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Unit of Study TCH03195 - Curriculum Design and Review in Higher Education (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    8

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Enables current teachers in higher education settings to develop the effective practice of curriculum design and review that is underpinned by a critical engagement with contemporary literature. Participants complete a self-directed project relating to curriculum design or review in their own disciplinary context.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to curriculum studies in higher education 
Topic 2: Curriculum development and design 
Topic 3: Your students
Topic 4: Designing for learning-centredness 
Topic 5: Designing for flexibility 
Topic 6: Curriculum evaluation and review

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse and discuss key concepts in curriculum studies in higher education.
2 critically discuss key elements of curriculum including development, design and review.
3 critically engage with contemporary literature in curriculum studies in higher education.
4 plan and complete a project that enhances their practice of curriculum development, design and review.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse and discuss key concepts in curriculum studies in higher education.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. critically discuss key elements of curriculum including development, design and review.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. critically engage with contemporary literature in curriculum studies in higher education.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. plan and complete a project that enhances their practice of curriculum development, design and review.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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