Course Description
Curriculum theories and models for planning, developing, and evaluating programs of workforce education instruction. Social, psychological, philosophical, and practical factors which influence curricular development and implementation are included. Focus is on learning theories and assumptions as applied to curriculum in workforce education.
Athena Title
DEV CURR PROG WORK
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EOCS 7080
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Investigate ways in which society influences the development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational curriculum. 2. Investigate ways in which educational philosophy influences the development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational curriculum. 3. Investigate the ways in which aspects of human development theory influence the development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational curriculum. 4. Investigate the ways in which aspects of learning theory that influence development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational curriculum. 5. Investigate the ways in which aspects of knowledge and cognition influence the development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational curriculum.
Topical Outline
The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary. 1. The Landscape of Curriculum 2. Social Forces Reflected in Curriculum 3. Aligning Philosophy, Learning, Teaching, and Evaluation 4. Human Development Reflected in Curriculum 5. Theories of Learning Reflected in Curriculum 6. Evaluation for Curriculum Modification