PLO Checklist General InformationProgram Name Date MM slash DD slash YYYY 1. Does each rung on the ladder start with a verb that can be directly observed (seen or heard) by the instructor?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments2. Is each rung "single-barreled" (i.e., describes one activity; avoids "and")?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments3. Do all rungs on the ladder avoid using verbs (e.g., develop, improve, enhance, strengthen) or adjectives (improved, enhanced, strengthened) that imply a comparison between two points in time?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments4. Does each rung on the ladder specify a skill, body of knowledge or degree of mastery that one would anticipate that students would not have acquired prior to enrolling in the program?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments5. Is each rung on the ladder a program learning outcome-that is, does it specify some specific knowledge or skill that the student will need to demonstrate at a particular moment in time?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments6. Is the PLO specific to the academic discipline (rather than generic to many disciplines)?PLO-1 Yes No Maybe PLO-2 Yes No Maybe PLO-3 Yes No Maybe PLO-4 Yes No Maybe PLO-5 Yes No Maybe PLO-6 Yes No Maybe PLO-7 Yes No Maybe PLO-8 Yes No Maybe PLO-9 Yes No Maybe Comments7. Is the number of rungs on the ladder a manageable number to assess-that is, about five to seven PLOs for a program?PLO-1-PLO-9 Yes No Maybe CommentsComment SectionComments Δ
