Review the Week Eight Individual assignment. Identify the type of organization, such as a K-12 school district, institution of higher education, or a corporation, which will be used in the Week Eight curriculum development assignment. The organization must have more than one curricular program. All K-12 districts and institutions of higher education would have more than one curriculum program. Corporations might have only one curricular program, such as training in safety strategies. If the organization does not have more than one curricular program, you may add a hypotheticalprogram.

1. CUR 721 Week 3 Individual Assignment
Organization Selection – Vision and Mission
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Review the Week Eight Individual assignment.
Identify the type of organization, such as a K-12 school district,
institution of higher education, or a corporation, which will be used in
the Week Eight curriculum development assignment. The organization
must have more than one curricular program. All K-12 districts and
institutions of higher education would have more than one curriculum
program. Corporations might have only one curricular program, such as
training in safety strategies. If the organization does not have more than
one curricular program, you may add a hypotheticalprogram.
State the type of institution and its approximate size; assign it a
pseudonym.
List the curriculum programs it encompasses.
Research vision and mission statements to gain an understanding of their
purpose.
Consider yourself the leader of the curriculum department of the
organization and address the following:

2. Create a 1-sentence vision statement for the department. A vision
statement describes the desired state of the unit.
Create a 1-sentence mission statement for the department. A mission
statement describes the reason for the existence of the unit, its purpose.
Write a 1-page rationale for the vision and mission statement.
Provide at least two references outside of class readings for your
rationale.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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CUR 721 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Curriculum Development Cycle
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Review the Week Eight Individual assignment.
Construct a graphic representation of a curriculum development cycle
for your identified institution.

3. Present the phases of the curriculum cycle, including:
Phase name
Phase purpose
Phase activities
Phase products
Phase participants, committees, or teams
Construct a graphic representation of stakeholder involvement and
interaction in curriculum development.
Present a charge statement for each committee, team, or unit on the
graphic representation of stakeholder involvement in curriculum
development. Include (at a minimum):
Purpose of the committee
Membership
Who
How elected or appointed
Term of office
Products or results desired
Level of authority (such as, complete decision, decision with
information to other(s), recommendation requiring approval, and so
forth)
Communication linkages
Resources needed

4. Integrate graphics into text documents; do not present separately.
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CUR 721 Week 6 Individual Assignment
Stakeholders and Responsibilities
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Present a curriculum development schedule in a table, based on your
curriculum cycle and phases. List review phases in a left-hand column,
the years across the top, and the programs for review inserted in the
rows. (See example in Glatthorn et al., 2009, p. 149). Your calendar
must span a minimum of 7 years, though the cycle may range from 5 – 7
years.
Distribute the curricular programs in the schedule according to resource
considerations. Consider the following:
Which programs are more expensive than others to implement in terms
of materials and equipment purchases?
Which programs might benefit from going through the cycle together to
enhance horizontal articulation?

5. What time is available for professional development needed to
implement programs?
Should K-12 programs go through the cycle as a unit to promote vertical
articulation or should they be separated into elementary and secondary
programs?
Present no more than a 1-page rationale explaining the placement
decision made based on the resource issues identified. This rationale
must be written so that users of the curriculum development system
understand the resource-related reasons for the placements.
Submit the completed schedule and rationale according to the
facilitator’s instructions.
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CUR 721 Week 7 Individual Assignment
Curriculum Development Schedule
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Present a curriculum development schedule in a table, based on your
curriculum cycle and phases. List review phases in a left-hand column,

6. the years across the top, and the programs for review inserted in the
rows. (See example in Glatthorn et al., 2009, p. 149). Your calendar
must span a minimum of 7 years, though the cycle may range from 5 – 7
years.
Distribute the curricular programs in the schedule according to resource
considerations. Consider the following:
Which programs are more expensive than others to implement in terms
of materials and equipment purchases?
Which programs might benefit from going through the cycle together to
enhance horizontal articulation?
What time is available for professional development needed to
implement programs?
Should K-12 programs go through the cycle as a unit to promote vertical
articulation or should they be separated into elementary and secondary
programs?
Present no more than a 1-page rationale explaining the placement
decision made based on the resource issues identified. This rationale
must be written so that users of the curriculum development system
understand the resource-related reasons for the placements.
Submit the completed schedule and rationale according to the
facilitator’s instructions.
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7. CUR 721 Week 8 Individual Assignment
Comprehensive Curriculum Development System
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Create a comprehensive curriculum development system for an
identified organization, such as a school district, higher education
institution, or other institution with an educational division, such as a
corporation, that has more than one curricular program.
Include the following:
• Title page
• A vision statement
• A mission statement
• Graphic of curriculum cycle
Cycle phases with specification of:
o Phase name
o Phase purpose
o Phase products
o Phase participants, committees, or teams

8. • Graphic of stakeholder involvement and interaction
• For each committee, team, or unit on the graphic representation of
stakeholders, a charge statement, including at a minimum:
o Purpose of the committee
o Membership
• Who
• How elected or appointed
• Term of office
o Products or results desired
o Level of authority
o Communication linkages
o Resources needed
• Curriculum development schedule
• Rationale for curriculum development schedule
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