Designing and improving courses and curricula in higher education : a systematic approach - Diamond, Robert M. (San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1989)
Benefits of a systematic approach to course and curriculum improvement -- Making the decision to create or redesign a course or program -- Selecting a design team and establishing goals and procedures -- Gathering and analyzing essential data -- Developing a design for the ideal course or program -- Adjusting the ideal to the real -- Clarifying instructional objectives and assessing outcomes -- Selecting and developing instructional media -- Preparing a descriptive manual for students -- Implementing, evaluating, and refining the course or program -- Facilitating curriculum improvement through a central campus agency -- Ensuring the success of instructional improvement programs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index.
Keywords: Umschulungswerkstatten fur Siedler und Auswanderer; Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- United States -- Evaluation; Curriculum planning -- United States; United States; USA; United States -- Higher education institutions -- Curriculum -- Development