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L&S Guidelines for Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are a critical part of course information; they communicate important information about courses, support student learning, and provide a framework for evaluating student understanding and progress.

L&S Guidelines for Course Learning Outcomes
Resources for Writing Course Learning Outcomes
Example Course Learning Outcomes

At UW-Madison, course learning outcomes are considered a core "catalog" part of a course, like titles and descriptions. They are entered and changed via Lumen course proposals. A initiative is underway to CLOs for targeted courses:

  • Undergraduate courses (numbered below 700)
  • Group instruction (not independent study)
  • Offered within the last 4 years and 
  • Do not already have outcomes entered in Lumen Courses

Departments have the option to submit outcomes for graduate courses, independent study courses, or courses not taught recently.

Outcomes that have already been submitted through Lumen may be viewed here, and may not be changed through this process. 

Questions or help

Please contact Sara Stephenson, Academic Planner, L&S TLA (sara.stephenson@wisc.edu) for help or more information.



Keywords:
goal, goals, objective, learning, objectives, student, assessment, assess, verbs, writing 
Doc ID:
126976
Owned by:
Sara S. in L&S KB
Created:
2023-03-30
Updated:
2024-11-13
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