NUR 6548 Curriculum Theory, Framework, and Design in Nursing Education
This course explores the theory and ideas necessary to develop an evidence-based, context-relevant, unified curriculum with a focus on the concepts of faculty development, ongoing appraisal, and scholarship. The development of evidence-based curriculum with implementation, and evaluation as well as execution are discussed along with the development, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum offered via distance learning. Exploration of ideas around readiness for curriculum implementation, the role of faculty development, ongoing appraisal, and scholarship as core processes of curriculum work, instruction for how to design courses and brain-based learning are also explored.