Developing and Understanding Curricula
- Date: February 15, 2004
- Level: University, Bachelor's
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A Critical Analysis Of The Curriculum Issues Involved In Course Design Or Re-Design
INTRODUCTION
Curriculum is often seen as a body of knowledge, the content of education to which the students need to be exposed. But curriculum is much wider than a list of subjects to be studied; it is not only what you say but how you say it! (Rogers, 2002, p 206)
Prior to any training or instruction I believe a detailed and structured syllabus is an essential part of any curriculum. The curriculum is a complex thing which contains all the planned events, both seen and hidden, that a learner will be subjected to. It should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure it remains interesting, relevant and is ...

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What ever your definition is of the curriculum, if we wish to raise "Educational" standards, the curriculum must be carefully planned and developed. I feel there is a clear commitment by DRM and Training Design at CTCRM to design and evaluate training constantly to meet the necessary changes in demand. More recently this is done not only by the design 'experts' but as a result of feedback from the students. How ever well and detailed the syllabus is planned we must understand that at the end of the day it is about how well it prepares students for the next stage of their education, career or life. The responsibility is mainly on the instructor to 
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17 April, 2004 17:08:42
Looks great...do you have a bibiography?