Curriculum Development
Initial Considerations
The development and implementation of sound curriculum takes approximately one academic year. The AP&P Committee calculates that the initial development of curriculum proposals, prior to submitting the actually proposal, usually takes between 8-10 weeks, and sometimes even more. Thus, initiators are encouraged to start their work a semester ahead of their proposed time frame for presenting a COMPLETE curriculum proposal to the AP&P Committee.
The quality and integrity of curriculum are first and foremost. New curriculum proposals must:
- be compatible with the philosophy and mission of the college
- respond to or reflect community or student needs
- have available resources
- meet curriculum standards
Curriculum Development Resource Materials
- Effective Practices for Educational Program Development, ASCCC, Spring 2018
- Course Outline of Record: A Curriculum Reference Guide, ASCCC, September 2008
- Chancellor's Office Program and Course Approval Handbook, 8th edition, 2023
- Chancellor's Office Curriculum Submission Technical Manual, 2023
- Implementing Content Review, ASCCC, 2011
- General Education Guiding Principles, 2011
- Repeatability Guidelines, 2013
- Implementing Content Review for Communication and Computation Prerequisites, ASCCC, 2011
Local Curriculum Development Resource Materials
- AP&P Curriculum Development Handbook
- Course Review Resource Guide
- Content Review
- Best Practices for Curriculum Development
- AHC CurriQunet Meta User Guide
CurriQunet Meta
What is CurriQunet Meta? CurriQunet Meta is a Web-based software application that automates the development and review of curriculum through an automatic workflow system. The system creates a searchable database of both current and archived course and program outlines. Effective fall 2014, all curriculum proposals are launched in the college's CurriQunet workflow system for review by the Academic Policy and Planning (AP&P) committee. Click here to access CurriQunet Meta (log-in required).
Technical Review Committee (TRC)
Course and program proposals submitted for review will first be reviewed by the Technical Review Committee. Faculty may also contact a member of the TRC committee for assistance with creating a proposal in CurriQunet.
TRC Committee Chair: Dave DeGroot
| Dave DeGroot | ddegroot@hancockcollege.edu | ext. 3713 |
| Dereck Mitchem | dmitchem@hancockcollege.edu | ext.3563 |
| Brent Darwin | bdarwin@hancockcollege.edu | ext. 3473 |
| Andria Keiser | akeiser@hancockcollege.edu | ext. 3701 |
| Deborah Pirman | deborah.pirman@hancockcollege.edu | ext. 3246 |