CURRICULUM DESIGN Unit Reference Number Unit Title Unit Level Number of Credits Total Qualification Time (TQT) Guided Learning Hours (GLH) Mandatory / Optional Sector Subject Area (SSA) Unit Grading Structure
H/618/4989 Curriculum Design 6 20 200 hours 80 Mandatory 13.1 Teaching and lecturing Pass / Fail
Unit Aims The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of how to plan and design curriculums to support education and training. This will include exploration of different approaches to curriculum design and development.
Learning Outcomes, Assessment Criteria and Indicative Contents Learning Outcomes – The learner will: 1. Understand approaches to curriculum design and development.
Assessment Criteria – The learner can: Analyse the purpose of curriculum design and development. Evaluate approaches and models of curriculum design and development used. Explain the importance of learner feedback when developing curriculum. Analyse how to manage risks when developing curriculum. Evaluate methodologies used to monitor and evaluate curriculum.
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Indicative Contents
Social, political, and economic context of education and training, contemporary issues and policies in education and training, professionalism, dual professionalism and professional values, organisational policies; quality assurance and improvement arrangements, ideologies, theories, models and instances of curriculum development design and evaluation, inclusive curriculum development and design, impact of the social, political and economic context on curriculum development and design.
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