This tool is intended to help with course design decisions by visually representing different factors like pedagogy, finances, and performance through a series of slidebars. It aims to provide a checklist of best practices and show how adjusting various factors would impact the overall course design. The document provides an initial set of eight variables - like expected student numbers, staff ratio, and learning hours - that can be adjusted using the tool to help evaluate different design options.

1. Design Decision Assistant Team name: MSB
This tool is still a work in progress. We anticipate that in its final form it will be a series of slidebars which when set will result in a visual picture of the
course. There is more about this tool here: http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2483 . The representation is intended to act as a support for making
decisions about course design and weighing up the various factors - pedagogical, financial and course performance. It is intended to work in conjunctuion
with other course views, but can also be used as a kind of checklist of good practice. Eight possible variables out of many possible have been chosen for
this workshop.
Expected student numbers: 20 Please insert % or ratio numbers into the
Expected student staff ratio: 1:04 boxes(double click on box to add)
Level: MA level1
Total learning hours: 200
% or ratio % or ratio
Tutor directed 40% Individual learning 50%
Student directed 60% Tutor Student Collaborative 50%
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Information based 50% Passive learning 20%
Experience based 50% Active learning 80%
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based based learning learning
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Online resources 60% Assessment activity 20%
Physical resources 40% Other learning 80%
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Online assessment 5%
Other assessment 95% Online Other
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Which other variables are pertinent to your curriculum area and context? List those that you think should be considered early in the design
process below. (Double click to add to the box)
Students arrive with different levels of experience; professional, practical, cultural, life
Constant evolution of curriculm content and associated social policy
ensuring parity in teaching and marking;amongst tutors
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