As each element of the curriculum development process and the possible variations in approach are discussed, the tendency to present a laundry list or recipe in a cookbook approach is unavoidable. Discussing the elements of a process lends itself to outlining steps, listing procedural details, and identifying influencing factors. To create a framework for this
research study, I began by reviewing the range of possible approache to the process of curriculum development. The process models, overviews of theory, case studies, and reviews of literature subsets were characterized by their various elements and factors, often in point form. Once a range of curriculum development components was identified, elements were evaluated and selected to create the framework used to guide the Faculty’s Program Direction Advisory Committee’s (PDAC) curriculum design project.