Description DP 4 Qualities necessary in a nominal program

1. Social and academic integration have a stimulating place in the curriculum.
2. There are enough possibilities for personal development for the students.
3. The study choice and the transition from secondary to higher education are well supported before the first year starts and during the first-year courses.
4. The curriculum activities for the teachers and the supporting staff are feasible.
5. The program is also feasible for the students; there should be no unnecessary obstacles. The study time is used for meaningful learning activities only.
6. The program is coherent and well-described. There is constructive alignment between objectives, content, learning methods and tests.
7. The summative tests align with the program’s aims and the applied educational methods.
8. The intern and external quality assurance documents are well-tuned with the official curriculum documents.
   And optional:
9. The curriculum is sustainable: it is expected to remain successful in the near future.

Design principles

• Design Principle 1 Active Learning
• Design principle 2. Issues and problems from the professional field are central
• Design principle 3: Focus explicitly on knowledge
• Design principle 4. Qualities necessary in a nominal program
• Design principle 5 Consider seriously collaborative learning and learning from fellow students
• Design principle 6. Testing and feedback are the motors of students’ learning
• Design principle 7. IT is a must!
• Design principle 8. Possibilities for personal growth

Necessary focus points

It does require pedagogical preparation

• Decide and describe the organisation of the program (42).
• Provide an informative course description with IT (21).

Another step to modernise

• Ensure that your course fits in the learning tracks (20).
• Follow the progress of students with a portfolio (26).
• Develop learning tracks to master competencies (27).
• Achieve unity in organisational matters (28).
• Check courses for different types of students (46).
• Introduce the ideas of competency-based education (52).

Options to evaluate your education

• Evaluate your course with the VLE questionnaire.
• Follow and analyse the students’ study results with the VLE test-results-help-function.
• Use learning analytics.
• Analyse students’ test results.
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