Curriculum mapping is a method to align instruction with desired program goals and student learning outcomes. It can also be used to explore what is taught and how.
The map:
- Documents what is taught and when
- Reveals gaps in the curriculum
- Helps design an assessment plan
Benefits:
- Improves communication about curriculum among faculty
- Improves program coherence
- Increases the likelihood that students achieve program level outcomes
- Encourages reflective practice
The following sample highlights a completed Cultural Resources Program curriculum map.
REQUIRED COURSES AND EXPERIENCES |
Program Level LEARNING OUTCOMES |
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Demonstrate knowledge of key historical material, theoretical perspectives, institutional practices, and legal and ethical concerns. |
Analyze and identify the materials from which historical and or artistic objects are made. |
Develop visual and hand skills for recognizing and analyzing materials that compose cultural objects and processes by which they have been constructed. |
Develop appropriate research skills. |
Analyze the conservation needs of an object and identify best practices. |
Illustrate research and computer skills. |
Exhibit knowledge of actual museum work through personal experience. |
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0533-370 Intro to Museums Collecting |
I, A |
I |
I |
I |
I |
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0533-422 Art Materials and Photography |
R |
I, A |
R |
R |
I |
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0533-423 Artists’ Materials: Panel Paintings |
R |
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0533-424 Legal and Ethical Issues for Collecting Institutions |
R |
R, A |
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R |
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0533-425 Display and Exhibition |
R |
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R, A |
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0533-426 Collections, Management & Museum Administrators |
R |
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0533-427 Fundraising, grant Writing & Marketing for Nonprofits |
R,A |
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0533-437 Forensic Investigation |
R |
R, A |
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R |
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0533-438 Art Conservation |
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R |
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0533-510 |
R |
R,A |
R |
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Internship |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M,A |
(I = Introduce; R= Reinforce; M = Mastery; and A = Assessment Opportunity)
For additional information, use the Curriculum Mapping Guide to help facilitate your program-level planning.