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      Adding a course to the curriculum? dilemmas and problems

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      Author(s)
      Collins, A. B.
      Date
      2006
      Source Title
      Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism
      Print ISSN
      1531-3220
      Electronic ISSN
      1531-3239
      Publisher
      Routledge
      Volume
      6
      Issue
      4
      Pages
      51 - 71
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      The "knee-jerk" implementation of curriculum without study, understanding, proper implementation, and follow-up monitor cannot assure a purposeful addition to educational programs. This research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a new course (Co-Op Management Applications, or CMA) added to the curriculum at a higher-education level. Course effectiveness was assessed from all stakeholders' perspectives; students, sector representatives, school administration, and instructors. Data were collected through questionnaires and interview schedules and subjected to quantitative (descriptive) and qualitative (content) analysis. The findings show that a representative "needs assessment, facility analysis, and force field analysis" was not conducted during the course development and implementation. Further, the proper monitor of student assessment was not being conducted. It is apparent that a meaningful work experience was being imparted to the students. Early monitor and evaluation could have potentially assured that the students benefited and achieved the course intentions before going forward.
      Keywords
      Curriculum development
      Curriculum evaluation
      Higher education
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/23613
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      http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J172v06n04_04
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