Introducing i CM Leveraging Tableau for Curriculum Mapping

Introducing i. CM: Leveraging Tableau for Curriculum Mapping By: Pasha Hammond and Huda Sarraj from the University of Houston College of Technology

What is Curriculum Mapping ■ Defined as creating connections between learning outcomes and courses in an academic program. ■ Traditionally aimed at accreditation standards ■ When used well can foster a better understanding of the topics and skills covered throughout a program

Conventional Curriculum Mapping ■ Usually made as tables ■ Have a number of issues however ■ Struggle to show all relevant information in a clear manner ■ Limited on the amount of basic, additional information that can be communicated e. g. course description, name, and prerequisites

Conventional Curriculum Mapping

Conventional Curriculum Mapping ■ Primary issue is that formats tend to obfuscate a lot of relevant information. ■ Difficult to read at first glance ■ Static visualizations make it difficult to extract the underling information if it is needed.

Improving how we store the data ■ Most important step is understanding that the important data points are not classes that fulfill an outcome OR outcomes a class develops. ■ The intersection of each class and outcome is the simplest form of the data. ■ What does this look like.

Improving how we store the data

Tableau and Interactive Curriculum Mapping

Can still be used to create original visualizations

Benefits and Future Opportunities ■ Updating the mapping and the data set that supports it is easy ■ Works as a one stop visualization instead of managing multiple documents or windows ■ Can be used to improve upon classic degree flow charts. ■ Workbooks can be designed with internal logic to be used by advisors or individual students to

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