What’s the difference between department objectives and student learning outcomes?
Department objectives refer to goals specific to the department such as: hire a faculty member with a particular specialty, increase the variety of courses, institute a service learning project, develop a list of guest speakers for various classes, etc) Student learning outcomes refer to what the “student” will know or be able to do as a result of a course. For example, after successfully completing this course, students will: demonstrate knowledge of key business practices, be able to create a business plan, identify relevant business trends, etc.
