{"id":261,"date":"2019-04-04T13:51:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:07:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T11:07:32","slug":"why-undertake-curriculum-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/why-undertake-curriculum-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Undertake Curriculum Review?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-261\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-261-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-261-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-261-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-48beb218c338-261\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/home\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCURRICULUM FRAMEWORK HOME\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-261-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-261-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/engage-in-curriculum-review\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Engage in Curriculum Review<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/why-undertake-curriculum-review\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Why Undertake Curriculum Review?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/who-should-be-involved-in-the-curriculum-review-process\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Who Needs to be Involved?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/?page_id=310&amp;preview=true\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>When to begin Curriculum Review<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/how-to-approach-curriculum-review\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Approach to Curriculum Review<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/further-support-for-curriculum-review\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Further Support for Curriculum Review<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-261-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-48beb218c338-261\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/rl.talis.com\/3\/reading\/lists\/3AD9E482-0D89-D4C2-0D7C-047A4DDF6894.html\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tREADING LIST\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-261-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-261-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div id=\"inside-wrapper\" class=\"inside-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"content-center\">\n<div class=\" c-red \">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Why undertake curriculum review?<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div id=\"inside-wrapper\" class=\"inside-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"content-center\">\n<div class=\"cl-main_2 c-red\">\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>The aim of curriculum review and redevelopment is to enhance student learning, engagement, experience and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The process of curriculum review and enhancement can be a valuable developmental process for both individuals and programme teams. It has the potential, if planned and executed well, to improve communication and collaboration between staff, leading to a stronger programme team ethos and programme identity.<\/p>\n<p>Many Schools and Departments have curriculum review embedded into their culture. As such, the scope of your Curriculum Framework review may be relatively light-touch and focus on more explicit integration of the Curriculum Framework Graduate Attributes through constructive alignment. Other programmes may use the opportunity provided by the Curriculum Framework Review to embark on a more ambitious curriculum change programme. This may be in response to a number of drivers, for example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div id=\"inside-wrapper\" class=\"inside-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"content-center\">\n<div class=\"cl-main_2 c-red\">\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Changing nature of the discipline<\/li>\n<li>To rationalise your offering, for example by avoiding duplicate provision or reducing the assessment burden for staff and students<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities offered by new learning technologies<\/li>\n<li>Increasing cohort size<\/li>\n<li>Shifting student demographics<\/li>\n<li>Trends in student retention, progression and achievement (including attainment gaps between students from different demographic groups)<\/li>\n<li>Trends in student satisfaction surveys (e.g. <abbr title=\"National Student Survey\">NSS<\/abbr>)<\/li>\n<li>Trends in recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Changing expectations of professional statutory and regulatory bodies<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of programme information (e.g. <abbr title=\"Key Information Set\">KIS<\/abbr> data)<\/li>\n<li>Outcomes of cyclical quality assurance processes, such as external examiners' reports<\/li>\n<li>Outcomes of module and programme evaluations<\/li>\n<li>Original aims and outcomes of the programme having been lost through 'module drift' over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-261-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">&#8216;The Curriculum Framework Review in Practice&#8217; Professor Maximilian De Gaynesford (Philosophy)<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-261-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPYI9qSnbjE&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPYI9qSnbjE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DPYI9qSnbjE<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engage in Curriculum Review Why Undertake Curriculum Review? Who Needs to be Involved? When to begin Curriculum Review Approach to Curriculum Review Further Support for Curriculum Review Why undertake curriculum review? &nbsp; The aim of curriculum review and redevelopment is to enhance student learning, engagement, experience and outcomes. 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