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Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion

Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion

An effective curriculum is a guide for quality education, which is included in the Sustainable Development Goal agenda. This goal ensures that all learners are provided with equitable and inclusive quality education. Additionally, this goal aims at providing all learners with lifelong learning opportunities. Following the significant role of curriculum in promoting quality learning, new courses should be regularly added to the existing curriculum to enhance their capacity to provide all learners with quality education. This paper presents an appropriate course that should be added to the selected curriculum, including a topical outline for the proposed course, faculty member collaboration in considering the proposed course, internal factors, external factors; the impact of the mission, philosophy, and framework; and collaboration between external and internal stakeholders. Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion

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Description of an Appropriate Course to be included in the Selected Curriculum

The selected curriculum is for the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences (UPMC) Schools of Nursing. The curriculum consists of four programs: a 16-month full-time program, a 24-month extended option program, a 32-month part-time evening and weekend program, and the LPN-RN bridge program. These programs offer various courses to the learners. The proposed course to be added to this curriculum is Advanced Level Psychology.

The Rationale for Adding the Proposed Course to the Curriculum

The new course, Advanced Level Psychology, is selected due to its significance to nursing students, clinical settings, and patients. This course equips nursing learners with the knowledge and skills required to interact with different individuals despite the difference in demographic characteristics. Therefore, nursing students will apply the knowledge, skills, and competence acquired in this course to interact with patients and colleagues of different gender, ages, religion, and ethnicity in clinical settings. In their profession as nurses, nursing students will apply skills acquired in this course to relate well and collaborate with other healthcare providers during healthcare delivery. According to Rosen et al. (2018)Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion, collaboration among multidisciplinary team members during care delivery results in quality and safe patient care and positive healthcare outcomes. These results are associated with different skills, knowledge, and competence held by each multidisciplinary member. Thus, by collaborating with other healthcare providers, nurses will offer safe, efficient, and high-quality care to their patients in various clinical settings.

Additionally, studying advanced psychology will enhance nursing students’ understanding of human behavior, factors influencing behavior, and other interrelated factors. Knowledge and skills acquired in this course will help nursing students understand the behaviors of individual patients while providing them healthcare services. Consequently, nurses will provide high-quality, patient-centered, and holistic care to individual patients despite their behavior, meeting all their healthcare needs, resulting in positive health outcomes and promoting long-term benefits.

Topical Outline for the Proposed Course

The proposed course, Advanced Level Psychology, consists of 8 topics. The topic outline for this course is included in the appendices.

Faculty Members’ Collaboration in Considering the New Course

The administrators and faculty in the school of nursing are involved in making significant decisions affecting the faculty. Thus, administrators and faculty members will collaborate in considering the proposed course. The school administrator and faculty members will take the primary role, effectively teaching other stakeholders. Additionally, they will engage in role modeling by applying learner-centered theories, learner and program assessment, and instructional design and strategies to enhance stakeholders’ understanding of the new course and its impact on the quality of education provided to learners in the nursing school. According to Bediako (2019), faculty members use their skills, knowledge, and experience to guide the development and implementation of a new course without interfering with the current curriculum. Collaboration between administrators and faculty in the school of nursing will successfully implement the new course while the current curriculum design remains intact; hence, there is no need for curriculum assessment and revision Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion.

The Impact of Internal Factors on Implementation of the New Course

Successful implementation of the proposed course significantly depends on internal factors. First, the implementation of the proposed course will depend on organizational processes. The course will be embraced and supported if organizational processes focus on improving the quality of education provided to the learners. However, the course will be dismissed if organizational processes do not focus on improving the quality of education provided to the students in the school of nursing. Furthermore, the successful implementation of the proposed course will depend on the curriculum committees’ opinions and its members. The course will be included in the current curriculum design if the curriculum committee supports the introduction of new courses. Additionally, the course will be successfully implemented if teachers are represented in the curriculum committee. According to Voogt et al. (2019), teachers’ thoughts and actions significantly influence educational changes. Voogt et al. (2019) added that active involvement of teachers in curriculum design and development results in the achievement of curriculum intentions. Teachers determine the success of changes proposed in the current curriculum since they are at the frontline in implementing the proposed changes. Lastly, the successful implementation of the proposed course will depend on internal review bodies. The new course will only be approved if it meets the assessment criteria of internal review bodies Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion.

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The Impact of Internal Factors on Implementation of the New Course

Successful implementation of the proposed course will also depend on several external factors. First, the inclusion of the new course in the current curriculum design will depend on the availability of the required funds. Finances will be required to secure learning materials and compensate individuals who will be involved in implementing the new course. Therefore, the course will only be adopted if state and local governments can fund it. Additionally, the implementation of the new course will depend on the opinion of external stakeholders, including government agencies. The course will not be included in the existing curriculum if external stakeholders do not support it. Finally, the implementation of the new course will depend on regulatory and accrediting agencies that significantly impact curriculum design. The course will be successfully implemented in the nursing school if regulatory and accrediting agencies approve it.

The Impact of the Mission, Philosophy, and Framework of the Program and Parent Institution on the Curriculum Design

Various aspects impact the curriculum design. First, curriculum design is influenced by the parent institution’s mission and philosophy. The institution’s mission and philosophy promote the preparation of nursing graduates to practice professional nursing at different levels and in various settings with different patient populations, including individuals, families, and groups. Thus, the institution’s mission and philosophy ensure that the curriculum design focuses on equipping graduates with the skills, knowledge, and competence needed to practice professional nursing at different levels and in various settings with different patient populations, including individuals, families, and groups. Secondly, the curriculum design is influenced by the framework of the program. The design of the current curriculum will be altered if the program framework supports the inclusion of new programs. Finally, the parent institution affects curriculum design. New courses will be included in the current design if the parent institution supports such changes. On the contrary, the current curriculum design cannot be changed if the parent institution does not support such changes Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion.

Collaboration between External and Internal Stakeholders during Curriculum Development Process

Curriculum development is a complicated process that requires collaboration between internal and external stakeholders. Internal stakeholders, including school of nursing administrators and faculty members, meet with level coordinators, regulatory and accrediting bodies, and government agencies to discuss various elements of the new course. During their meeting, the stakeholders discuss course content, study duration, testing, grading policies, clinical supervision policies, and other course-related activities. Upon agreeing on various course-related activities, internal and external stakeholders will support and embrace the proposed course. For instance, regulatory and accrediting bodies will approve the new course if it meets their criteria for providing quality education to nursing students. Additionally, government agencies will provide the funds required to facilitate the implementation of the new course if it meets their assessment criteria. Furthermore, teachers will cover all the course content if they support the new course. Therefore, the collaboration between internal and external stakeholders will contribute to the successful inclusion of the proposed course into the current curriculum design.

Conclusion

Developing the current curriculum design would provide quality education to all the learners in the school of nursing. Curriculum development will include a new course, Advanced Level Psychology, which consists of 8 topics. This course was preferred since it would equip nursing students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand human behavior, enhancing their interactions with their colleagues in their clinical settings. The administrators and faculty in the school of nursing collaborate in considering the new course. Successful implementation of the proposed course significantly depends on internal factors, including the organization’s processes and committee members. Additionally, external factors, including regulatory and accrediting bodies, funding, and stakeholders, influence the successful implementation of the proposed course. Collaboration between internal and external stakeholders will successfully include the proposed course in curriculum design Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion.

Therefore, the proposed course should be included in the current curriculum since it meets various accreditation criteria, including aligning with the standards, comprehensiveness, and meeting the learning objectives.

References

Bediako, S. (2019). Models and concepts of curriculum implementation, some definitions, and influence of implementation. Unpublished Manuscript, University of Cape Coast. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.17850.24009.

Rosen, M. A., DiazGranados, D., Dietz, A. S., Benishek, L. E., Thompson, D., Pronovost, P. J., & Weaver, S. J. (2018). Teamwork in healthcare: Key discoveries enabling safer, high-quality care. American Psychologist, 73(4), 433. Doi: 10.1037/amp0000298

Voogt, J., Pieters, J., & Pareja Roblin, N. (2019). Collaborative curriculum design in teacher teams: Foundations. In Collaborative curriculum design for sustainable innovation and teacher learning (pp. 5-18). Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-20062-6_1.

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Appendices: Topical Outline

  1. The Biological Approach: This topic involves the study of physiology to understanding human behavior and influencing factors.
  2. Behaviorist and Cognitive Approaches: This is the study of observable behavior or the thinking processes, which influence an individual’s behavior.
  3. Person-Centered Approaches: This approach is based on Carl Rogers’ ‘humanistic’ work. It involves the study of science and human.
  4. Cognitive Psychology: This topic involves the study of perception, attention, and remembering or memory.
  5. Social Cognition: This topic focuses on how people think, dream, memories, and other activities that involve using the mind.
  6. Social Influence: This topic focuses on compliance, conformity, and obedience.
  7. Applied Social Psychology: This topic involves the application of psychology in different areas of life, including in healthcare facilities, homes, and learning institutions.
  8. The Psychology of Abnormal Behavior: It involves the study of abnormal behavior, its treatments, and emotional disorders Appropriate Course Course Development And Influence Discussion