Evaluating Criteria for Objectives

• Is this an objective that is relevant to undergraduate students?
  -In their first two years @ CMU?
• Is this objective important or necessary for the student’s academic success at CMU?
• Does this topic relate to computing?
• Is this an issues or objective that students tend to have trouble or questions on?
• Do question and misconceptions occur frequently?
• Do students have exposure, experience or training with this topic before arriving?
  -How many students?
  -What kind of exposure?
• Is this a learning objective that requires practice to achieve?
• Is this a learning objective that could be achieved by following a simple set of steps/flow chart?
• Would referencing the steps/chart (instead of having the knowledge in mental residence) detract from the student's ability to study, achieve other objectives, exist at CMU?

Also Important

• Student-centered
• Measurable
• Personal (relates to student's needs/experience)