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Model for Measuring Alignment in University Courses

Data Materials

Example Course

The three chapters introducing the method for quantification of a course plan and the subsequent modelling is based on a simple example of a course plan for a hypothetical, 2-week course with 4 lectures and accompanying exercises. The course materials do not exist, but the course plan is outlined in Appendix B of the thesis (in Danish only).

The Excel workbook for the example in chapters 3-5 (also in Danish) is divided into several sheets that each focus on a certain part of the course plan. The first sheet focus on the intended learning outcome while the last two lists and analyses the "gathered" data.

The same example is being used for the paper as well.

Analysis of the course Software Architecture

The exercises in Software Architechture is located in the main book of the course, in a compendium, and on the course web site (from 2007). As such, it is not possible to reproduce the exercises on this web site, but the complete analysis is available in the Excel workbook (which is also in Danish).

Just as for the example course, the first sheet focus on the intended learning outcomes. The next sheet contains the analysis of the exercises and the last sheet demonstrates the use of a simpler method for assigning weights in cases where only balance between the intended learning outcomes needs to be checked.

Course Web Site

Appendix D in the thesis contains several screenshots taken from the course web site. The pictures have a resolution of 1600 pixels in width and are therefore difficult to read in the printed edition of the thesis. They are available in full resolution below for those that require them.

Front page
Front page
About the course
About the course
Course plan
Course plan
Week schedule
Week schedule
Exam information
Exam information
Officiel course description (in Danish)
Course description (in Danish)

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