Identify and describe areas for assessment and potential change in the curriculum maintenance and enhancement process.
Explain elements of the management of change, including level of decision making, accreditation standards, environmental changes, and faculty development.
3. "How is the curriculum funded? Have
funding needs changed with addition of
new expectations, additional learners, and
new technologies or methodologies?" (Kern
& Thomas, 2022, p. 200).
5. "Does the curriculum on paper match the
curriculum in reality? If not, is that a
problem? Does one or the other need to be
changed?" (Kern & Thomas, 2022, p. 200).
6. If you're assessing goals and objectives, you might ask
these types of questions.
7. "Are they understood and accepted by all involved in the
curriculum? Are they realistic? Can some be deleted,
should some be altered, or do others need to be added,
based on review of Steps 1 and 2? Do some address new
external requirements/accreditation standards, such as
milestones or entrustable professional activities (EPAs) (see
Chapter 4)? Are the objectives measurable?" (Kern &
Thomas, 2022, p. 200).
8. This element of the management of change has to do with
both identifying the need for change and, "who should
make the changes and at what level they should be
addressed" (Kern & Thomas, 2022, p. 204).
10. This element of the management of change has to do with
the organizations or bodies that serve as "important
drivers of change in health professional curricula" (Kern &
Thomas, 2022, p. 204).
12. The transition at UIndy from Sakai (or ACE) to Brightspace's
D2L learning management system is an example of this
element related to the management of change.
14. This element of the management of change has to do with
ensuring that the key individuals who implement the
curriculum have the appropriate training in concepts
related to "time management, teaching, curriculum
development, management, or research skills" (Kern &
Thomas, 2022, p. 206), as well as educational technology.