Step-by-step working example

Below is a guide to help you build a working example in the Learning Journey Data Model (LDM). By the end, you’ll have:

  1. A Curriculum named “Financial Management and Strategic Business Leadership.”

  2. A Course called “Financial Management.”

  3. A Module named “Financial Management Function.”

  4. An Assessment (EMA) for that module, including Question 1 as a Text Task.

  5. A Rubric plus Model Solution for that question.

  6. A Pedagogy (Bloom’s) and a Learning Objective assigned to the module.

🥅 Let’s get started!

1. Create the Curriculum

  1. Go to the Curricula & Pathways tab.

  2. Click “New Curriculum.”

  3. Fill in these fields (skip any you don’t need):

    • Name: Financial Management and Strategic Business Leadership

    • Description:

      A comprehensive curriculum covering key concepts in financial management and 
strategic leadership, designed to equip learners with the skills needed for 
effective decision-making in business environments.

    • Sequence: 1

  4. Save your curriculum.

👍 You now have a brand-new top-level “Financial Management and Strategic Business Leadership” program. Hooray!

2. Create the Course

  1. Still in Curricula & Pathways, open “Financial Management and Strategic Business Leadership.”

  2. Find the “Courses” section or related list.

  3. Click “New Course.”

  4. Fill in:

    • Name: Financial Management

    • Description:

      An in-depth exploration of financial management principles, including 
investment appraisal, working capital management, and business valuations.

    • AIEnabled: TRUE (because AI-driven insights rock!)

    • Sequence: 1 (if you have more than one course in this curriculum, this sets the order)

    • Type: Online

  5. Save.

👏 Great job—now your curriculum has its first course!

3. Create the Module

  1. Navigate to Courses & Modules.

  2. Select “Financial Management” from the list to open its details.

  3. Look for a “Modules” related section.

  4. Click “New Module.”

  5. Fill in:

    • Name: Financial Management Function

    • Description:

      Covers the nature and purpose of financial management, financial objectives, 
and stakeholder impact.

    • AIEnabled: TRUE

    • Sequence: 1

    • Type: Online

  6. Save your shiny new module.

😄 You have one module under “Financial Management.” Next, we’ll add a learning objective. Fun times ahead!

4. Add a Learning Pedagogy

  1. Click on Pedagogies & Objectives tab.

  2. Click “New Pedagogy.”

  3. Fill in:

    • Name: Bloom’s Taxonomy

    • Type: Bloom's

    • Description:

      Bloom's Taxonomy classifies cognitive skills in a hierarchical order, from 
lower-order to higher-order thinking skills.

    • Level1Name: Remembering

    • Level1Verb: Recall

    • Level1Description: Recall facts and basic concepts (Skip the higher levels if you want just a quick example, or fill them all if you like!)

  4. Save.

😄 With Bloom’s in place, we can align tasks with a specific cognitive level. Let’s do that next!

5. Create a Learning Objective

  1. In the Pedagogies & Objectives area, open Bloom’s Taxonomy.

  2. Find the “Objectives” related list.

  3. Click “New Objective.”

  4. Fill in:

    • Name: Understand the Nature and Purpose of Financial Management

    • Description:

      Explain the nature and purpose of financial management, and its relationship 
with financial and management accounting.

    • Level: 1 (since it’s “Remembering” or “Basic Understanding”)

  5. Save.

🎉 Woohoo, you’ve officially created an objective that targets Bloom’s Level 1. Let’s link it to our module so learners know what to focus on.

6. Assign the Objective to the Module

  1. Look for “Objective Assignments” or “Assignments” in the Pedagogies & Objectives tab.

  2. Click “New Assignment.”

  3. Fill in:

    • Name: LO-FinMgtFunction (or any label you like)

    • LearningObjective: Understand the Nature and Purpose of Financial Management

    • LearningCourse: (optional) Financial Management

    • LearningModule: Financial Management Function

  4. Save.

😄 Now your “Financial Management Function” module has a clear objective: learners must “Understand the Nature and Purpose of Financial Management.”

7. Create the Assessment (Financial Management Function EMA)

  1. Click on Assessments & Tasks.

  2. Click “New Assessment.”

  3. Fill in:

    • Name: Financial Management Function EMA

    • Type: Summative

    • AssessingType: AI Aggregated Marking and Approval (why not let AI help, right?)

    • LearningModule: Financial Management Function

    • MinimumMarkRequired: 10

    • Status: Open

  4. Save.

👍 You’ve created a brand-new formative assessment for the “Financial Management Function” module, fully AI-enabled. Let’s add a text question.

8. Add Question 1 (Text Task)

  1. Open Financial Management Function EMA to see its detail page.

  2. Find a “Text Tasks” related list or something like “Tasks.”

  3. Click “New Text Task.”

  4. Fill in:

    • Name: Question 1

    • Sequence: 1

    • Status: Active

    • Description:

      Explain the nature and purpose of financial management, and discuss how it 
differs from financial accounting and management accounting.

  5. Save.

😄 You now have a single open-ended question that learners can answer. Next up: rubrics & model solutions so your AI or instructors can mark it effectively!

9. Create a Rubric for Question 1

  1. Go to Rubrics & Criteria tab.

  2. Click “New Rubric.”

  3. Fill in:

    • Name: Financial Management Function EMA Rubric - Question 1

    • Description: Scoring guide for Q1

    • Status: Active

    • LearningTextTask: Question 1 (from the “Financial Management Function EMA”)

    • (Skip weight if you want a default)

  4. Save.

Add Criterion

  1. Open the new rubric detail page.

  2. In “Criteria,” click “New Criterion.”

  3. Fill in something like:

    • Name: Focus and Clarity

    • Level1Name: Excellent (4 points)

      • Level1Description: Clear and well-defined response...

      • Level1Score: 4

    • Level2Name: Good (3 points)

    • Level2Description: Response addresses the prompt...

    • Level2Score: 3

    • Level3Name: Fair (2 points) (or 1, if you prefer)

    • … etc.

  4. Save.

Repeat for “Evidence and Support,” “Numerical Analysis,” “Organization,” “Grammar and Style,” or keep it simple with just one criterion for demonstration.

🎉 That’s how you define your marking scale. Ta-da!

10. Model Solution for Question 1

  1. Open your new rubric Financial Management Function EMA Rubric - Question 1.

  2. Look for the “Model Solution” related list (may appear as “Model Solutions”).

  3. Click “New Model Solution.”

  4. Fill in:

    • Name: Financial Management Function EMA Model Solution - Question 1

    • Score: 4 (assuming 4 is your top-tier answer)

    • Solution:

      Financial management is the discipline concerned with... 
[Full text of your perfect example answer goes here!]

  5. Save.

😇 You now have a reference answer for your question. So fancy!

Final Check: The Working Example

When you’re done:

  1. You have a Curriculum called Financial Management and Strategic Business Leadership.

  2. Under it, a Course named Financial Management.

  3. Inside that course, a Module called Financial Management Function.

  4. An Assessment named Financial Management Function EMA with a Text Task (Question 1).

  5. A Rubric with at least one Criterion (“Focus and Clarity”).

  6. A Model Solution that shows the ideal answer.

  7. A Pedagogy (Bloom’s) and an Objective (“Understand the Nature and Purpose...”), assigned to the module.

Now your learners can open the module, see the objective, attempt the question, and get feedback from AI or instructors using your brand-new rubric.

Enjoy your short but sweet build-out of the LDM! This is just the start—feel free to add more modules, tasks, or advanced rubrics. But for now, you have a crisp, fully functional example that highlights the power of the Learning Journey Data Model.

🤗 You did it!

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