ECT 801: CURRICULUM THEORY AND DESIGN
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: None
Purpose of the course
The course exposes the learners to the theory and practice of curriculum for the purpose of participating meaningfully in the process curriculum development as education professionals.
Expected learning Outcome
1) Understand the theory and principles of curriculum
2) Design the curriculum for various educational institutions and programmes
3) Evaluate the curriculum
4) Apply the principles of curriculum theory and design in addressing educational problems.
Course description
Meaning of curriculum, curriculum theory and curriculum design; Interdisciplinary approach to curriculum development: historical foundations, sociological foundations, psychological foundations, philosophical foundations; implications of these disciplines to curriculum theory and practice; developing theories, concepts and models for understanding the meaning and process of curriculum development; focus on works of selected curriculum scholars such as Ralph Tyler, Hilda Taba , Jerome Bruner, John Dewey, Ivan Illich and Paul Freire; recent approach to curriculum development; concept of curriculum design, models of curriculum design; elements and dimensions of curriculum design; patterns of curriculum design; problems of scope, sequence, integration, balance, continuity and relevance in designing curriculum.
