Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide. Second Edition. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series

• Main Author: Diamond, Robert M
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Jossey-Bass, Inc 1998
• Subjects: College Curriculum; Course Content; Course Descriptions; Course Evaluation; Course Objectives; Course Organization; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Evaluation; Higher Education; Instructional Development; Student Educational Objectives; Teaching Models
• ISBN: 9780787910303; 0787910309

This book is intended to help college faculty effectively design and evaluate courses and curricula. The 16 chapters address the following topics: a learning-centered approach to course and curriculum design; a systematic design model (showing benefits); the decision to begin a curriculum project; getting started; linking goals, courses, and curricula; gathering and analyzing data; developing a design for an ideal course or curriculum; adjusting from the ideal to the possible; clarifying instructional goals and objectives; designing assessment instruments and procedures; designing the learning experience; selecting and using technology; developing a learning-centered syllabus; cultivating a respect for diversity; implementing, evaluation, and refining the course or curriculum; and learning from experience. Attached are the following additional resources: (1) "Questions for Evaluating a College Course" (Richard R. Sudweeks and Robert M. Diamond); (2) case studies in developing learning outcomes; (3) "Mathematics Prerequisites and Student Success in Introductory Courses: Final Report" (William J. Hardin); (4) sample alumni survey for evaluating program effectiveness and needs; (5) additional case studies in course design; (6) "Developing an Institutional Assessment Culture at Truman State University" (Bronwyn Adams); (7) "Qualities of the Liberally Educated Person: A Description of Important Competencies" (Rutgers University- Newark); (8) a sample copyright agreement; and (9) a self-scorable teaching goals inventory. A name and subject index are included. (Contains approximately 100 references.) (DB)