CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS STUDY ASSIGNMENT
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FAKULTI SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI
ASSIGNMENT
TUGASAN
HBEF 1303
CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS STUDY
PENGAJIAN KURIKULUM DAN SILIBUS
E-TUTOR: NORLIA BINTI T. GOOLAMALLY
LEARNING CENTRE: PAHANG LEARNING CENTRE
JANUARY 2012
1.0 Introduction This paper will try to explain in general the development and design of the curriculum with references to one of Open University Malaysia’s subjects within the Faculty of Science and Technology. The subject that will be focused on is EBVS 4103: Structural Analysis. Before we go into detail to discuss how the course content is developed and designed, it is important that we understand what curriculum development and design is all about.
1.1 Curriculum Development As with most activities in education, curriculum development is not carried out in isolation from other activities, but is part of an iterative planning, development, implementation and review cycle. It should be noted that the term can be used to describe development at different levels: large-scale curricular reform, modification of existing programs or making simple changes to one’s own lessons. However, the same principles apply in a range of contexts and to both large and small-scale activities. Some forms of educational development include curriculum development although usually educational development refers to any kind of development activity in an educational context. The word curriculum derives from the Latin “currere” meaning ‘to run’. This implies that one of the functions of a curriculum is to provide a template or design which enables learning to take place. Curricula usually define the learning that is expected to take place during a course or programme of study in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, they should specify the main teaching, learning and assessment methods and provide an indication of the learning resources required to support the effective delivery of the course. The
FAKULTI SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI
ASSIGNMENT
TUGASAN
HBEF 1303
CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS STUDY
PENGAJIAN KURIKULUM DAN SILIBUS
E-TUTOR: NORLIA BINTI T. GOOLAMALLY
LEARNING CENTRE: PAHANG LEARNING CENTRE
JANUARY 2012
1.0 Introduction This paper will try to explain in general the development and design of the curriculum with references to one of Open University Malaysia’s subjects within the Faculty of Science and Technology. The subject that will be focused on is EBVS 4103: Structural Analysis. Before we go into detail to discuss how the course content is developed and designed, it is important that we understand what curriculum development and design is all about.
1.1 Curriculum Development As with most activities in education, curriculum development is not carried out in isolation from other activities, but is part of an iterative planning, development, implementation and review cycle. It should be noted that the term can be used to describe development at different levels: large-scale curricular reform, modification of existing programs or making simple changes to one’s own lessons. However, the same principles apply in a range of contexts and to both large and small-scale activities. Some forms of educational development include curriculum development although usually educational development refers to any kind of development activity in an educational context. The word curriculum derives from the Latin “currere” meaning ‘to run’. This implies that one of the functions of a curriculum is to provide a template or design which enables learning to take place. Curricula usually define the learning that is expected to take place during a course or programme of study in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, they should specify the main teaching, learning and assessment methods and provide an indication of the learning resources required to support the effective delivery of the course. The