UQ Theology Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Student Learning Outcomes

Ultimate Questions: Theology courses must be directed toward achievement of their Core component learning outcomes in order to introduce, develop, and achieve the relevant Core SLOs connected to this course in the overall Core design.

All Ultimate Questions: Theology courses must introduce students to the practice of integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines to address complex questions (SLO 2). They also must introduce students to the analysis of how diverse identities, which include religious identities, influence their lives and the lives of others (SLO 5). They should introduce and develop students’ skills in assessing evidence and drawing reasoned conclusions (SLO 3). They must develop and lead students to achieve an examination of their actions and vocations in dialogue with the Catholic, Jesuit tradition (SLO 1).

Instructors can best assure the accomplishment of the relevant level of achievement in each SLO by designing their syllabi, readings, and assignments in light of the Core-component learning outcomes.

A course description, course-level learning outcomes, and essential criteria for all Ultimate Questions: Theology courses are shown on p. 17 of the Core document. When submitting proposals, faculty are required to explain how their proposed course meets the relevant Student Learning Outcomes, course-level learning outcomes, and essential criteria.

Syllabus Requirement

In keeping with the provost office’s syllabus policies, the syllabus for any Ultimate Questions: Theology course must include the relevant programmatic learning outcomes. All Core Program SLOs and course-level learning outcomes must be listed.

Faculty are welcome to use the boilerplate below.

In light of faculty's and department's own aims for their courses, additional learning outcomes may also be included, either as pure additions or as specifications of the expression of the Core component learning outcomes in the instructor's version of the UQ Theology course.

Artifact

All Ultimate Questions: Theology courses must include an assignment or set of assignments resulting in an artifact that can be utilized for university assessment of the Core SLOs.

Faculty should focus on designing an assignment or set of assignments that demonstrates achievement of the Core component learning outcomes. Through successful achievement of these learning outcomes, the course will have achieved the related Core SLOs in the way intended in this component area.

General information about assessment for the University Core may be found here.