Curriculum

Curriculum

1. External Influences

   • Educational Processes
     • Utilitarian Mission
       • training citizens to participate in the nations economic and commercial life
     • Research Mission
       • Dedicated to the production of new knowledge
     • Liberal Arts Mission
       • Emphasizes the great artistic, literary, and scientific works of humankind
     • Mixed Mission
       • emphasize a mission of practical education and social improvement
         • also include elements of liberal education
   • General Education
     • college degree consist of 120 credits
     • 1/3 of the credits for bachelor degree is in general education
     • 2/3 divided between major and elections
     • Also known as the Core Curriculum
   • Specialization
     • Academic Major
     • Professional Major
     • Interdisciplinary Major
     • General Ed. or Liberal Studies major

2. Academic Plan

   • Purpose
     • Choosing educational goals and objectives
   • Content
     • selecting subject matter
   • Sequence
     • organizing content
   • Learners
     • characteristics, goals, and abilities of learners
   • Instructional Resource
     • selecting learning materials and technologies
   • Instructional Process
     • developing learning and teaching activities
   • Evaluation
     • assessing outcomes and learner and teach satisfaction with the plan
   • Adjustment
     • Improving both the plan and planning process
   • External influences:Market Forces, societal trends, government policies, and actions, disciplinary associations

3. Internal Influences

   • Communicates information about what an institution values
     • a statement about an institutions identity or vision of itself
       • Communicate purpose and values to external audience
   • Institutional Types
     • Associates college: Offer associate and certificate programs
     • Baccalaurate College: undergraduate college
     • Masters College: Graduate education in selected fields
     • Doctorate Institutions: greater emphasis on research
     • Special focus institutions: Medical School, Engineering and Technology, Bible college
   • Unit Level Influences
     • Faculty Roles
       • Contribute to the development and maintenace of academic programs in not for profit
       • expected to plan, prepare, and deliver the courses they offer
   • Program, Mission, Culture, and Leadership
     • even within the same college academic programs can have distinctive values and cultures
       • differences in the mix of instructors and students leadership styles.
   • Rewards
     • Summer Salary
     • incentive funds
     • merit raises
     • release time from teaching
     • Teaching and advising

4. Academic Fields

5. Learners

6. Creating Academic Plans

7. Instructional Processes

8. Evaluating and Adjusting an academic plan