PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

COURSE DESIGN

PROF. TREVOR GIBBS

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

COURSE DESIGN

Ignorance in Medical Education

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

COURSE DESIGN

Defining the terms :

Course - a series of lessons or lectures

Programme - a planned series of events

Syllabus - a statement of topics to be studied in the course.

Curriculum- a statement of intended outcomes, methods & activities

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Defining the terms :

Course - a series of lessons or lectures

Programme - a planned series of events

Syllabus - a statement of topics to be studied in the course.

Curriculum- a statement of intended outcomes, methods & activities

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Defining the terms :

Curriculum on paper - statement of purpose, aims, content, experiences, materials etc

Curriculum in action - the way in which the curriculum on paper is put into practice

Hidden curriculum - the behaviours, knowledge and performances achieved because of above, expected but not always expressed

Planned – Received – Formal - Informal

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Defining the terms :

Aim – a brief statement setting out the general intention

Goal – what you hope to achieve

Objective – a specific statement of intention

Learning outcome – what the student will be able to do and to what level after an educational activity

Learning objectives – specific activity

Competency – the quality of being adequately or well qualified

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

• Learning is changing behaviour ( deep & emotional )• Intrinsic experience activated by the learner (active & unique)• Discovery of personal learning and relevant ideas (individual

meaning)• Consequence of experience ( based on prior knowledge h

owever small & inconsequential )• Non-threatening ( empowering the student )• Ability to assess against each other and progress ( feedback )• New knowledge based upon old, active contribution• Cooperative and collaborative• Reason, contextualised, purpose

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Reduce factual information

Learn through curiosity

Core plus options

Communication skills

Clinical skills

Increase community involvement

Systems based

Assessment for understanding, not recall

Appropriate attitudes

General Medical Council: Tomorrow’s Doctors 1993/2003 / 2009

The New Doctor 1997

Good Medical Practice 2006

The Scottish Doctor 2000/2003/2007

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Forward Planning a Curriculum

“ I want to put on a course about … I think we need a course on…contraception…hypertension..laparoscopy… etc etc .! ”

Teacher –centredTeacher –centred

& left to serendipity& left to serendipity

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

“ If you are not sure where

you are going, you will

either not get there or end

up somewhere else and not

even know it !! ”

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Our aim is to produce a confident, competent doctor for the 21st Century

Our goal is to develop a safe / competent obstetrician neurologist….etc

Backward planning a curriculum

Student-centred & Student-centred & structuredstructured

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Aim: Our aim is to produce a confident, competent doctor for the 21st Century

Objectives: Qualities of a confident & competent doctor

Learning outcomes: What the doctor must be able to do

Manage: “ Must be able to manage an acute abdomen ”

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Domains of Learning & Hierarchy of Learning

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Domains of Learning

Cognitive = knowledge

Psycho-motor = clinical skills

Affective = attitudes, values, beliefs & behaviours

( professionalism)

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Hierarchy of Learning

BLOOM’S TAXONOMIES : - COGNITION: ( recall, understand, apply, analyse,

synthesise, evaluate)

PSYCHOMOTOR: ( imitate, manipulation, develop precision, articulate,

become expert) AFFECTIVE: ( receive, respond, value, organise,

adopt appropriate behaviour)

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

MILLER’S PYRAMIDDOES

KNOWS

KNOWS HOW

SHOWS HOW

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Aim: Our aim is to produce a confident, competent doctor for the 21st Century

Objectives: Qualities of a confident & competent doctor

Learning outcomes: What the doctor must be able to do

Manage: “ Must be able to manage an acute abdomen ”

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Domains of Learning & Hierarchy of Learning

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

WHEN: At what point are students expected to learn : building upon past learning

Spiral Curriculum

METHODS: What methods are used to facilitate learning: appropriate methods

ASSESSMENT: How do you know when students have reached expected level of competency: appropriate methods

PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

CURRICULUM MAP CURRICULUM MAP

CURRICULUM BLUEPRINTCURRICULUM BLUEPRINT

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PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC

CURRICULUM DESIGN

Small Group activity 2:

• Within the group, choose a subject area that suits all or most of the group

• Decide upon a competency within that subject area and the learning outcome

• Define the learning objectives within that competency:

remember Hierarchy and Domains of Learning