Curriculum Management functionality will be included in the Curriculum Management module. A Learning Unit (LU) is any learning-related activity that needs to be tracked by the institution or the learner. Learning units may range from very general (a degree program) to very specific (a class assignment). Examples of learning units include the traditional curriculum of courses and degrees, professional and extension programs, and non-academic activities such as leadership development and service learning. All credit and non-credit learning activities, whether traditional or non-traditional, are learning units. Learning Units are the core product of the institution. They can be highly regimented and coordinated as part of a specific goal (e.g. complete first year of Law School), or they can be flexible and loosely coupled activities that support an experiential goal (e.g. attend a series of lectures and write a paper).
Curriculum Management manages Learning Units that are recognized by the institution. LUM supports the management of all aspects associated with these learning experiences. This includes the creation, update, inquiry and deletion capabilities as appropriate. The domain also supports development and approval of new Learning Units and substantive changes to existing Learning Units.
A key concept within Curriculum Management is "learning objective". Learning objective can be the purpose of the LU or an independent goal that may be used to guide a learner's academic plan. Part of the stated objective for an LU might be a set of expected competencies to be achieved at the conclusion of the LU. A competency refers to an individual's demonstrated knowledge, skills, or abilities (KSAs) performed to a specific standard. Competencies are observable, behavioral acts that require a combination of KSA's to execute. Competencies are impartial, measurable and not person-specific. For example, one can be said to be competent in French if one is fluent. Anything short of fluency doesn't meet the competency standard. Competencies can be said to be the learning objective of an LU. If a learner can demonstrate that s/he has met a particular competency, then a waiver, or exception, may be given for the LU including relevant credit as part of meeting a course or program requirement.