Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University

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Invited - Curriculum Development

hidden from all concerned, except as they are experienced bythe students” 8.What is curriculum?Descriptions of the term curriculum abound: a curriculum can be described as ‘a list of subjects’,a ‘set of courses’, the ‘entire course content’, ‘a set of planned learning experiences’, the ‘writtenplan of action’ as opposed to what is actually done in the classroom or even a ‘decision makingprocess’ for determining educational purposes and how they are to be achieved or somecombination of these concepts. The literature also provides a variety of conceptions of curriculumwhich essentially center on deciding what should be included (content or subject matter), what arethe most appropriate processes and conditions for learning (structure/organization

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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Invited - Curriculum Development

Abu Dhabi. With the recent merger of NYU and the PolytechnicUniversity, it is anticipated that engineering programs will eventually be offered atNYU/Abu Dhabi.Abu DhabiThe rulers of Abu Dhabi Emirate, largest of the seven bodies that comprise the UnitedArab Emirates, have established an aggressive plan for diversification of the currentlyheavily oil-based economy. The vision for Abu Dhabi, currently being implemented,included:  Premium education for human capacity building  Research and development, leading to innovation  Commercialization of R&D results  Creation of a sustainable knowledge-based economyElements of implementation of this vision include the creation of new educationalinstitutions