Academic Effectiveness
Learning Outcomes and Course Goals
Undergraduate Learning Outcomes
The Undergraduate Learning Outcomes are demonstrable statements of what students know, are, or can do upon completion of a WOU undergraduate degree.
Undergraduate Learning Outcomes
Faculty-generated recommendations to engage students with exploration of learning outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcomes
The Undergraduate learning outcomes are demonstrable statements of what students know, are, or can do upon completion of a WOU undergraduate degree.
General Education Learning Outcomes
Demonstrable goals for student learning in the General Education Program that can be determined either quantitatively or qualitatively.
General Education Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes
Every academic program has student learning outcomes, what students know, are, or can do upon completion of the degree. You can find those outcomes at this link: WOU Program Learning Outcomes
Course Goals
Course Goals are statements of what students know, are, or can do by the end of a specific course. Whether or not students meet the Course Goals should be able to be measured quantitively or qualitatively. At least one course goal should connect to at least one Program Learning Outcome, Undergraduate Learning Outcome, Graduate Learning Outcome, or General Education Learning Outcome.
Click here for the recording on course goals from April 28, 2021
Use this link to look up course goals. You can also see how the course goals align to Program, Undergraduate, Graduate, and General Education Learning Outcomes.
Use this link to watch a video on how to identify courses with missing Course Goals and how to create new Course Goals!
