Checklist for a Program Description (Barker 2016) |
- A clear statement of general purpose and characteristics
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- Program objectives and alignment to institutional mission
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- Program length, content and level
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- Sponsoring school/college/department
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- Qualification to be awarded with links to NQF
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- Proposed start date and anticipated first cohort graduation
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- Partner institutions and evidence of academic relationships
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- Target students, prerequisites/co-requisites and admissions requirements
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- Anticipated numbers of students and staff
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- Program/content complexity and specialization
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- Alignment to identified needs (institutional goals)
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- Learning focus (distribution of learning from theory to practice)
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- Curriculum source and credibility
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- Assessment methods and marking scheme
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- Assessment balance (from theoretical to applied)
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- Achievement standards and international benchmarks
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- Learning facilities and resources
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- Community / industry linkages and resources
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- Staff types, qualifications and experience
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- Credit allocation of core and elective learning
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- Completion requirements: core courses and number of credits
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- Graduate attributes with assessment strategies
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- Rules of progression (pathways) to other types of qualifications
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- Quality assurance strategies and measures
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- Medium-term and long-term development plans
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- A list of all courses with intended learning outcomes aligned to course objectives.
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