1. A Presentation for Lockheed Martin Delegation
Curriculum Development at MI
Heidi Janes
September 28, 2009

2. Curriculum Development at MI
The Role of the
Curriculum Development Specialist

3. Who Are the Curriculum Development Specialists?
Each school has a Curriculum Development Specialist assigned from the Division of Academic and Student Affairs (ASA):
School of Maritime Studies – Heidi Janes
School of Fisheries – Bev Fleet
School of Ocean Technology – Corinne Breen

4. Just What Do We Do?
In a nutshell, we are responsible for coordinating:
All aspects of the design, development and approval of all academic programs and courses
Program Reviews in conjunction with the Program Chairs
Team activities for the development of student handbooks (and instructor manuals, when required)

5. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Programs
An academic program is a combination of specified academic courses or modules forming a coherent unit of study.
Development or major re-development of a program involves a (re-)definition of program outcomes, and/or (re-)design of overall program structure, and/or (re-) development of one or more sequences of courses.

6. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Programs
New program opportunities may be identified through:
Market analysis
Customer needs analysis
Customer requests
For new programs, approval for the pursuit of the opportunity must be obtained from the Executive Committee.

7. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Programs
For new programs, consultations take place with industry to obtain input related to program outcomes and graduate profile. A program advisory committee is established.
The Curriculum Specialist plays a major role in all consultations.

8. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Programs
For existing programs, consultations with faculty, the program advisory committee, the coordinator of programs, students and graduates, and employers take place at least once per year in the form of Program Review.
Again, the Curriculum Specialist plays a major role in all consultations.

9. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Programs
All new programs and changes to existing programs require proper documentation and approval prior to being implemented. It is the Curriculum Specialist who prepares the documentation for submission to, first, the Non-degree Programs Committee (NPC), and second to Academic Council.

10. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Courses
New courses or changes to existing courses come about as a result of:
The development of new programs
The review of existing programs or courses
The reorganization of courses in programs
Customer requests

11. Design, Development and Approval of Academic Courses
The curriculum specialist, working closely with the Program Chair, assigned content person, and other stakeholders as necessary:
Defines/Re-defines course outcomes
Develops a course syllabus (including learning objectives)
Prepares and submits all required documentation to NPC for academic approval *

12. Curriculum Development at MI
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