This document outlines factors to consider when designing a course, including the number and characteristics of students, the physical classroom setting, the nature of the course in terms of requirements and curriculum, the timeframe including class meetings and duration, and available teaching resources. Understanding the context guides decisions around content, objectives, and more. The factors provide essential information about the constraints and resources of a particular course design situation.

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3. 1. People
 Student
How many, Age, Gender, Culture, Other,
languages, Purposes, Education, Profession,
experience
 Other stakeholders
School administrators, parents, funders,
community

4. 2.Physical setting
 Location of school : Convenience, setting
 Class room : size, furniture, light,
noise

5. 3. Nature of course and institution
 Type or purpose of course
 Mandatory, open enrolment
 Relation to current / previous courses
 Prescribed curriculum or not
 Required tests or not

6. 4. Time
 How many hours total over what span of time
 How often class meets
 For how long each time
 Day of week , time of day
 Where fits in schedule of students
 Students’ timeliness

7. 5. Teaching Resources
 Materials available
 Required text
 Develop own materials
 Equipment : cassettes, video, photocopying,
clerical support

8.  The ‘‘given’’ of one’s context are the
resources and constrains that guide our
decisions. Knowing how long a course is, its
purpose, who the students are, and how it fits
in with other aspects of the curriculum help
us to make decisions about content,
objectives, and so on.