NUR648 Nursing Education Seminar
Week 8 Assignment
Benchmark – Curriculum Design and Program Assessment
Curriculum design is an essential part of a program design and it guides stakeholders to achieve overall desired course and program outcomes. Program Assessment is a routine assessment of various parts of a program and a measure of intended goals. Program Assessment is done for a variety of purposes, including evaluating program implementation, determining program effectiveness, providing direction, and guiding improvements. The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with the program Assessment process.
Use the program outcomes on the example lesson plan in Chapter 10 of the Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty textbook. Create a hypothetical course framework that includes a course description and learning outcomes. Provide a rationale for how your course fits within the program and aligns to program outcomes. Your course outcomes should be different from the ones in the example lesson plan. Include a detailed explanation of how you plan to evaluate the course’s success within the program.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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Nursing Education Seminar NUR648
Assignment for Week 8
Curriculum Design and Program Assessment as a Benchmark
Curriculum design is an important component of program design because it directs stakeholders toward the overall targeted course and program results. A program Assessment is a routine assessment of many aspects of a program as well as a measurement of stated goals. Program Assessment is carried out for a number of reasons, including assessing program execution, determining program effectiveness, offering direction, and leading changes. The goal of this task is to familiarize yourself with the program Assessment procedure.
Use the program outcomes from the sample lesson plan in Chapter 10 of the textbook Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Create a hypothetical course framework that includes a course description and learning outcomes. Provide a
