Curriculum Development and Evaluation (September)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Enhance access to, and participation in, learning programmes.
• Critically evaluate, apply and adapt theories relevant to curriculum development, evaluation and quality assurance.
• Identify / review the resource implications of a curriculum.
• Evaluate a curriculum.
• Set your curriculum in the context of curriculum design models.
• Plan and prepare teaching and learning programmes for groups and / or a range of individuals
• Relate your curriculum plans to external and internal policy requirements and contexts.
• Identify opportunities to exploit learning technology and innovation in curriculum design.
• Analyse and explain ways in which equality of opportunity and respect for diversity can be built into curriculum design.
• Identify the required outcomes of the learning programmes.
• Promote and plan for a variety of teaching and learning techniques.

Students will reflect and apply the theories relevant to curriculum design, development and evaluation in a professional development context. They are required to understand the context in which their curricula were designed and the factors that shaped it. Students will then be in a position to identify and recommend solutions to improve a particular curriculum.

Teaching and learning methods

Students will be taught in a classroom environment. The Teaching and Learning methods will be personalised to support each Trainee's individual needs and requirements using whole class, lecture, discussion, seminar groups, peer learning sets and self-directed study.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Cullen, R et al. (2011). The Learner Centered Curriculum : Design and Implementation. Jossey Bass Wiley.

Gosper, M. (2014). Curriculum Design for the 21st Century. Springer Science and Business Media.

Scott, D, (2007). Critical Essays on Major Curriculum Theorists. London: Routledge.

Kelly, A.V. (2009). The Curriculum : Theory and Practice. Los Angeles: Sage.

Pinar, W. (2012). What is Curriculum Theory?. New York: Routledge.

Moore, A (2012). Teaching and Learning : Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture. London: Routledge.

Shawer, S. (2014). Curriculum Design. Oxford University Press.

Harlacher, J. et al. (2014). What is Curriculum based evaluation?. Springer Science and Business Media.

Barlex, D. (2015). Designing a Technology Curriculum. Springer Science and Business Media.

Buckley, R. (2010). The Theory and Practice of Training. London: Kogan Page.

Fry, H et al. (2014). Teaching and Learning in Higher Education : Enhancing Academic Practice. Hoboken, Taylor and Francis.

Pelligrino, J. (2012). Education for Life and Work : Developing transferable knowledge and skills for the 21st Century. National Academies Press.

Assessment strategy

Summative assessment. Module must be passed for successful completion of the programme

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External