Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula reflects the most current knowledge and practice in course and curriculum design and connects this knowledge with the critical task of assessing learning outcomes at both course and curricular levels. This thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of the best-selling book positions course design as a tool for educational change and contains a wealth of new material including new chapters, case examples, and resources.

Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide

Education & Teaching

Diamond, Robert M.

Higher & Continuing Education

Jossey-Bass

A unique book and an excellent book written by an author of unparalleled reputation. Of all the literature on course and curriculum design I have read, none comes close to the level of advice provided in these pages. Highly recommended for faculty at every level. Howard B. Altman, director, linguistics program, University of Louisville Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula reflects the best current knowledge and practice in course and curriculum design and connects this knowledge with the critical task of assessing and learning outcomes at both course and curricular levels. Tested and refined through long-term use and study, the change model presented in this book shows how to move from concept to actualization, from theory to practice.

Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

Great book for research, study, or review!

Instructional Development for Individualized Learning in Higher Education

Holloway, Robert E.

Pascarella, Ernest T.

Eickmann, Paul E

Educational Technology Pubns

Designing and Improving Courses and Curricula in Higher Education provides a practical, step-by-step guide for systematically enhancing college courses and curricula--offering a proven, cost-effective approach for analyzing and improving existing programs as well as developing, implementing, and evaluating new ones.

Designing and Improving Courses and Curricula in Higher Education (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)

Schools & Teaching

It is not an easy time for higher education in the United States. Major reports from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institute of Education, the Association of American Colleges, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have called for greater emphasis on teaching, clearer statements of institutional missions, improved assessment practices, and the development of cohesive and appropriate curricula. Initiatives are under way across the country to rethink the nature of scholarship, to redefine faculty work, and to redesign the reward system used to recognize professional effort and achievement. This volume of New Directions for Higher Education is structured to provide practical assistance to those engaged in the review of faculty reward systems on their campuses and to provide guidelines to academic administrators, deans, and chairs who are leading these efforts. Chapters have been designed to address major issues relating to promotion, tenure, and merit pay. The different ways in which campuses have approached the process of clarifying their missions and modifying their faculty reward structures are illustrated. Reference materials from scholarly associations and accreditation agencies are included to demonstrate disciplinary perspectives. A model for change is presented along with criteria for assessing a promotion and tenure system. A professional portfolio to document the work of faculty is also described. This is the 81st issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for HIgher Education. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

Recognizing Faculty Work: Reward Systems for the Year 2000 (J-B HE Single Issue Higher Education)

Adam, Bronwyn E.

Serving on Promotion and Tenure Committees: A Faculty Guide

Anker Pub Co.

Based on the author's extensive work with academic institutions and organizations, this book provides guidelines for developing a fair and effective faculty rewards system that is consistent with institutional mission. This book will show readers how to create an appropriate and effective faculty rewards system, along with tips for making it an institutional priority. It will outline how to develop an institutional mission statement, institutional guidelines, departmental guidelines, and union contracts, all of which supports a quality faculty rewards system. 
This book includes abundant samples of actual documents in use at a wide range of institutions that have matched their policies with their practices. Consulting this book gives readers both a broad picture of the process and specific examples of the tools needed to undertake the task at their own institutions. Individuals at all levels of the institution who are charged with developing a coordinated faculty rewards system, from trustee, to president, to department chair, to faculty members will find the decision-making tools they need.

Aligning Faculty Rewards with Institutional Mission: Statements, Policies, and Guidelines (JB - Anker)

This is a concise, easy-to-use guide for committee members involved in the review of faculty for tenure, post-tenure, promotion, or contract renewal. While the focus of these committees is somewhat different across institutions, the questions asked, the data collected, and the need for a high-quality, equitable process is consistent. Provosts, deans, department chairs, and other committee members have found this book an essential resource rich in valuable suggestions. 
This second edition expands and updates the discussion of the differences among the disciplines; interdisciplinary and collaborative work; special assignments; documenting scholarly, professional, and creative work; and the professional portfolio. While maintaining its practical, comprehensive approach, it also provides new information on <ul>
<li>Technology and the changing roles of faculty</li> <li>The importance of assessing faculty collegiality</li> <li>Documenting an instructional innovation or use of technology</li> <li>The narrative portions of the teaching portfolio</li> <li>Two new disciplinary statements</li> <li>Documenting effectiveness and impact as a member of a team</li> <li>Characteristic models for describing faculty scholarship</li> </ul>
The book is organized into two parts: Part I consists of some basic principles for committee members; important consideration of such issues as existing policies and statements relating to promotion and tenure and the priorities of the institution and academic unit; and documenting and assessing faculty work. Part II features disciplinary statements on the work of faculty; useful references and resources; and examples of how to document a range of nonresearch-related faculty’s scholarly and professional activities.

Serving on Promotion, Tenure, and Faculty Review Committees: A Faculty Guide

Business & Money

Education & Reference

This guide to helping faculty prepare for professional review, whether an annual event or at a key moment in their career, will help make this often stressful and confusing experience less challenging and provide faculty a sense of mastery over the process. It shows faculty how to plan ahead by learning the rules, getting organized, developing a line of research, collecting baseline data, and fostering interpersonal relationships. It then gives practical advice and examples on documenting one’s work in all areas of teaching and scholarship. 
The second edition of this best-selling book features some new materials designed to help faculty prepare for a major professional review, including post-tenure reviews. New areas covered are how to <ul>
<li>Document teaching with technology,</li> <li>Manage changing guidelines and policies</li> <li>Use annual review materials as the foundation for a professional portfolio</li> </ul>
In addition to updating references and resources, the author has expanded sections on scholarship, teaching and advising, how to best document faculty role and impact as part of a team, and on assessing collegiality. Appropriate for faculty at large universities and small colleges, public or private institutions, and unionized campuses, this book enumerates important questions to be asked and the issues that should be considered as faculty approach the review process. Concrete resources, examples, references, and a faculty checklist make this a practical tool for any instructor facing a professional evaluation.

Preparing for Promotion, Tenure, and Annual Review: A Faculty Guide

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