A methodology for discipline-specific curriculum development
- Autores: Stephen R. Yeomans, Andrej Atrens
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 17, no. 6, 2001, págs. 518-528
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
A methodology and framework for discipline-specific curriculum development in a local context isdescribed. These activities, as part of the Thailand-Australia Science and Engineering AssistanceProject, were in response to a needs analysis for curriculum assistance to a number of publicly-funded Thai universities in the engineering priority area of Materials Processing and Manu-facturing. The paper outlines a strategy for the delivery of a centralised curriculum developmentworkshop for academic staff, follow-up visits and local curriculum activities with participatinguniversities, and the presentation of technical short courses as guidance for such activity in othersettings and/or discipline areas. This paper is part of a process of documentation so that otherscan apply the developed methodology and framework for curriculum development. While thepaper is a report on curriculum activities in a particular setting, it is written in a manner thatallows application of the methodology to other settings. The reader is advised that eachcurriculum activity needs to adopt a methodology and strategy to fit the particular circumstancesbeing considered. To assist in applying this approach elsewhere, a description of the various stepsin the curriculum process, and typical responses to some of the more global issues, have beenpresented. Full details are available in the various TASEAP reports prepared by the authors.Specific detail has been omitted where this detail does not provide any information forgeneralized consumption.
