Curriculum Development, Implementation and Change
Students are required to work in groups to develop a non-traditional curriculum using key principles of curriculum theory, planning, development, design and implementation. You may wish to consider the following guidelines:
a) Provide a rationale and background for the development of the curriculum. (5 marks)
b) Identify the curricular area and clearly outline the goals of the programme: (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) (6 marks)
c) Clearly describe the curriculum development model which you used, giving a brief rationale for your choice of model.(6 marks)
d) Identify and justify the philosophy/philosophies which have guided this curriculum.
(6 marks)
e) Discuss at least three major (3) design principles that you took into consideration when designing this curriculum. (6 marks).
f) Discuss your approach to implementing this curriculum. (6 marks).
g) Develop an outline of the modules, learning outcomes/objectives, learning activities, resources and evaluation strategies that will inform this curriculum. A proposed format is provided. (15 marks)
Module Title Learning Outcomes/Objectives Teaching Strategies/learning activities Resources Evaluation
Strategies
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TOTAL: 50 marks