Module 02 - Activity 01:

Module 02 - Activities

Activity 01:

·         Reflect the terms of Vision, Mission, Aims, Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

Vision

Dictionary meaning of the word vision is ‘an idea or mental image of something’

“A vision statement describes the desired future position of the company” (www.bain.com)

“A vision is a mental perception of the kind of environment an individual, or an organization, aspires to create within a broad time horizon and underlying the condition for the actualization of this perception”. (www.quora.com)

Vision has a broad meaning. Vision simply means the exercise of seeing the future first or envisioning the future. Top leaders of the organization should have a clear mental picture about the future context within which the organization will operate in the long run.

Now let us see the vission statement of University of Sri Jayawardenapura and SLIATE.

·         Vision statement of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura

“Prosper Lives through Education”

·         Vision statement of SLIATE

“To Become the Centre of Excellence in Technological Education”.

Mission

The dictionary meaning of the ‘mission’ is ‘an important job, especially a military one that someone is sent somewhere to do

Your mission is to isolate the enemy by destroying all the bridges across the river’

‘A mission statement defines the company’s business, its objectives and its approach to reach those objectives. (www.bain.com)

‘Mission defines as essential purpose of organization, concerning particularly why it is in existence, the nature of business it is in and, the customer it seeks to serve and satisfy’. (www.quora.com)

When we examine the above definitions we realize that mission is showing the existing purpose of the organization and explains the reasons for being.

·         Mission  statement of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura

“To Create and Disseminate Knowledge for the Prosperity of the Nation, Drawing Inspiration from our Cultural Heritage”.

·         Mission statement of SLIATE.

“Creating Excellent Higher National and National Diplomats with Modern Technology for Sustainable Development”

Goal or Aim

Goal is a condition which expected to be acquired or reached as an ideal. These are broad, long term target and decided by the society. They have built during a long period of time.        

A goal is a broad definition of student competence.    Examples of these goals include:

•              Students will be competent in critical questioning and analysis.

•              Students will have an appreciation of the necessity and difficulty of making ethnical choices.

•              Students will know how to make connections among apparently disparate forms of knowledge.

Objectives  

They are abstracted from broad goals. A number of general objectives can be built under a broad goal.

A course objective describes what a faculty member will cover in a course.

They are generally less broad that goals and more broad than student learning outcomes. Examples of objectives include:

•              Students will gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history.

•              Student will read and analyze seminal works in 20^th Century American literature.

•              Students will study the major U.S. regulatory agencies.

Student Learning Outcome

 A detailed description of what a student must be able to do at the conclusion of a course.  When writing outcomes, it is helpful to use verbs that are measurable or that describe an observable action.  Such verbs help faculty (and students) avoid misinterpretation.  The best outcomes will include a description of the conditions (“when given x, you will be able to…”) and the acceptable performance level. (www.CTHE2017blogspot.com)