Developing Goals and Objectives
http://www.roundworldmedia.com/cvc/module4/notes4.html
This site is one of several modules of a course development system for online courses. The first few pages will get you started on writing effective and measurable goals for your course that you can share with students.
Guideline for Writing Measurable and Specific Outcome Competencies
http://www.wbu.edu/ak/faculty/outcome_competenceis.htm
This page summarizes the concept of learning goals and objectives.
EXAMPLES OF CLEAR AND MEASUREABLE GOALS
Writing Classes
http://w3.fiu.edu/enc/ENC%20Course%20Goals.htm
Geography
http://www.csun.edu/~ys9503/teaching/geog360/360syllabus.pdf
Practical Skills for Marine Engineers
http://www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety/tp/tp13720/course-goals.htm
Archaeological Methods
http://www.indiana.edu/~arch/saa/matrix/amtp/amtp_goals.html
Physical Oceanography
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/ocean410/ocng410_course_goals.html
NEGATIVE EXAMPLES
Vague Course Goals in Biology
http://www.cofc.edu/~burnettl/Biology111/course%20goals.htm
Good Course Overview but vague course goals for Physics 1
http://www.gunn.pausd.org/~cbakken/p1A/goals.html
Vague Goals in Communication Theory
http://faculty.washington.edu/barbwarn/com500/goals.htm
Clear but non-measurable goals for a Psychology of Gender course.
http://wc.pima.edu/~carem/psychology_of_gender.htm
Course goals for the instructor, but not the students.
http://courses.washington.edu/gender/syllabus.htm