In the design of both a full course and individual classes, five factors should always be taken into consideration:
Actually, the idea of alignment is based on the wish to plan the teaching so that the students construct real knowledge and do not end up mindlessly reproducing what the lecturer says or the textbooks write.
The concept is based on constructivism and, therefore, often called ‘constructive alignment’.
See constructivism, deep learning, intended learning outcomes, the SOLO taxonomy