Curriculum

Development and
Implementation
Three Phases
Phase I: Development
Phase II: Implementation
Phase III: Oversight and Evaluation
Phase I:
Development
 Phase I Tips.
Form teams to share the work; inclusion is key
Set ground rules
Provide voice to others
Agree to disagree on matters
Decisions should be made on general agreement

Set realistic target dates

Meet frequently, communicate
Celebrate accomplishments
General Steps in Curriculum
Development
Step 1 Laying the Foundation
Mission Statement
Philosophy
Program Objectives and Outcomes
Approach*
Conceptual?
General Steps..
Step 2 Determining Direction
Identify
Level Objectives and/or
Competencies
Determine Application of Approach*
How will concepts be foundational to the
curriculum
Develop concepts
General Steps
Step 3 Develop Program of Study
Prerequisite
Courses
Nursing Courses
Unique Components for a
Concept-Based Approach
Identify Broad Concept Categories and
Guiding Principles
Identify and Define Concepts
Identify Exemplars
Choose these carefully suggest use
incidence, prevalence, and/or importance
Develop Concepts
Learning Strategies
Example: Concept Categories at
UNM
Health & Illness
Biophysical
Concepts
Psychosocial Concepts
Professional Nursing
Understanding self/others
Nursing Roles/Behaviors
Working within Teams/Organizations
Regulatory Mechanisms
Example: Guiding Principles for
Health & Illness Concepts
Age & Population Continuum
Health Continuum
Acute/Chronic
Environment
Community
Health Care Facilities
Example: Definition and Exemplars
for a Concept
Concept: Intracranial Regulation
Definition
Mechanisms that impact intracranial
processing and function
Exemplars
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke
Seizures
Example: Concept Development
Develop and follow a Template for Concept and
Exemplars
Types of/Categories
Populations Risk/Personal Risk Factors
Assessment Findings
Nursing Management
Primary Prevention
Screening

Collaborative care

Interrelated Concepts
Concept-Based Learning Strategies

Consider developing shared learning

activities for state-wide use.
Case studies
Role Play
Games
Neighborhood/Standardized Patients
Simulation learning
Phase II:
Implementation
Phase II Tips.
Form teams to share the work; inclusion is
key
Agree/commit to following game plan
Meet frequently, communicate
Avoid making significant changes if
something does not immediately work! ! !
Celebrate accomplishments
General Steps for Implementation

Step I Development Implementation Plan

Phasing out old curriculum
Bringing in new curriculum
Form teaching teams
Schedules

Student advising/management
General Steps
Step 2: Faculty Development
Orientationto curriculum
Faculty compendium
Teaching Strategies (didactic and clinical)
Evaluation Strategies (didactic and clinical)
General Steps
Student Orientation
Orientstudents to different ways of learning
Consider mid-point evaluation/focus groups
Phase III Oversight
and Evaluation
 Curriculum Oversight & Evaluation

Team approach
Ongoing need to evaluate and maintain
integrity
Ongoing need to evaluate concepts and
exemplars update as needed
Develop comprehensive evaluation plan
Formative
Summative