Guiding Questions
The questions below are intended to help guide conversations among institutional stakeholders as you prepare for Outcomes. Use them to prompt discussion, align expectations, and identify decisions related to governance, ownership, and reporting that will support a successful implementation.
What types of learning outcomes would your campus like to capture with the Outcomes tool (e.g., institutional, general education, programmatic, course)?
How are you currently capturing learning outcomes data sets?
Do you have your learning outcomes statements written?
Who will be responsible for drafting, and entering student learning outcome data?
Do you have a common scale that your institution uses to compare learning outcomes data sets?
Do you have a mapping document that outlines which courses/sections will be responsible for collecting evidence of learning for each set of learning outcomes?
Do you have common assessments and/or rubrics chosen as evidence for learning outcomes achievement?
Will you capture learning outcomes data in aggregate or by individual student score?
Do you have any interdisciplinary goals or academic programs that you need to assess?
How often do you collect and report on learning outcome data?
What types of reporting will leverage your learning outcomes dataset?
What population on campus do you plan to launch this tool with first (e.g., small pilot group, specific department/program, full roll out to all constituents)?
What are three goals that you would like to meet by launching Outcomes on campus?
After establishing your Outcomes site, how do you hope to leverage your Outcomes data?
What are the priorities of campus leadership and/or how can Outcomes support your campus’s strategic plan?