Course Development and Influencing Factors.
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Course Development and Influencing Factors
The previous assignments in this course focused on a specific nursing curriculum either in an academic setting or a clinical setting. Use the same curriculum as the focus for this assignment.
For this assignment, design a course to be included in your selected nursing curriculum. In your course design:
1.Provide a description of the course. In your description, include: ?Course name.
?Overview of course content.
?A description of how or where the course fits in the selected curriculum.
2.Explain your rationale for including the course in the selected curriculum.
3.Provide a topical outline for the course.
4.Explain with whom and how faculty members would collaborate when considering the new course and the overall curriculum design.
5.Discuss how the following influencing factors must be considered when proposing this new course for the selected curriculum and how these factors will affect curriculum design: ?Internal factors, such as organizational processes, curriculum committees, and internal review bodies.
?External factors, such as funding, stakeholders, and regulatory and accrediting agencies.
?The mission, philosophy, and framework of the program and parent institution.
?The types of collaboration between external and internal stakeholders that will be needed throughout the process of curriculum development.
Course Development and Influencing Factors Scoring Guide:THIS INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE ASSIGNMENT
1. Describes an appropriate course to include in a selected curriculum and explains where in the curriculum it would best fit.
2. Provides a rationale for adding a course to a selected curriculum and cites relevant sources to support the inclusion
3. Suggests a topical outline for a course to be added to a selected curriculum and shows how the topics relate to other courses in the curriculum.
4. Explains with whom and how faculty members would collaborate when considering a new course within a selected curriculum and provides a rationale for the collaborations.
5. Explains how internal factors such as organizational processes, curriculum committees, and internal review bodies impact curriculum design and provides examples
6. Explains how external factors such as funding, stakeholders, and regulatory and accrediting agencies affect curriculum design and provides examples.
7. Explains how the mission, philosophy, and framework of a program and parent institution impact curriculum design and provides examples.
8. Describes the type of collaboration between external and internal stakeholders that will be needed throughout a process of curriculum development and explores the consequences of not collaborating.
9. Writes effectively using appropriate spelling, grammar, punctuation and mechanics, and APA style and formatting. Supports conclusions by citing relevant sources.
Assignment Requirements
?References: Include references from at least two peer-reviewed journals that are not required unit readings for this course, cited in proper APA format.
?Length of paper: The paper should be minimum 3 pages in length, not including the title page and the reference page, and must follow proper APA style and formatting.
?Course outline: Include the course outline as an appendix. The appendix will not be included in the page count for the assignment.
?Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
View the scoring guide to ensure you fulfill all grading criteria and understand how you will be evaluated. It is suggested, but not required, that you submit your paper to Turnitin before you submit your paper for grading; Turnitin will help ensure that you have used resources ethically and effectively. Use the link, located in the Resources, to view job aids for using Turnitin.
This assignment is the third component of the course project. Be sure to respond to the feedback you receive from your instructor when you incorporate this assignment into your project submission in Unit 9.
Course Development and Influencing Factors
