Sample Learning Outcome Mapping
IUPUI Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PUL):
1) Core Communication & Quantitative Skills
2) Critical Thinking
3) Integration and Application of Knowledge
4) Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and Adaptiveness
5) Understanding Society and Culture
6) Values and Ethics
What general
outcomes are
you seeking?
Core
Communication
& Quantitative
Skills (PUL #1)
How would you know it (the
outcome) if you saw it? (What
will the student know or be
able to do)
How will you help
students learn it?
How will they
demonstrate it?
Ability to express ideas and facts to
others effectively in a variety of
formats, particularly written, oral,
and visual formats.
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Ability to comprehend, interpret,
and analyze ideas and facts.
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Ability to communicate effectively in
a range of settings.
Ability to identify and propose
solutions for problems using
quantitative tools and reasoning.
Ability to make effective use of
information resources and
technology.
Sample: Working
at the front desk
Sample: Projects
Sample: Training
throughout the
year
Sample: Weekly
staff meetings
Sample:
Professional
correspondence
How could you measure
each of the desired
behaviors listed in #2?
What are the
assessment findings?
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Sample: Student
employees in our
department gain the bulk
of core communication
and quantitative skills
through interaction with
each other and on-thejob training.
(essentially the same for all,
unless noted otherwise)
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Sample: Self-evaluation
completed each
semester
Sample: Evaluation
completed each
semester
Sample: Project Manager
evaluation of student
and project experience
Sample: Student
evaluation of project
manager and project
experience
Sample: Appropriate
completion of all
assigned duties and
responsibilities
Sample: Evaluation of
training activities
Sample: Informally,
through day-to-day
supervision
What
improvements
might be
made based
on assessment
findings?
Sample: Further
training is
needed to
provide skills in
workplace
communication
and diplomacy.
Critical Thinking
(PUL #2)
Ability to apply knowledge,
procedures, processes, or products
to discern bias, challenge
assumptions, identify consequences,
arrive at reasoned conclusions,
generate and explore new
questions, solve challenging and
complex problems, and make
informed decisions.
Ability to analyze knowledge,
procedures, processes, or products
to discern bias, challenge
assumptions, identify consequences,
arrive at reasoned conclusions,
generate and explore new
questions, solve challenging and
complex problems, and make
informed decisions.
Ability to evaluate knowledge,
procedures, processes, or products
to discern bias, challenge
assumptions, identify consequences,
arrive at reasoned conclusions,
generate and explore new
questions, solve challenging and
complex problems, and make
informed decisions.
Ability to create knowledge,
procedures, processes, or products
to discern bias, challenge
assumptions, identify consequences,
arrive at reasoned conclusions,
generate and explore new
questions, solve challenging and
complex problems, and make
informed decisions.
Ability to enhance their personal
lives.
Integration &
Application of
Knowledge (PUL
#3)
Ability to meet professional
standards and competencies.
Ability to further the goals of
society.
Ability to work across traditional
course and disciplinary boundaries.
Ability to show substantial
knowledge and understanding of at
least one field of study.
Intellectual
Depth, Breadth,
& Adaptiveness
(PUL #4)
Ability to compare and contrast
approaches to knowledge in
different disciplines.
Ability to modify one's approach to
an issue or problem based on the
contexts and requirements of
particular situations.
Ability to compare and contrast the
range of diversity and universality in
human history, societies, and ways
of life.
Understanding
Society & Culture
(PUL #5)
Ability to analyze and understand
the interconnectedness of global
and local communities.
Ability to operate with civility in a
complex world.
Ability to make informed and principled
choices and to foresee consequences of
these choices.
Values & Ethics
(PUL #6)
Ability to explore, understand, and
cultivate an appreciation for beauty and
art.
Ability to understand ethical principles
within diverse cultural, social,
environmental and personal settings.