Courses are planned in an interrelated manner to achieve the objectives of the educational program. A course consists of various interrelated units. When planning a course, its content and level must be appropriate for students and contribute to the overall program objectives. The course content should also be experience-based, sensitive to changing health needs, and promote continuing learning and personal/professional development from a transcultural perspective related to allied fields. An effective course plan outlines the description, objectives, student level, time allotment, field experiences, content organization, teaching methods, learning activities, evaluation, and references.

2.  COURSES ARE PLANNED IN INTERWINED
MANNER IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE
OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
 A COURSE IS A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS
BUT INTERRELATED UNITS.

4.  At the level of course itself
 Planning in relation to total program

5. PRINCIPLES OF COURSE PLANNING

8.  Content should contribute to achievement of
the objectives of particular nursing
educational programme.
 Appropriate to the level of students.
 Have community orientation.
 Sensitive to changing health needs and
aspirations of students.
 It should be experience based.

9.  Transcultural perspective.
 Related to allied disciplines or professions.
 Wide and comprehensive.
 For continuing learning.
 For the personal and professional
development of students.

10. ◦ ELEMENTS OF A COURSE PLAN

11.  Course description
 Behavioural objectives
 Placement of course by specifying the level of
students.
 Time allotted.
 Details of field experiences.
 Organise the content in unit or lesson plan
wise.

12. √ Details of resource materials and teaching
learning methods
√ Details of learning activities.
√ Evaluation measures.
√ References for teachers and students.