Curriculum and Competences Development

Pre-requisites: There are no particular requirements.

Course objectives: Understanding the theory and models of curriculum development and training for understanding the curriculum directed to competence forming.

Course description: Theoretical course: Theories, models and principles of curriculum development. Curriculum structure and curriculum processes. Origins and approaches to curriculum development. Modularisation and modules in adult education. Outcome-based education. Competence-based education. The nature and the structure of competences. Practical course: Specification of needs for knowledge and skills – social-demographic analysis, Specification of jobs/occupations – functional analysis, DACUM analysis, Work standards. Specification of learning – development of goals and outcomes of learning. Development of descriptors of different levels. Specification of learning conditions – development of learning condition standards. Specification of evaluation – development of evaluation and assessment standards.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of the programme student will: - know the theories, models and principles of curriculum development; - understand the character of learning outcomes and be able to formulate them in different taxonomic levels; - know the procedures and techniques of curriculum development.

Literature/Reading:

• Kulić, R., Despotović, M., (2005) Uvod u andragogiju, Svet knjige, Beograd.
• Engelshofen, P., Despotović, M., Maksimović, I., Pejatović, A., (2005), Metodologija razvoja nastavnog programa u srednjem stručnom obrazovanju i obrazovanju odraslih, Beograd.
• Pastuović, N., (1999) Edukologija, Znamen, Zagreb.
• Bloom, B., (1981) Taksonomija, Knjiga I, Kognitivno špodručje, Beograd.
• Griffin, C., Curriculum Theory in Adult and Lifelong Education, CROOM HELM, London & Sidney.
• Jarvis (ur) (2003) Poučavanje – teorija i praksa, AC, Zagreb.