Curriculum Development and Design: Elements, Influencing Factors, Approaches and the Steps of Curriculum Change

A nursing education presentation that defines curriculum and separates it from a syllabus, then lists its elements: the statement of rationale, objectives, content, entry requirements and selection method, teaching and learning strategies, the programme sequence and the duration. The factors that influence curriculum development run from academic, social, economic and political ones to information and communication technology and the stakeholders. The teacher-centred, learner-centred and competence-based approaches are compared with their prerequisites and weaknesses, and the deck closes with the steps of curriculum development, the reasons for curriculum change and how to bring one about.