What is curriculum design ?

Curriculum design is the purposeful organisation of teaching and learning within a course unit or programme. It provides a way for instructors to plan the what, when and how of teaching and learning.

What is the purpose of curriculum design?

The main objective is to ensure the best learning experience for students enrolled on a course unit or programme, but there may be other reasons to apply curriculum design. For example, purposeful design can help ensure that learning outcomes align to learning activities and assessment, and that there is coherence and progression between course units in a programme.

What is the role of a Learning Designer?

Learning Designers work flexibly with you to meet your specific goals and requirements at any stage of the development process.

New programmes and programme amendments

We work alongside the TLSE and QSDE to support you with the approval process when developing new programmes and course units, or amending existing ones. Our approach is flexible and collaborative and includes consultation, learning design workshops and curriculum mapping, 

We can facilitate collaboration with you and specialists across the University to contribute to university-wide initiatives and share practice with academics across the Faculty.

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