1. Technology Curriculum Update and Reforms: Implementation and Evaluation
Dinesh Kumar Saini Acting Dean Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Sohar University P.O. Box. -44, PC-311, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman Website:

2. Curriculum updates – Needs for IT Curriculum
Technology is fast moving and life span of the products becoming smaller and smaller - Curriculum revisions are a mainstay
Memory , Processing, Storage – All growing exponential
Industry expectations are moving with market needs
Society need jobs
Students need latest stuff in study
Parents need cheaper and free education
Higher education institutions need cost effective teaching

3. Issues
Accreditation Bodies need – Guidelines to be followed but their guidelines are also becoming old with time
Identification of market needs
Resources
Establishment of lab
Staff updates
Approvals
Quality control
Cost

4. ISSUES
Comprehensive understanding of relevant and timely information necessary for updating a curriculum
Teams - task group members
Redesigning of Curriculum using an Evidence-Base to Prepare Students for Successful Practice
Curriculum mapping and diversity
Intuitive approaches to curriculum revisions, those constructed solely on practical knowledge, or anecdotal approaches.

5. Factors effecting curriculum updates
Frameworks
Models
Theories for curriculum revisions that are congruent with their mission,
Philosophy, and the aims of their revision.
Traditional teaching staff and mindset

6. Curriculum mapping and diversity
Course objectives
Outdated topics
Repetitive topics
Duplicated assignments
Definitions of diversity
Cultural diversity guidelines
Diversity consultant guidance
Student demographics

7. Evidence/best practices
Learning theories
Faculty survey on innovations in Computing and information technology education
Evidence-based teaching literature
Develop memory and conceptual thinking
Use case studies and simulation
Develop inter professional learning environments
Use available literature plus guidelines related to nursing education

8. External guidelines- OAAA and ACS
OAAA Essentials
ACS Criteria
Essentials for specialties and expertise
All documents reviewed must be used in developing a baccalaureate curriculum
Use a lifespan focus to include learning experiences about/across various population groups
Test Plan

9. Past and present program data
Student satisfaction surveys
Alumni surveys
Industry evaluations
Pass rates
Students concerned about redundant assignments
Alumni believe students need more leadership and management content
Students have increased skills in delegation and prioritization

10. Educational Implications and Future Research
Intrinsic motivation of curriculum evaluation and reform is diversification of learning styles and learning needs.
Employability and entrepreneurial requirements and challenges force the institutions for curriculum reforms.
Implementation methods depend on resources requirements and extra overheads it causes to implement.
Issues in curriculum evaluation reforms which are: delays, implementation of curriculum update requires more resources, deviations, rules and regulations of monitoring agencies also restricting curriculum reforms

11. Any question?
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