1. Albanian Higher Education Tirana, March 16
Curriculum Reform in
Albanian Higher Education
Tirana, March 16
Using ECTS: Requirements for
Curriculum Reform

2. Norman Sharp Director Quality Assurance Agency Scotland n. sharp@qaa
Norman Sharp Director Quality Assurance Agency Scotland

3. Presentation Outline Why use credit (ECTS)
Curriculum reform – requirements and desirables
Dimensions of ECTS
ECTS and curriculum issues
Dimensions of openness in the curriculum
Conclusions

4. Dimensions of ECTS
What do you get credit for?
The role of learning outcomes
Notional time and the average student
Assessment
Quality Assurance

5. ECTS and the curriculum
Breaking up the programme
Identifying and comparing outcomes
Identifying assessment instruments
Identifying notional time
Allocating credit – ECTS
Quality assuring the process

6. Dimensions of openness in the curriculum
The closed curriculum
Opening the curriculum
Placements/internships
Exchanges
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Using vocational education structures
Student negotiated programmes

7. Conclusions More effective learning?
More mobile students and graduates?
More effective lifelong learning?