Fast facts for curriculum development in nursing : how to develop & evaluate educational programs in a nutshell / Janice L. McCoy, Marion G. Anema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCoy, Janice L.

Contributor:

Anema, Marion G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Study and teaching.

Nursing.

Curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new addition to the Fast Facts series is a pithy guide for novice nurse educators to the development, revision, and evaluation of programs and curricula that meet the standard requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the NLNAC, and CCNE. Applying the concepts and principles of Systems Theory, the guide moves through the development process to include evaluation procedures where decisions are based on data. It addresses the common definitions of curriculum, how to design a curriculum, and how to design courses in accordance with the organizing elements of the progra

Contents:

Considerations when starting or revising nursing programs

Overview of systems thinking

Purposes and development of a mission statement

Purposes and development of a program philosophy

Purposes and selection of an organizing framework

Purposes and examples of educational outcomes

Purposes and examples of level outcomes

Purposes and examples of curricular mapping

Faculty development for program change

Elements of a curriculum

Elements of curriculum design

Elements of course design

Purposes and examples of program outcomes

Purposes and examples of systematic program evaluation

Purposes and examples of systematic data collection

Purposes and examples of curriculum data collection

Using outcome data to support quality nursing education.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-0999-3

OCLC:

796384750