ABSTRACT
Most of us would not set out on any journey without being clear about the answers to most of Jenny’s questions. The same applies to a learning journey: we need to supply a range of information about what is required and we usually do this in the form of aims and learning outcomes. The principal benefit of defining aims and learning outcomes is they provide guidelines and a common understanding by course providers (lecturers/teachers) for course takers and ‘users’ (students and others) of what is to be achieved – the nature of the task at hand. Aims and learning outcomes provide students with a guideline of their teachers’ expectations and also provide an idea of the standards demanded of them.
