Curriculum Development in Higher Education
Introduction. As outlined in the research question, the purpose of this research study
is to provide a critical discussion of a curriculum design project that took place in a faculty of information studies: the process model that emerged, the influencing factors that affected the process, and the challenges that were identified. Critics might suggest that curriculum development in higher education is virtually nonexistent, that a discussion of curriculum development will make an academic turn and run. However, my experience working with the PDAC members has shown that, while an academic’s area o f expertise is not the theory and practice o f curriculum development, there is a strong commitment to planning and implementing quality curricula for the students.