why this course is a bit different
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Why this course is a bit different
An Outcome-Based Approach
Outcome-Based Approach - Why
• What instructors teach, and what students learn should be directly relevant to the needs of society (i.e. future employers). OBE focuses on this.
• All universities in Hong Kong doing this for 4-year undergraduate programs in 2012
• This approach is endorsed by HKIE, CILT and also ABET (in USA).
Achieving these outcomes as far as possible
Evaluating whether the learning outcomes have been achieved
Intended Learning Outcomes
Teaching & Learning Activities
Assessments
What we expect you to be able to do
Knowledge
Intellectual & Professional
SkillsPersonalAttributes
Outcome-Based Approach - What
Intended Learning Outcomes
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
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This Course – A Joint Effort
• This is one of about 40 courses implementing outcome-based education in this semester
• Teachers have agreed to move toward an “outcome-based approach”
• We want to know what works for students• We want to know how best to implement this
approach for other courses
What does it mean to you
• Your course evaluation/comments needed- When ? Middle and End of Semester.
- What?– Did you understand the intended outcomes for this course?
– Did this course help you to achieve the outcomes?
– Did the assessments (e.g. HW, exams) help you to evaluate your level of success?
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