WNC48000 Curriculum in Higher Education

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program

Lecture Code WNC48000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 大学カリキュラム開発論

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Curriculum in Higher Education

Instructor HUANG FUTAO

Instructor
(Katakana) コウ　フクトウ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues7-8

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

This course is mainly concerend with lecturing and classroom dicussion, as well as oral presentations to be made individual students.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students

Keywords University curriculum and instruction, historical and comparative perspectives

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The goal of this course is to provide  systemtic lectures focusing on university curriculum and instruction, and major ways of designing university curriculum. By learning a briefy history of university curriculum and instruction, major models of university curriculum, reforms on university curriculum and instruction in several countries and regions, students can learn characteristics of main models of university curriculum and changes which have taken place in university curriculum and instruction in the USA, European countries, Japan and China, etc.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation
lesson2 Literature review
lesson3 History of university curriculum and instruction
lesson4 Liberal and general education (1)
lesson5 Liberal and general education (2)
lesson6 Professional education
lesson7 Vocational and technical education
lesson8 Competence-based education
lesson9 Research-based education
lesson10 A comparative study of quality assurance at a undergraduate education
lesson11 Curricular reforms in the USA
lesson12 Curricular reforms in European countries
lesson13 Curricular reforms in Japan
lesson14 Curricular reforms in China
lesson15 Examination and general reports by students

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 1. Susan Toohey (1999). Designing Courses for Higher Education. The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press.
2.  Frederick Rudolph (1977). Curriculum: A History of the American Undergraduate University Course of Study since 1636. Jossey-Bass Publishers/ San Francisco.
3．John I. Goodlad and Associates (1979). Curriculum Inquiry, McGraw-Hill Bok Company.
4．Joan S. Stark and Lisa R. Lattuca. (1997). Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans in Action. The University of Michigan.
5．Michael N. Bastedo (2005) ‘Curriculum in Higher Education: the Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues’, Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, and Patricial J. Gumport (ed.), American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges (Second Edition), The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London,  p.469.
6．Paul L. Dressel (1968). College and University Curriculum. Michigan `Publishing Corporation. pp.57-114.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Computor and projector

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are asked to read materials and prepare for oral presentations.

Requirements

Grading Method Students' participation in this course, their active involvement in discussion and quality of oral presentations will be main indicators to be used to assess their score.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Studies Program
Lecture Code	WNC48000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	大学カリキュラム開発論
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Curriculum in Higher Education
Instructor	HUANG FUTAO
Instructor (Katakana)	コウ　フクトウ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Tues7-8
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
This course is mainly concerend with lecturing and classroom dicussion, as well as oral presentations to be made individual students.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords	University curriculum and instruction, historical and comparative perspectives
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The goal of this course is to provide systemtic lectures focusing on university curriculum and instruction, and major ways of designing university curriculum. By learning a briefy history of university curriculum and instruction, major models of university curriculum, reforms on university curriculum and instruction in several countries and regions, students can learn characteristics of main models of university curriculum and changes which have taken place in university curriculum and instruction in the USA, European countries, Japan and China, etc.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 Literature review lesson3 History of university curriculum and instruction lesson4 Liberal and general education (1) lesson5 Liberal and general education (2) lesson6 Professional education lesson7 Vocational and technical education lesson8 Competence-based education lesson9 Research-based education lesson10 A comparative study of quality assurance at a undergraduate education lesson11 Curricular reforms in the USA lesson12 Curricular reforms in European countries lesson13 Curricular reforms in Japan lesson14 Curricular reforms in China lesson15 Examination and general reports by students
Text/Reference Books,etc.	1. Susan Toohey (1999). Designing Courses for Higher Education. The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. 2. Frederick Rudolph (1977). Curriculum: A History of the American Undergraduate University Course of Study since 1636. Jossey-Bass Publishers/ San Francisco. 3．John I. Goodlad and Associates (1979). Curriculum Inquiry, McGraw-Hill Bok Company. 4．Joan S. Stark and Lisa R. Lattuca. (1997). Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans in Action. The University of Michigan. 5．Michael N. Bastedo (2005) ‘Curriculum in Higher Education: the Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues’, Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, and Patricial J. Gumport (ed.), American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges (Second Edition), The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, p.469. 6．Paul L. Dressel (1968). College and University Curriculum. Michigan `Publishing Corporation. pp.57-114.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Computor and projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are asked to read materials and prepare for oral presentations.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students' participation in this course, their active involvement in discussion and quality of oral presentations will be main indicators to be used to assess their score.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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