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In a course in advertising and marketing, the faculty member teaching the course wants students to be able to mount a campaign for a nominated firm whose market share has been falling. The outcomes specified for the course include: By the end of this course you will have learnt how to mount a campaign for a product whose market share has been falling. The assessment for the course is that students answer a test with multiple choice questions about different strategies for an advertising campaign for this product. On the information given, do you think this is an aligned course? Give reasons for your answer. What changes, if any, would you make to the course?
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The lecturer in a course in engineering wants her students to be critical thinkers at the end of the course. She has not written any learning outcomes. The assessment in the course requires students to memorize a lot of facts and then answer a series of short answer quizzes. On the information given, do you think this is an aligned course? Give reasons for your answer. What changes, if any, would you make to the course?
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The students in a course are required to analyse the bio-diversity of a nearby lake in order to be able to make recommendations to those who manage the lake. One of the learning outcomes states that by the end of the course students will be able to make recommendations for action to maintain the bio-diversity in the lake for the next 20 years. They spend a lot of time on field work at the lake, and the assessment requires them to write a report to be presented to a local government body with analysis and recommendations. On the information given, do you think this is an aligned course? Give reasons for your answer. What changes, if any, would you make to the course?