Program And Course Development

Task:
Beginning this week and continuing through Wk 6, you will develop a course. You will choose the course subject, identify the course audience (who will be taking the course), the length of the course (the number of times the class meets), whether the course is part of an academic program, one taught at a clinical site, or one taught elsewhere. For this to be manageable and realistic to complete within the next 3 weeks, focus in on 1 or 2 content areas or units within the course. For this week’s assignment, you need to produce 3 course learning objectives (big ideas) from the content area(s) that you select.Identify your course subject matter. What is your course about?Identify the course audience.Research the following:
Subject matter of the courseIndustry standards regarding the subject matterIf it is an academic course:Accreditation requirementsAssociated professional competencies or certificationsConduct a needs assessment and complete the Gap Analysis Tool for the course.Read this week’s assigned University Library Readings, Ch. 1–6 of Understanding by Design. Those readings will prepare you for completing this assignment.Complete the Stage 1 Worksheet. The worksheet will help you determine the big ideas, (the learning objectives for your course), develop essential questions, and identify the knowledge and skills that students are to master.Submit the completed Gap Analysis Tool and Stage 1 Worksheet.Resources:
Center for Writing ExcellenceReference and Citation GeneratorGrammar and Writing GuidesSupplemental resource for understanding backward design for Week 4 assignment.Supplemental resource for writing learning objectives. 



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