreviouslymappedaspartofacurrentcurriculumproject.
Oncesubmitted,thecurriculumprojectadministratoris
notifiedthatyourcoursemappingiscomplete.
Youcannolongereditasubmittedcourse.
Selectanactivecoursetomap
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses
1. Clickthenameofthecoursethatyouwishtomap.
¾ Thefirststepinthecurriculummappingprocesswillopenforthatcourse.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—MyCourses page12
Aboutarchivedcourses
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses
Thislistshowscoursesthatyouhavemappedinpreviousyears.Fromthislist,youcanchoosethecourseyouwanttoreview.
Eachcourseinthelisthas:
CourseName Thenameofthecoursepreviouslymapped.
CurriculumProject Thecurriculumprojectthatthecoursewasapartof.
Status: Archived:Acoursethatyouhavepreviouslymappedand
submittedtothecurriculumprojectadministrator.
Youcannolongereditanarchivedcourse.
Selectanarchivedcoursetoreview
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses
1. Clickthenameofthecoursethatyouwishtoreview.
¾ Thecoursesummarypagewillopenforyoutoreview.
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NavigatinginCurriculumLinks
MethodA:Clickonthestepsatthetopofeachpage
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”
Thenameofeachstepislistedacrossthetopofeachpage.
Clickontheonthenameofthestepthatyouwouldliketomoveto.
Note:Dependingonhowyouradministratorhassetupthecurriculumproject,youmay
seeadifferentnumberofstepsthananinstructorthatisworkingonanotherproject.
Themaximumnumberofstepsisseven.Youwillonlyseethestepsthatyouhavetocomplete:
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—NavigatinginCurriculumLinks page14
MethodB:Clickontheleftandrightarrowslocatedatthebottomofeachpage
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”
Tomovetothepreviousstepintheprocess,
clickontheleftarrowthatindicatesthepreviousstepyouwillmoveto.
Tomovetothenextstepintheprocess,
clickontherightarrowthatindicatesthenextstepthatyouwillmoveto.
Howdoyouknowwhichstepoftheprocessyouarecurrentlyon?
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”
Thenameofthestepthatyouarecurrentlyonishighlightedatthetopofthepage.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—NavigatinginCurriculumLinks page15
MappingYourCourse
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—StudentAssessmentMethods page16
StudentAssessmentMethods
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>StudentAssessmentMethods
Onthispage,youcanadd,editordeletestudentassessmentmethodsthatyouuseinyour
course.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—StudentAssessmentMethods page17
Aboutstudentassessmentmethods
Note Youmayormaynotberequiredtoenterthestudentassessmentmethodsyouuseinyourcourse,dependingonhowthecurriculum
projectissetup.
Youwillnotseethisstepifyoudonothaveentertheinformation.
StudentAssessment
Methods
Therangeofmethodsthatareusedtoassessstudentlearningina
course.
Forexample,studentlearningcanbeassessedbymethodssuchasa
quiz,anessay,classparticipationoragroupproject.
Assessment Oneuniqueassessmentconductedinacoursetoassessstudentlearning.Duringcoursemapping,eachassessmentconductedina
courseshouldbeenteredseparately.
Forexample,acoursecouldincludetwoquizzes,onegroupproject,
andoneessay.
Note:Eachoftheseassessmentsshouldbeenteredseparately,as
examples:Quiz1,Quiz2,GroupProject,Essay.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—StudentAssessmentMethods page18
Additionalassessmentinformation
Note Dependingonhowacurriculumprojectissetupbyyouradministrator,youmayormaynotberequiredtoenterthisadditional
informationforeachassessment.
Youwillnotseetheseitemsifthecurriculumprojectisnotsetupto
gatherthisinformation.
Assessment–Weight(%)
Indicatestherelativeweightofanassessmentasapercentage(%)ofallmarksinacourse.Addedtogether,theweightofallassessments
willequal100%.
Thisinformationiscollectedthroughanopentextbox.
Assessment–Timing
Indicateswhenanassessmentisconductedduringacourse.
Forexample,youmightbeaskedtocapturetheweekthatan
assessmentisdone,soyoumightindicateWeek1,Week2,Week3
etc.
Thisinformationcanbecollectedthroughanopentextboxorthrough
aselectionlistcontainingpre-definedoptions.
Assessment–LevelofUnderstanding
Indicatesthelevelofunderstandingthatanassessmentisdesignedtoassess.
Forexample,youmaybeaskedtoindicatealevelofunderstandingbasedonBloom’sTaxonomy:Remember/Comprehend,Apply/
Analyze,orEvaluate/Create.
Thisinformationcanbecollectedthroughanopentextboxorthrough
aselectionlistcontainingpre-definedoptions.
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Addastudentassessmentmethod
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>StudentAssessmentMethods
Note Duringcoursemapping,eachassessmentconductedinacourseshouldbeenteredseparately.
Forexample,acoursecouldincludetwoquizzes,onegroupproject,
andoneessay.
Eachoftheseassessmentsshouldbeenteredseparately,asexamples:
Quiz1,Quiz2,GroupProject,Essay.
1. Click+AddStudentAssessmentMethod.
2. Enterthefollowing:
¾ StudentAssessmentMethodName:Enterthenameforthestudentassessment
method.Forexample,GroupWorkorEssay.
¾ Description(Optional):Describethestudentassessmentmethod(ifnecessary).Forexample,GroupProject2orEssay3.
Enterthefollowingifrequired(youwillnotseetheseitemsifyoudonothaveto):
¾ Assessment–Weight(%):Whatpercentageofthefinalgradeistheassessmentworth?Enteranumberbetween1and100.
¾ Assessment–Timing:Specifywhenassessmentisconductedduringthecourse.
¾ Assessment–Levelofunderstanding:Specifythelevelofunderstandingtheassessmentisdesignedtoassess.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavetheassessment,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingtheassessment,clickCancel.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—StudentAssessmentMethods page20
Editastudentassessmentmethod
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>StudentAssessmentMethods
1. Besidethenameofthestudentassessmentmethodyouwanttoedit,clickEdit.
2. Editthefollowing:
¾ StudentAssessmentMethodName:Editthenameforthestudentassessmentmethod.Forexample,GroupWorkorEssay.
¾ Description(Optional):Editthedescriptionofthestudentassessmentmethod(ifnecessary).Forexample,GroupWork:GroupProject2orEssay3.
Enterthefollowing(ifrequired):
¾ Assessment–Weight(%):Whatpercentageofthefinalgradeistheassessmentworth?Enteranumberbetween1and100.
¾ Assessment–Timing:Specifywhenassessmentisconductedduringthecourse.
¾ Assessment–Levelofunderstanding:Specifythelevelofunderstandingtheassessmentisdesignedtoassess.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavetheassessment,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingtheassessment,clickCancel.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—StudentAssessmentMethods page21
Deleteastudentassessmentmethod
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>StudentAssessmentMethods
1. Besidethenameoftheassessmentyouwanttodelete,clickDelete.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Todeletetheassessment,clickYes,deletetheassessmentmethod.OR
¾ Tocanceldeletingtheassessment,clickNo,don’tdelete.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—TeachingandLearningActivities page22
TeachingandLearningActivities
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>StudentAssessmentMethods
Onthispage,youcanadd,editordeletetheteachingandlearningactivitiesyouuseinyour
course.
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Aboutteachingandlearningactivities
Note Youmayormaynotberequiredtoentertheteachingandlearningactivitiesyouuseinyourcourse,dependingonhowthecurriculum
projectissetup.
Youwillnotseethisstepifyoudonothaveentertheinformation.
TeachingandLearning
ActivitiesTeachingandlearningactivitiesaretheactivitiesthataninstructor
designstohelpstudentslearn–typicallydirectedtowardsachievingacourseoutcomeoranumberofoutcomes.
Forexample,instructorscanuselectures,groupprojects,andfieldtripstosupportstudentlearning.Activitiescanbedesignedto
supportstudentlearningtowardsachievingasinglecourseoutcome
oracrossseveraloutcomes.
Thisinformationcanbecollectedthroughanopentextboxor
throughaselectionlistcontainingpre-definedoptions.
Note Youmayormaynotberequiredtoenterinformationaboutactivities–extentofuseforeachactivityinyourcourse,dependingonhowthe
curriculumprojectissetup.
Youwillnotseethisfieldifyoudonothaveentertheinformation.
Activities–extentofuse
Activities–extentofuseindicateshowoftenanactivityisusedinacourse.
Forexample,theprojectmaywanttounderstandhowoftenparticular
typesofactivitiesareusedacrosscourses–soanexamplehierarchyofextentofusecouldbe:rarely,occasionally,frequently,constantly.
Thisinformationcanbecollectedthroughanopentextboxorthroughaselectionlistcontainingpre-definedoptions.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—TeachingandLearningActivities page24
Addateachingandlearningactivity
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>TeachingandLearningActivities
1. Click+AddTeachingandLearningActivity.
2. Enterthefollowing:
¾ TeachingandLearningActivityName:
Dooneofthefollowing(dependingonhowtheprojectissetup):
Entertextintothetextbox.OR
Selectfromthelistofactivities.Toaddanactivitynotonthelist,selectOther,PleaseSpecifyandspecifyitintheDescription.
¾ Description(Optional):Describetheteachingandlearningactivity(ifnecessary).
Enterthefollowing(ifrequired):
¾ Activities–ExtentofUse:
Dooneofthefollowing(dependingonhowtheprojectissetup):
Entertextintothetextbox.OR
Selectfromthelistofactivities–extentofuse.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavetheactivity,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingtheactivity,clickCancel.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—TeachingandLearningActivities page25
Editateachingandlearningactivity
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>TeachingandLearningActivities
1. Besidethenameoftheactivityyouwanttoedit,clickEdit.
2. Editthefollowing:
¾ TeachingandLearningActivityName:
Dooneofthefollowing(dependingonhowtheprojectissetup):
Entertextintothetextbox.OR
Selectfromthelistofactivities.Toaddanactivitynotonthelist,selectOther,PleaseSpecifyandspecifyitintheDescription.
¾ Description(Optional):Describetheteachingandlearningactivity(ifnecessary).
Editthefollowing(ifrequired):
¾ Activities–ExtentofUse:
Dooneofthefollowing(dependingonhowtheprojectissetup):
Entertextintothetextbox.OR
Selectfromthelistofactivities–extentofuse.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavetheactivity,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingtheactivity,clickCancel.
DeleteateachingandlearningactivityCurriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>TeachingandLearningActivities
1. Besidethenameoftheactivityyouwanttodelete,clickDelete.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Todeletetheactivity,clickYes,delete.OR
¾ Tocanceldeletingtheactivity,clickNo,donotdelete.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomes page26
CourseOutcomes
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomes
Onthispage,youcanadd,editordeletethecourseoutcomesinyoucourse.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomes page27
Aboutcourseoutcomes
CourseOutcome Acourseoutcomeisastatementaboutoneaspectoflearning(knowledge,skillorattribute)thatstudentsareexpectedtolearnby
theendofacourse.
Addacourseoutcome
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomes
Note Addonecourseoutcomeatatime.Don’tentermultiplecourseoutcomesintoasingletextfield.
1. Click+AddCourseOutcome.
2. Enterthefollowing:
¾ CourseOutcomeDescription:Enterthecourseoutcome.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavethecourseoutcome,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingthecourseoutcome,clickCancel.
Editacourseoutcome
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomes
1. Besidethecourseoutcomeyouwanttoedit,clickEditCourseOutcome.
2. Editthefollowing:
¾ CourseOutcomeDescription:Enterthecourseoutcome.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Tosavethecourseoutcome,clickSave.OR
¾ Tocancelsavingthecourseoutcome,clickCancel.
Tip:
Addonecourseoutcomeatatime.
Youcancopyandpastefromadocumentratherthantypingitout.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomes page28
Deleteacourseoutcome
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomes
1. Besidethecourseoutcomeyouwanttodelete,clickDelete.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
¾ Todeletetheoutcome,clickYes,delete.OR
¾ Tocanceldeletingtheoutcome,clickNo,donotdelete.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomeDetails page29
CourseOutcomeDetails
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomeDetails
Onthispage,answerquestionsforeachcourseoutcome:
Selecttheassessmentmethodsusedtoassessthecourseoutcome(ifany).
Selecttheteachingandlearningactivitiesusedforthecourseoutcome(ifany).
Answeradditionalquestionsabouteachcourseoutcome(ifany).
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomeDetails page30
Aboutcourseoutcomedetails
Note Youmayormaynotberequiredtoenterthedetailsabouteachcourseoutcomethatyouhaveadded,dependingonhowthecurriculum
projectissetup.
Youwillnotseethisstepifyoudonothavetoentertheinformation.
CourseOutcomeand
Assessments
Undereachcourseoutcome,youmaybeaskedtoselectthose
assessments(ifany)thatyouuseinassessingtheoutcome.
Youwillnotseethisselectionifyoudonothavetoenterthe
information.
CourseOutcomeandActivities
Undereachcourseoutcome,youmaybeaskedtoselectthoseactivities(ifany)thatyouuseinteachingandlearningtheoutcome.
Youwillnotseethisselectionifyoudonothavetoenterthe
information.
CourseOutcomeand
AdditionalQuestions
Undereachcourseoutcome,youmaybeaskedadditionalquestions
aboutthatoutcome.
Youwillnotseethisselectionifyoudonothavetoenterthe
information.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomeDetails page31
Addoreditdetails(assessments,activitiesorquestions)abouteachcourseoutcome
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomeDetails
1. Beneatheachcourseoutcome,selectordeselecttheassessments(ifany)thatyouuse.
¾ Acheckmarkshowswhenthatstudentassessmentmethodisselected.
¾ Nocheckmarkshowswhenthestudentassessmentmethodisnotselected.
2. Beneatheachcourseoutcome,selectordeselecttheactivities(ifany)thatyouuse.
¾ Acheckmarkshowswhenthatstudentassessmentmethodisselected.
¾ Nocheckmarkshowswhenthestudentassessmentmethodisnotselected.
3. Beneatheachcourseoutcome,answereachadditionalquestion(ifany).
4. Tosaveyouranswers,clickSaveAnswers.
¾ Theconfirmationmessage“Changeshavebeensavedsuccessfully”willappearwhenyouranswershavebeensaved.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomesMapping page32
CourseOutcomesMapping
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomeMapping
Onthispage,youcanusethemappingscaletoindicatethelevelofalignmentofeachcourse
outcomewitheachprogram-levellearningoutcome(ifany).
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—CourseOutcomesMapping page33
Aboutcourseoutcomemapping
MappingScale Themappingscalewillbeusedtoindicatethedegreetowhichaprogram-levellearningoutcomeisaddressedbyacourseoutcome–or
thedegreeofalignmentbetweenthecourseoutcomeandprogram-levellearningoutcome.
Forexample,amappingscalecouldbebasedaroundtheconceptofstudentabilityandatwhatlevelanindividualcourseoutcomehelps
developastudent’sabilityinaprogramoutcome.
Ascalelikethiscouldcontainthelevels:Introduced,Developing,
Advanced.Twoprogramoutcomesmightcontributetotwoprogram
outcomesatdifferentlevelsusingthismappingscale.Forexample:
ProgramOutcome1 ProgramOutcome2
CourseOutcome1 NA(noalignment) Introduced
CourseOutcome2 Developing Advanced
Selectthelevelofalignmentofeachcourseoutcomewitheachprogram-levellearningoutcome(ifany)
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseOutcomeMapping
1. Foreachcourseoutcome,selectthelevelofalignmentwitheachprogram-levellearning
outcomeonthemappingscale.
Tip:Ifthecourseoutcomedoesnotalign,leavethelevelofalignmentatNA(No
Alignment)
1. Tosaveyourselections,clickSaveAnswers.
¾ Theconfirmationmessage“Youranswershavebeensavedsuccessfully”willappear
whenyouranswershavebeensaved.
CurriculumLinks:InstructorManual—AdditionalQuestionsAboutCourse page34
AdditionalQuestionsAboutCourse
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>AdditionalQuestionsAboutCourse
Onthispage,youcanenterandeditanswerstoeachadditionalquestionaboutyourcourse.
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Aboutadditionalquestionsaboutyourcourse
Note Youmayormaynotberequiredtoansweradditionalquestionsaboutyourcourse,dependingonhowthecurriculumprojectissetup.
Youwillnotseethisstepifyoudonothavetoentertheinformation.
AdditionalQuestionsabouttheCourse
Thecurriculumprojectmaybesetuptoaskadditionalquestionsthatapplytoyourcourseasawhole.
Forexample,someaccreditationbodiesrequireadditionalinformation
atacourselevel.Thesequestionswouldbeaskedhere.
Answeroreditanswerstoadditionalquestionaboutyourcourse
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>AdditionalQuestionsAbout
Course
1. Answereachadditionalquestionforaboutyourcourse(ifany).
Note:Youmayseeonlyasinglequestionhereormanydependingonhowcourse
mappingwassetupforyourcurriculumproject.
2. Tosaveyouanswers,clickSaveAnswers.
¾ Theconfirmationmessage“Changeshavebeensavedsuccessfully”willappearwhenyouranswershavebeensaved.
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CourseSummary
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseSummary
Onthispage:
Youcanreviewanddownloadtheanswersyouenteredduringtheprocessofmapping
thecourse.Basedonthisreview,youmightwanttorevisitsomestepsandeditthe
informationyousupplied.
Youcanalsosubmityoursummarytocompletethemappingofyourcourse.Thisstepsubmitsthedatatotheprogramadministrator.
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Aboutcoursesummary
Note Whenyousubmityourcoursesummary,thedataissenttothecourseadministratorandyourtaskofmappingthecourseiscomplete.
However,youwillnolongerbeabletoeditanytheinformationthat
youhaveprovided(youwillstillbeabletoreviewanddownloadthe
information).
Ensureyouhaveeditedyourcoursedatathewayyouwouldlikeit
beforesubmittingthecourse.
CourseSummary Thecoursesummaryshowsalldatayouhaveenteredasyoumappedyourcourseacrossthestepsoftheprocess.Youcanreviewthe
information,returntoapreviousandeditthedataifrequired,and
downloadareportofthesummary.Youcanalsosubmityourcoursedatatotheprojectadministrator.
DownloadasummaryofyourcourseasaPDFdocument
Ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseSummary
1. ClickDownloadasPDF.
¾ Themessage“Download”willappearwhenthedocumentofthesummaryhasbeencreated.
2. ClickDownload.
¾ ThePDFdocumentofthesummarywilldownloadontoyourcomputer,OR
¾ Youwillbeaskedtoeithersaveordownloadthedocument.
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Submityourcoursesummarytothecurriculumprojectadministrator
ucalgary.curriculumlinks.ca>MyCourses>“Course”>CourseSummary
Note Whenyousubmityourcoursesummary,thedataissenttothecourse
administratorandyourtaskofmappingthecourseiscomplete.
However,youwillnolongerbeabletoeditanytheinformationthat
youhaveprovided(youwillstillbeabletoreviewanddownloadtheinformation).
Ensureyouhaveeditedyourcoursedatathewayyouwouldlikeit
beforesubmittingthecourse.
1. ClickSubmit.
¾ Themessage“Youranswershavebeensubmittedsuccessfully”willappearwhenyouranswershavebeensaved.
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References
Dyjur,P.&Kalu,F.(2017).Curriculumreview:Curriculummapping.Calgary,AB:TailorInstitutefor
TeachingandLearning,UniversityofCalgary.