Education Evaluation Commission - NCAAE

Course Specification

Department:

Course Title:

Course code:

Academic Year:

Course Specification

Institution: / Date of Report:
College/ Department:
  1. Course Identification and General Information

  1. Course title and code:

  1. Credit hours:

  1. Program(s) in which the course is offered:
(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather than list programs)
  1. Name of faculty member responsible for the course:

  1. Level/year at which this course is offered:

  1. Pre-requisitesforthiscourse(ifany):

  1. Co-requisitesforthiscourse(ifany):

  1. Locationifnotonmaincampus:

  1. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)
  1. traditional classroom
/ What percentage?
  1. blended(traditionalandonline)
/ What percentage?
  1. e-learning
/ What percentage?
  1. correspondence
/ What percentage?
  1. other
/ What percentage?
Comments:
  1. Objectives

  1. What is the main purpose for this course?

  1. Brieflydescribeanyplansfordevelopingandimprovingthecoursethatarebeingimplemented.(e.g.increaseduseofIT orwebbasedreferencematerial,changesincontentas a result of new research in the field)

  1. Course Description (Note: General description in the form used in Bulletin or Handbook)

Course Description:
  1. Topics to be covered

List of Topics / No. of weeks / Contact hours
  1. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):

Lecture / Tutorial / Laboratory or Studio / Practical / Other / Total
Contact Hours / Planned
Actual
Credit / Planned
Actual
  1. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.

  1. CourseLearningOutcomesinNQFDomainsofLearningandAlignmentwithAssessmentMethodsandTeachingStrategy

OnthetablebelowarethefiveNQF LearningDomains,numberedintheleftcolumn.
First,insertthesuitableandmeasurablecourselearningoutcomesrequiredintheappropriatelearningdomains(seesuggestions belowthetable).Second,insertsupportingteachingstrategiesthatfitandalignwiththeassessmentmethodsandintendedlearningoutcomes.Third,insertappropriateassessmentmethodsthataccuratelymeasureandevaluatethelearningoutcome.Eachcourselearningoutcomes,assessmentmethod,andteachingstrategyoughttoreasonablyfitandflowtogether asanintegratedlearningand teachingprocess. (Coursesarenot requiredtoincludelearningoutcomesfromeachdomain.)
Code # / NQF Learning Domains and Course learning Outcomes / Course Teaching Strategies / Course Assessment Methods
1.0 / Knowledge
1.1
1.2
2.0 / Cognitive Skills
2.1
2.2
3.0 / Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
3.1
3.2
4.0 / Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1
4.2
5.0 / Psychomotor
5.1
5.2
  1. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Assessment task (i.e.,essay,test,quizzes,groupproject,examination,speech,oralpresentation,etc.) / WeekDue / ProportionofTotalAssessment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
  1. Student Academic Counseling and Support

  1. Arrangementsforavailabilityoffacultyandteachingstaffforindividualstudentconsultationsandacademicadvice.(includeamountoftimeteachingstaffareexpectedtobeavailableeach week)

  1. Learning Resources

  1. List Required Textbooks

  1. ListEssentialReferencesMaterials(Journals,Reports,etc.)

  1. ListElectronicMaterials,WebSites,Facebook,Twitter,etc.

  1. Otherlearningmaterialsuchascomputer-basedprograms/CD,professionalstandardsor regulations and software.

  1. Facilities Required

Indicaterequirementsforthecourseincludingsizeofclassroomsandlaboratories(i.e.numberofseatsinclassroomsandlaboratories,extentofcomputeraccessetc.)
  1. Accommodation(Classrooms,laboratories,demonstrationrooms/labs,etc.)

  1. Technologyresources(AV,datashow,SmartBoard,software,etc.)

  1. Otherresources(specify,e.g.ifspecificlaboratoryequipmentisrequired,listrequirementsorattachlist)

  1. Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes

  1. StrategiesforObtainingStudentFeedbackonEffectivenessofTeaching

  1. OtherStrategiesforEvaluationofTeachingbytheInstructororbytheDepartment

  1. ProcessesforImprovementofTeaching

  1. ProcessesforVerifyingStandardsofStudentAchievement(e.g.checkmarkingbyanindependentmemberteachingstaffofasampleofstudentwork,periodicexchangeandremarkingoftestsorasampleofassignmentswithstaffatanotherinstitution)

  1. Describetheplanningarrangementsforperiodicallyreviewingcourseeffectivenessand planning for improvement.

Name of Instructor:
Signature: / Date Report Completed:
Name of Field Experience Teaching staff:
Program Coordinator:
Signature: / Date Received:

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