ITC: 69 – Course Goals, Outcomes, and Objectives: Keys to an Exceptional Course

Creating a fulfilling course is like planning a trip, you have to know where you are going. All good courses start with a plan. All good plans start with goals and have intended outcomes. Yet, a lot of instructors creating courses only pay lip service to the goals they list in their course. Let’s take a closer look at course goals, learning objectives, and learning outcomes.

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Goals, objectives, and outcomes are the foundation of your plan. They define what will occur in the course and more importantly what will not be covered.

Goals and outcomes describe broad aspects of behavior. They indicate what students will learn as well as what they have learned and how well.

Learning objectives operationalize course goals. They indicate what a student must be able to demonstrate regarding what they know or what they can do.

This week we are going to take a closer look at course goals, objectives, and outcomes as they apply to your course.

Additional Reading

• ITC: 41 – Using Backward Design to Build Better Courses
• ITC: 65 – Using the ESIL Lens to Determine What Is Essential and Relevant
• How a Course Map Puts You on Track for Better Learning Outcomes
• Writing Course Goals/Learning Outcomes and Learning Objectives
• Writing Course Goals and Learning Objectives
• Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Objectives
• Writing Student Learning Outcomes
• Designing Meaningful and Measurable Outcomes: A First Step in Backwards Design

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