Curriculum Map: Descriptions and Samples
Table 10 describes curriculum maps at each level of the curriculum. Examples follow in Tables 11 through 13. Map templates are provided for program (Appendix L) and course learning outcomes (Appendix M).
Table 10. Curriculum Map Descriptions based on Outcome Levels
| Level |
Process |
Product |
| Institutional learning outcomes (ILOs) |
Faculty who teach each course determine whether students learn skills required to achieve a given ILO in the course and, as applicable, whether the skills are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized. |
Chart matches each ILO with the courses in which students will learn the skills required to achieve that ILO, indicating further whether the skills are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized for a given outcome in a given course. |
| Program learning outcomes (PLOs) |
Program faculty determine in which courses students learn skills required to achieve each PLO, and in each case, whether the skills are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized, and which, if any, ILOs are supported by each PLO. |
Chart matches each PLO to the program courses, indicating in each applicable course, whether the skills required to achieve the PLO are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized. Additionally, PLOs are matched to ILOs as applicable. |
| Course learning outcomes (CLOs) |
Faculty who teach the course determine when in the course the skills required to achieve each CLO are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized (e.g., point in time, textbook chapter, etc.), and which, if any, ILOs or PLOs are supported by each CLO. |
Chart matches each CLO to the course content, indicating when skills required to achieve each CLO are introduced, reinforced, or emphasized. Additionally, the CLOs are matched to PLOs or ILOs as applicable. |
Table 11. Sample Curriculum Map for Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
Selected Courses and Sample ILOs Only: (I = Introduced, R = Reinforced, E = Emphasized)
|
| Course |
ILO #1
Communication |
ILO #3
Civility |
ILO #2
Critical Thinking |
ILO #4
Numeracy |
ILO #5
Information Literacy |
ILO #6
Scientific Reasoning |
| AMH 2010 |
I |
R |
|
|
E |
|
| BSC 1010 |
|
|
E |
R |
I |
E |
| ENC 1101 |
E |
|
E |
|
R |
|
| FIL 2000 |
R |
|
E |
|
|
|
| MAC 2312 |
|
|
R |
E |
|
|
| SPC 1017 |
E |
E |
R |
|
R |
|
Table 12. Sample Program Map (Possibility for Paralegal ATC)
| Course |
PLO #1
Theory |
PLO #2
Communication |
PLO #3
Technology |
PLO #4
Solve Problems |
PLO #5
Legal Systems |
| PLA 1003 |
E
|
I
|
I
|
|
I
|
| PLA 1104 |
|
E
|
|
|
|
| PLA 2114 |
|
|
|
I
|
I
|
| PLA 2209 |
|
|
|
R
|
R
|
| PLA 2229 |
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
| ILOs Supported |
|
Communication |
|
Critical Thinking |
Critical Thinking
|
Table 13. Sample Curriculum Map for Course Learning Outcomes
(Possibility for TRA1154 Supply Chain Management)
| Unit |
CLO #1
Business Functions |
CLO #2
Problem Solving |
CLO #3
Key Processes |
CLO #4
Issues and Challenges |
CLO #5
Customer Value
Logistical Decisions |
| 1 |
I |
|
|
I |
|
| 2 |
|
|
I |
|
I |
| 3 |
|
I |
|
R |
R |
| 4 |
|
R |
|
R |
E |
| 5 |
|
|
|
E |
E |
| PLOs Supported |
Business Practices |
Problems and Solutions |
Business Knowledge |
Problems and Solutions |
Flow and Distribution |
| ILOs Supported |
|
Critical Thinking |
|
Critical Thinking |
Communication
Critical Thinking |
In each case, the curriculum map assures faculty and the College that all outcomes are covered within the curriculum and at various levels of depth. Maps also provide a foundation for developing appropriate assessment, which, ideally, is developed at the same time. Templates are provided online at www.palmbeachstate.edu/ire/CollegeEffectiveness (see also Appendices K and L).