In a curriculum project answers should be found on a number op crucial questions which are necessary to build a new curriculum. Often, there are no standard answers. Alternative answers will be formulated and discussed. The best answer is chosen and is used in designing the new curriculum. It is, however possible that a certain answer does not fit the design. as a consequence a new answer had to be formulated.
- What are the main aims of the new curriculum and how to formulate the outcomes of the curriculum? How adapt to the needs of the labor market, the professionals and the society?
- Which subject matter should be studied? Which subject matter is be selected by the teachers and is compulsory. Which subject matter will be selected by the students themselves?
- What will be the educational ideas behind the curriculum? Can you summarize this in a didactical concept? Could the teacher team agree with this vision? For example traditional, project oriented, problem oriented, student oriented, ICT-based, …, ….
- What will be the testing policy?
- How can you realize an optimal engagements, study success and do-abilty? How will you define success or do-abilty for regular and for gifted students?
- How will you design the marketing and information of the new students before and the matching student and education after the start of the education?
- How will you solve existing problems (out of the quality assurance program) and demands of the students, students and management?
- How to cope with existing topics in higher education: active learning, study success, nominal study, relations with the labour market, use of ICT, matching students and programs, study time, ….
- How can you make the curriculum do-able for the teachers and supporting staff and financial liable?
- How can you full fil the criteria of the Government?
In the curriculum development project acceptable answers are found to the above questions. For this you need all kind of information.
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