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The Benefit of Information Technology in Managing Outcomes Focused Curriculum Development Across Related Degree Programs

von Konsky, B.R., Loh, A., Robey, M., Gribble, S.J., Ivins, J. and Cooper, D.

    This paper describes an interactive, web-based tool that provides access to an Outcomes Database for managing an Outcomes Focused curriculum plan. The approach provides a rapid way to involve subject specialists, course controllers, curriculum designers and educational consultants in the curriculum design and review process. The Outcomes Database is used to capture the relationships between units (i.e. subjects), Unit Learning Outcomes, Course Learning Outcomes, Generic Graduate Attributes and assessments. This is undertaken across courses (i.e. undergraduate degree programs) sharing common units in Information Technology, Computer Science, and Software Engineering. Automatically generated database reports that show how units contribute to the development of the generic graduate attributes are compared to those derived manually on a unit-by-unit basis. Preliminary experience with this IT-based approach demonstrates that automatically generated database reports effectively highlight areas requiring further attention during subsequent curriculum development iterations. The tools and approach described here show how the Outcomes Database can assist in making the transition from an existing program to one using an Outcomes Focused approach.
Cite as: von Konsky, B.R., Loh, A., Robey, M., Gribble, S.J., Ivins, J. and Cooper, D. (2006). The Benefit of Information Technology in Managing Outcomes Focused Curriculum Development Across Related Degree Programs. In Proc. Eighth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE2006), Hobart, Australia. CRPIT, 52. Tolhurst, D. and Mann, S., Eds. ACS. 235-242.
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