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ED50499: Curriculum design and development

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Education
Credits: 10      [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CW100
Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment detail to be confirmed
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to introduce the participants to a range of models, tools and considerations for curriculum design and development so that they can evaluate and plan developments for their own units in line with the university and national context.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, participants will have demonstrated:
* Understanding of the wider context in which academic practice operates and the implications of this context for practice.
* Critical analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness and suitability of teaching and learning for units, including the consideration of alternative learning designs.
* When combined with the learning outcomes of ED50498: Teaching and Supporting Learning, the requirements for Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy, according to the .

Skills:

* Critical analysis of curriculum design
* Evaluation at unit level
* Planning for unit developments
* Comparison of alternative curriculum designs
* Consideration of wider context for professional practice

Content:

* Wider context of higher education
* University teaching and learning strategy
* Evaluation of units
* Evaluation strategy and methods
* Curriculum design
* Alternative curriculum designs (range chosen each year)
* Unit and programme development at the university
* Curriculum development considerations
* Theoretical models for curriculum design and development.
Programme availability:

ED50499 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Education

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Undergraduates: .
  • Postgraduates: .