1. KITABI COLLEGE OF CONSERVATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
P.O.Box 330 HUYE, RWANDA.
Tel: +250 0830 78 87 or +250 08 30 24 09
DIPLOMA IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
November 2007
3. 1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Diploma in Wildlife Management Curriculum will focus on an all round graduate in
protected area management issues who understands, explains, examines, and interprets
biological, political, social, cultural, administrative and economic factors that impact on
protected areas so as to manage natural resources sustainably.
Graduates will be equipped with skills and appropriate competencies to enable them be
employed: (i) as Game Wardens, (ii) as advocates of protected areas (iii) in various Non
governmental organization, (iv) pursue higher education in Bsc wildlife management studies
or Biology of conservation, (vi) protected area planners (viii) as wildlife research assistant,
and (ix) wildlife community conservation officers. Graduates may also be self employed as
local entrepreneurs (ii) as tour operators and (xi) teachers in secondary schools. The program
is also ideal for people interested in postgraduate in wildlife management.
1.1 Overall Objectives
The diploma programme will equip graduates with the ability to
• Formulate questions on protected areas and be able to analyze underlying factors to
be able to suggest solutions to the problems.
• Use the knowledge of people-wildlife interaction to be able to suggest ways that the
protected areas can be used sustainably.
• Critically examine a protected area issue and use investigative skills to predict
consequences.
• Make decision actions on protected area issues that need urgent attention.
1.2 Minimum level of education to teach
The minimum level to teach a diploma course at KCCEM will be BSc upper second class in
a relevant field. In addition, a two-year teaching or working experience, where applicable,
will be required.
1.3 Content, Performance and Proficiency Standards for the Environmental
Curriculum
Measurements of what students should know and be able to do will be done. The evidence
to this will be shown through what the students are asked to do to give evidence of the
standards and how well they will perform. The standards will include (i) Content Standard,
which will outline what trainees should know and be able to do. (ii) Performance Standards,
which will demonstrate how to tell how students will show that they are meeting standards
and (iii) Proficiency standard, which will show how well students must perform.
1.3.1 The role of academic standards at KCCEM: This curriculum contains standards set
to serve as thorough goals for training. Our high standards will show all the stakeholders
what should be taught at any given time. We aim at using this curriculum to motivate our
4. trainees since they will know what is expected of them. Standards contained herein are also
important where transfer of credits from one institution to another are required.
Our tradition at KCCEM will rely on our own standards. We do expect very high
performance from our trainees. High performance will reflect the core values of our staff
and the citizens of Rwanda, who expect the programme to prepare trainees to protect and or
advocate for sustainable use of protected areas.
Our standards at KCCEM have been set after comparing performance in other similar
colleges in the region. We shall stress continuous assessment which will carry 70%. Final
exam will carry 30% of the final grade.
1.4 Wildlife Management Education Standards
Training in environmental studies will equip our trainees with the following scopes of
abilities:
A. Formulation of Questions and Analysis.
B. Knowledge of protected areas.
C. Protected areas investigation skills
D. Decision action skills
1.4.1 Formulation of questions and analysis
The training at KCCEM will provide scientific, problem-solving skills, social literacy and
awareness about protected areas. The training aims at creating a relationship between
humans and protected areas in a manner that will enable the citizens to be sensitive and
responsible as individuals and cooperative in their actions towards sustainable use of natural
resources.
1.4.2 Content standards
In each course, content standards are designed as yardsticks for content delivery. Graduates of
KCCEM will be expected to use the skills gained through their individual training to use
credible methods in investigating wildlife resource questions, accommodate new knowledge
and communicate effectively to the public.
1.4.3 Rationale of individual courses within the programme
To be able to ask question about wildlife resources around them, Rwandans must develop an
understanding of their protected areas and their sustainability. They must have basic
knowledge about the elements of protected areas, be able to speculate, seek information and
develop answers to questions regarding resource use. KCCEM will offer wildlife resources
literacy necessary for basic modes of inquiry and a mastery of fundamental skills that would
enable the graduate to willingly contribute to sustainable use of the Rwandan protected
areas.
1.4.4 Performance Standards
5. The program is designed to ensure students can identify biodiversity issues, collect
information from a variety of resources, develop answers through critical thinking strategies
and communicate their understanding to stakeholders of the issues at hand.
1.5.0. Knowledge of protected areas and wildlife resources
1.5.1 Content standards
KCCEM diploma students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the wildlife
resources in the ecosystem and the interrelationships among the resources. The graduates
will be able to explain how biodiversity conservation can be addressed within the context of
sustainable development.
1.5.2 Rationale
Knowledge of protected areas and wildlife resources provide the knowledge about fragile
ecosystems. Trainees must, thus, perceive protected areas as systems that are vulnerable to
human-induced destruction with devastating effects on sustainable development. This
knowledge is the basis for problem solving by individuals and communities in response to
use and abuse of natural resources.
1.5.3 Performance standards
Trainees will be able to:
• Identify and evaluate uses of biodiversity resources and how Rwandan people are
influenced by the availability of the resources.
• Assess how availability of wildlife resources does influence the activities of the
Rwandan people through tourism.
• Identify management techniques necessary to maintain protected areas in sustainable
states.
• Identify and analyse habitat enhancing methods.
• Investigate how technology in the Albertine Rift has influenced the relationship
between protected areas and its people.
• Relate human population growth with government, NGO and community spending
on biodiversity conservation.
• Analyse how relationships between local communities and government personnel are
influenced by protected areas.
• Explain the concepts of zoonosis; analyze cause and effect relationships and other
wildlife impact on human health.
6. • Illustrate the relationship between community conservation and economic
development.
• Research on the role of various entrepreneurial activities on sustainability of the
protected areas.
• Describe approaches through which the Rwanda Wildlife Agency and Rwanda
Tourism Agency are enhancing approaches of sustainable use of protected areas.
1.6 Protected Area Issue Investigation skills
1.6.1 Content Standards
Trainees from KCCEM will be able to identify, investigate, evaluate protected area problem
and issues and be able to suggest informed opinion.
1.6.2 Rationale
The role of wildlife management techniques and skills is to act as the baseline upon which
protected area problems are solved. The skills provide the opportunity for trainees being
able to understand protected areas in a holistic manner and therefore be able to understand
the knowledge of sustainable management of the resource. By focusing on wildlife
management techniques, trainees at KCCEM will be able to integrate management tools for
sustainable use of resources within protected areas.
1.6.3 Performance Standards
By the end of the training, trainees will be able to
• Explain reasons attributed to protected areas that contribute to the development of
community values in Rwanda.
• Examine how natural and human-induced activities in Rwanda have contributed to
degradation of protected areas.
• Identify and categorize the merits and demerits of approaches used by Rwanda
Wildlife Agency and Rwanda Tourism Agency in investigating protected area issues.
• Identify one issue related to protected areas in Rwanda and research and explain its
origin, development and the current status of the issue.
1.7.0 Decision Action Skills
1.7.1 Content Standard
Graduate of KCCEM will use findings from investigations to be able to develop decision-
making skills; and to gain experience in citizen skills.
1.7.2 Rationale
Trainees of KCCEM will require decision-making skills to contribute effectively toward
protected area management. These skills will allow them to analyze the effectiveness of
individual versus group action. The graduates will be able to employ multidisciplinary
7. approaches in dealing with protected area issues. They will consider any of their plans and
consequences thereof from social, cultural, economic and ecological dimensions.
1.7.3 Performance Standards
By the end of the training the graduate will be able to:
• Examine how Rwanda’s politics and economics influence the attention placed on
protected area issues.
• Weigh up reasons for participation or nonparticipation in community (umuganda)
conservation exercise.
• Explain the advantages community conservation and regulatory approaches used by
the government in enhancing survival of protected areas.
• Describe how decisions to protect national parks are occasionally impacted by beliefs
and values of local Rwandan communities.
• Assess costs and benefits of wildlife and be able to support a position.
• Evaluate proposals aimed at improving protected areas by use of cost benefit
analysis.
• Develop a local national park management plan and enlist support for
implementation.
2.0 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Direct Entrants from Schools
Direct entrants S6 level will have an average of ------ or higher in the following cluster
subjects for the Diploma of Environment and Wildlife Management:
Biology Mathematics
Chemistry Biological Sciences
Physics OR Physical Sciences
Mathematics Geography
Geography
2.2 Mature Entrants
Eligible mature entrants will have either of the following qualifications:
8. Certificate holders from an accredited institution and must have attained at least a
credit pass in a relevant field with at least one year’s working experience in a relevant
field.
3.0 COURSE DURATION
The Diploma in Wildlife Management study will normally spread over duration of two years
leading to the award of the diploma in Wildlife Management studies. The curriculum is
composed of basic courses, core courses and elective courses. Only core courses shall be
mandatory during the study period. Trainees will be required to take a minimum of eight
units of independent study during the study period.
The first term of study will offer introductory studies aimed at giving the trainees a broad
exposure to fauna and flora of the Albertine Rift and other parts of eastern Africa. In the
second and third terms, trainees will be taught wildlife management techniques and
introduction to statistics and research methods, respectively. Professional courses are
initiated in the fourth term of the first year when wildlife conservation studies are taught.
Education and extension, and community-based sustainable conservation studies are taught
in the second year of the program. Trainees are then allowed to go for field attachment to
gain practical experience. Upon return from the field attachment; trainees are introduced to
tourism development courses in their last term of the program.
4.0 EXAMINATIONS REGULATIONS
The common KCCEM examination regulations shall apply.
Except for courses DWM 100: First Aid; DWM 101: Bushcraft – Safety and survival skills;
DWM 120: Current issues in wildlife resources; DWM 208: Special Project; and DWM 207:
Field Attachment, each course shall be examined by continuous assessment in the form of
tests, practical, reports, essays and seminars; and an end of semester examination.
Continuous assessment will account for 70% and the end of semester examination 30%.
DWM 101 Bushcraft – Safety and survival techniques will be assessed in the field and a
student will awarded a Pass or Fail depending on performance. No student will graduate
until he/she has passed this course.
DWM 120: Current issues in wildlife resources will be assessed through seminar presentation
and submission of a term paper. The seminar presentation by students will be assessed by at
least three trainers at KCCEM. The following areas will be awarded six percentage points
each: Clarity; interpretation of problem; proper use of visual aids; and general organization
of presentation. The term paper shall be graded on the remaining 70% points.
For DWM 207: Field Attachment, each trainee will maintain a logbook of his/her daily
activities for the period of the attachment. The trainee’s field supervisor will fill a structured
questionnaire form, which serves as a report on the performance of the student. The trainee
9. will be required to compile and submit a written report together with the logbook. Report
submission will be preceded by an oral presentation of the report to the class. At least three
academic staff will assess and award points as follows:
Section Maximum Points
Maintenance of logbook 40
Written report 30
Oral presentation 20
Field supervisor's report 10
Total 100
DWM 208: Special Project will be assessed by oral presentation of field research / library
research findings of a written report ranging between 6,000-9,000 words, excluding
references. The oral presentation will be assessed by at least three academic staff. The
written report will be assessed independently by two trainer’s excluding the student's
supervisor. Marks will be awarded by each assessor as indicated below.
Section Maximum points
Abstract / Summary 05
Introduction/Literature Review 15
Information gathering techniques 20
Results and Discussion 30
Conclusions and Recommendations 05
Literature Cited 05
Oral Presentation 15
Total 100
The final grade will be averaged from the scores of the three assessors when the difference
between the lowest and the highest is not more than 15 points. The average of two
assessors whose marks are closer to each other will be considered for the average if the third
assessor has a deviation of more than 15 marks from other assessors.
4.1 Assessment of students’ academic achievements
The six levels Benjamin’s bloom of cognitive knowledge will be used in the assessment of
students’ academic achievements. Action verbs and examples of questions are outlined in
Table 1. Graded assignments, major tests and final examination will collectively examine the
six levels of cognitive knowledge.
10. 4.2 Withdrawal from course: A trainee must withdraw officially from a course or risks
being awarded a grade F, which becomes a permanent record on his/her transcript.
Withdrawal dates is set to coincide with 20% coverage/progress of the course.
4.3 Attendance policy: a trainee who absents himself or herself from field attachment,
practical and/or classroom lectures in more than 20% of the total course period without
valid reasons will be awarded a Fail in the course.
4.4 Cheating /Plagiarism: A trainee found to be cheating in exam or in his reports will be
penalized based on the centre’s codes of regulations.
Table 1: Blooms cognitive levels of knowledge
Benjamin Bloom’s
Cognitive Level of
knowledge
Action Verbs Example of Question
Knowledge List; Tabulate; Define; Eliminate;
Identify; Name
List five agents of soil
erosion
Comprehension Compare; Contrast; Describe; Explain;
Interpret; Summarise
Describe the process of soil
erosion
Application Calculate; Compute; Predict; Illustrate;
Develop;
Illustrate how soil erosion
increases following
deforestation
Analysis Analyse; Determine; Differentiate;
Identify causes of; Draw conclusion
Identify causes of soil
erosion in your home area.
Synthesis Formulate; develop; Adapt organize;
compose; organize
Develop a plan to be used in
curbing soil erosin in your
home area
Evaluation Criticise; Evaluate; Assess; Appraise;
Justify; Recommend
Assess the soil preventive
measures used in your area.
4.5 Trainee Code of conduct: Each trainee is expected to adhere to the code of conduct as
outlined in the center’s students’ manual on code of conduct. This includes reporting to the
instructor his/her inability to participate in field exercise due to an impairment.
4.6 Examination centre: Each trainee participating in an examination will be required to be
at the centre at least 15 minutes before the examination starts. A trainee who arrives in the
examination 20 minutes after the start of the examination will not be required to sit for the
exam. Any student will not be allowed to leave an examination room 20 minutes before the
end of the exam.
4.7 Credit policy: Each trainee will be required to complete a minimum number of 72
credits before he/she graduates. These credits must have the field attachment components
and all core courses.
4.8 Make – up policy: A trainee who fails to get a pass will be given a supplementary
examination to make up for his/her grade. The minimum score for pass mark will be
awarded for make – up course.
11. 4.9 Course fee: Each course will have a fee attached to it for two years. A review will be
held at the end of every two years. Any changes will be reflected in the curriculum of the
third academic year. A form to be used in changing course fee is attached (Annex 2).
5.0 COURSE OUTLINE
A standard course outline template will be used for all courses taught at KCCEM. Each
trainer will be required to show the following in the course outline: The course
identification code; course description; major concepts; expected content learning
outcomes; and modes of assessment of students’ learning (Annex 1).
YEAR 1 TERM 1
INTRODUCTION TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 100 First aid 20 0 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 101 Bushcraft – Safety and
Survival Techniques
--- 40 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 102 Communication skills 20 0 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 103 Animal Behaviour 40 20 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 104 Natural History 40 40 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 105 Plant Identification and
Vegetation classification
20 20 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 106 Plant communities of East
Africa
20 0 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 107 Wildlife Diseases 20 0 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
Total 180 120 20.0
YEAR 1 TERM 2
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
12. Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 108 Resource mapping 40 20 6.0 2 X 2 hrs
DWM 109 Habitat management 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 110 Herbarium and Museum
Management
40 20 6.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 111 Ecological Monitoring 40 20 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
Total 180 60 18.0
YEAR 1 TERM 3
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 112 Introduction to computers
and applications
40 40 6.0 2 X 2 hrs
DWM 113 Introduction to statistics 60 40 6.0 2 X 2 hrs
Total 100 80 20.0
YEAR 1 TERM 4
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 114 Fundamentals of Wildlife
Management
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 115 Biodiversity Conservation 40 -- 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 116 Protected Area Planning 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 117 International conventions,
laws and obligations
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 118 Professional ethics 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 119 Current issues in Wildlife
Resources
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
Total 140 120 14.0
13. YEAR 2 TERM 1
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 200 Human Dimensions in
Wildlife Management
40 -- 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 201 Awareness 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 202 Community wildlife
outreach training
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 203 Media 20 -- 4.0 1 X 2 hrs
Total 100 120 12.0
YEAR 2 TERM 2
COMMUNITY-BASED SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 204 Wildlife economics and
entrepreneurship
40 0 4.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 205 Participatory Resource
Management & Planning
(PESTLE)
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 206 Community Conservation
and Development
40 40 6.0 1 X 3 hrs
Total 100 120 12.0
YEAR 2 TERM 3
14. Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 207 Field Attachment 160 12.0 ----
DWM 208 Special Project -- 6.0 ----
Total 160 18
YEAR TWO TERM FOUR
Module
Code
Module Title Lectures Practical Credits Exam Cost (U$)
DWM 209 Ecotourism 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 210 Tour guiding &
interpretations
20 20 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 211 Touristic Geography of
Rwanda
20 20 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 212 Touristic History of
Rwanda
20 20 2.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 213 Introduction to Tourism
Management
20 -- 2.0 1 X 3 hrs
DWM 214 Customer care 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 215 Tourism and Recreation
Management
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 216 Public Relations 20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
DWM 217 Tourism Product
Development and
Diversification
20 -- 2.0 1 X 2 hrs
Total 180 60 18.0
6.0 COURSE DESCRIPTION
DWM 100: First Aid
1. Symptoms and signs
2. Treatment of shock, wounds (blisters), sprains, burns, snake bites,
3. Transport of casualties (victims),
DWM 101: Bushcraft – safety and survival
o Map reading
o Group dynamics and leadership skills
o Self defense skills
DWM 102: Communication Skills
DWM 103: Animal Behaviour
15. DWM 104: Natural History
1. Bird Ecology
2. Mammals (case study Primates)
3. Birds
4. Reptiles
5. Amphibians
6. Fishes
7. Invertebrates
DWM 105: Plant identification and Vegetation classification
DWM 106: Plant Communities of East Africa
DWM 107: Wildlife and Diseases
DWM 108: Resource mapping
Remote Sensing and GIS
Surveying and cartography
Photography & photogrammetry (Photo-interpretation)
DWM 109: Dam and pond construction
DWM 110: Habitat Management
1. Fire management and control
2. Resource harvesting
DWM 111: Herbarium & museum management
Animal and plant collection/preservation
DWM 112: Ecological Monitoring
1. Anti Poaching and intelligence gathering
2. Animal movement (migration) and tracking
DWM 113: Introduction to computers and applications
1. Information Management Systems
2. Introduction to Ms DOS/Windows
3. Information Technology: Principles and Applications, Packages
DWM 114: Introduction to statistics
1. Research Process
2. Routine Field Data Collection
3. Animal and plant sampling procedures
4. Data Management and Analysis
DWM 115: Fundamentals of Wildlife Management
DWM 116: Biodiversity Conservation
1. Forest
16. 2. Botanical Gardens
3. Wetlands
4. Rangelands
5. Threatened & Endangered Species
DWM 117: Protected Area Planning (including zoning)
DWM 118: International conventions, laws and obligations
DWM 119: Professional ethics
DWM 120: Current issues in Wildlife Resources
DWM 200: Human Dimensions in Wildlife Management
1. Public Relations
2. Resource use conflict resolution
3. Wildlife Conservation Leadership
4. Local Cultural Wildlife Conservation Practices
5. Foreign Cultural Practices
DWM 201: Wildlife Public awareness
DWM 202: Community wildlife outreach training
DWM 203: Media
DWM 204: Wildlife economics and entrepreneurship
1. Product design and development
2. Cooperative Movements
3. Sales and Marketing
4. Budgeting
5. Bookkeeping
6. Business Planning and Accounting
DWM 205: Participatory Resource Management & Planning (PESTLE)
DWM 206: Community Conservation and Development
1. On-farm biodiversity conservation
2. Fish farming
3. Small animal husbandry
4. Community Forestry
5. Tree Nursery Management
6. Organic farming
7. Bee farming
8. Alternative energy sources
9. Kitchen garden
10. Water Management
11. People to people tourism
12. Medicinal plants
17. DWM 207: Field Attachment
DWM 208: Special project
DWM 209: Tour guiding & interpretations
DWM 210: Tourism and Recreation Management
DWM 211: Ecotourism
DWM 212: Touristic Geography of Rwanda
DWM 213: Travel and Tours
DWM 214: Tourism Product Development and Diversification
1. Cultural Village,
2. Home Stays,
3. Cultural Troops
DWM 215: Public Relations
DWM 216: Tour guiding for Drivers
DWM 217: Touristic History of Rwanda
DWM 218: Introduction to Tourism Management
DWM 219: Customer care
DWM 220: Hospitality and Restaurant Management
DWM 221: Public Relations
7.0 CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEES AND PROCESS
7.1 Curriculum Group
• Dean of the program
• Departmental Chair
• Enrolment services
7.2 Curriculum review team:
18. • Dean of the programme
• Heads of departments
• Students’ counselor
• Enrolment service
• Students’ representative
• Financial and Administrative Manager
• Librarian
• Coordinator of research
7.3 Major and Minor Curriculum Review
Major changes requiring the approval of the Academic Board of Governors will be:-
• Programme modification
• Programme withdrawal
• Course withdrawal
Minor Changes requiring the approval of academic committee will be:
Course title; Course code; Code number; Credit hours; Lecture/lab/Field attachment hours;
effective date; tailor made course; pre-requisites; students’ learning outcomes; admission
requirements.
7.4 Curriculum review schedule and final deadlines
• First Wednesday of September 2009
• First Wednesday of September 2011
• First Wednesday of September 2013
• First Wednesday of September 2015
• First Wednesday of September 2017
7.5 Course Development Material (4-6 Months)
• Discuss revisions at the departmental level
• Work with the Dean of the programme to develop an Intent to Develop a Course or
revise (IDC/R) for discussion
• Submit the approval of IDC/R to Curriculum development group for discussion and
for permission to develop curriculum
• Enter the changes into a correct format and send proposal into the notification and
approval process.
• Consideration by the Departmental Chair
• Consideration and approval by the Dean of the Program
• Consideration and approval by the curriculum development group
• Consideration by the review committee
19. • Consideration and approval by the academic board
• Consideration and approval by the principal
• Send material to the curriculum coordinator
• Final approval by of all the material by the Dean of the program
• Submission of the material to Higher Education Council
• Approval by the Higher Education Council
• Notification to all stakeholders and final dissemination
7.6 Major course revision (Approximate time required 4-6 months
The following are the major course revisions which should be processed through the steps
below: Course Prefix; Course Number; Course Title and Credit hours
• Discuss revisions at the departmental level
• Work with the Dean of the programme to develop an IDC/R
• Submit the approval of IDC/R to Curriculum development group for discussion and
for permission to develop/review curriculum
• Enter the changes into a correct format and send proposal into the notification and
approval process.
• Consideration by the Departmental Chair
• Consideration and approval by the Dean of the Program
• Consideration and approval by the curriculum development group
• Consideration by the review committee
• Consideration and approval by the academic board
• Consideration and approval by the principal
• Consideration and approval by the Board of Governors
• Send material to the curriculum coordinator
• Final approval of all the material by the Dean of the program
• Submission of the material to Higher Education Council
• Approval by the Higher Education Council
• Notification to all stakeholders and final dissemination
7.7 Minor Course Revisions (6-12 weeks)
• Discuss revisions at the departmental level
• Work with the Dean of the programme to develop an IDC/R.
• Submit the approval of IDC/R to Curriculum development group for discussion and
for permission to develop curriculum
• Enter the changes into a correct format and send proposal into the notification and
approval process.
• Consideration by the Departmental Chair
• Consideration and approval by the curriculum development group
• Consideration by the review committee
• Approved materials will be finalized in the office of the Dean of the program
20. • Notification to all stakeholders and final dissemination by the Dean of the program
21. Annex 1: Template of Course Outline and Syllabus
Course Title: ____________________________________________Code: DEM_______
Effective dates_______________________________ Instructor: ____________________
Lecture hours Total contact hours
Lab/Field studies Credits
Field Attachments
Course descriptions
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Key Course concepts
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Assessment modes of student learning
Essays _______% Oral _______%
Objective _____% Research report ______%
Projects _______% Field performance _____%
Group assignments _____% Comprehensive final exam _______%
Required assignments _______%
Trainee’s evaluation and grading ___________________
Topical Outline:
Dates Topics/Assignments/Assessments
22. Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Week 10
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Week 11/12
Exams
Books, supplies and supplementary materials
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23. Annex 2
COURSE FEE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION FORM
Department_____________________ Initiator ____________________ Date ________
Course title: Course Code
New fee Old fee Proposed fee
Proposed effective date _____________________________________________________
Rationale for proposed course fee
Calculations
Signatures:
Initiator ______________________________________Date _____________________
Dean of Programme _____________________________ Date ____________________
Chair Academic board ____________________________ Date ____________________
Principal ______________________________________ Date _____________________