Overview

The project has been sponsored by JISC and will enable Staffordshire University to join together its various change initiatives around curriculum development into a coherent and radical overall change process, which will ensure all stakeholder needs are understood, and identify overlooked issues, bringing them into the consciousness of the senior management team.

Aims and Objectives

The project aims to embed coordination between projects within the University, to enable the development of new processes that will allow curriculum development to become more flexible and responsive. At the end of the project it is envisioned that the university will have a small portfolio of product available to learners that can be customised by need. The project will identify issues blocking this aim and strives to enable the university to put strategies in place that will enable the university to move forward.

Initiatives around Curriculum Design and Development

1. Academic Planning 2009/10: Reviewing forms used for curriculum design and development, and the different validation processes in the university
2. APEL 2010: developing a system to score an individual’s skills, abilities and competencies against a framework of academic learning outcomes
3. Business Evolution 2008/12: Engaging with employers and creating awards
4. CRM 2009/ongoing: Identifying the processes and needs of the University in regards to supporting its customer relationships
5. Distance Learning 2008/09: Reviewing Distance Learning in the University
6. DIVAS 2008/09: Supporting the validation process for all stakeholders
7. Document Management 2010/Ongoing: Identifying requirements for Document Managment and developing a solution
8. Intranet 2009/ongoing: How the university views online information including course information.
9. LARGE 2008/ongoing: Developing the university repository
10. Transforming Curriculum Design 2008/ongoing : Encouraging faculties to engage with Technology Supported Learning using models
11. OER 2009/10: Developing and sharing open educational content via a national and institutional repository
12. Quality Review Process 2009/ongoing: Extension of the Academic Planning work, reviewing the planning process and forms involved.
13. Snapshot 2007/10: Blackboard integration
14. Student Experience 2009/10: Reviewing and identifying improvements to the student experience
15. Study Skills 2009: To develop a centre of excellence for both learners and academic staff
16. WBL-Way 2007/08: Supporting WBL Stakeholders through the development of a Personalised Portal
17. UK Partnerships 2009 : Reviewing partnerships, understanding their needs and the impact of internal processes etc on them
18. SURF Portfolio Review 2010: reviewing courses etc within SURF and how they integrate with those in the university