The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing

Nurs 5327 Nursing Education Curriculum Development

TE!"#TE$ Criti%ue of Course Description and "earning &utcomes$
'tudent$ 'tarr( Eli)a*eth
+nstructions$
1. Download and analyze the assigned nursing course description.
2. Complete this template without changing it except to enter with your conclusions in
practical wording.
3. Use at least ONE NU! "32# course re$erence to support o$ your in$ormation. %his
can &e $rom Dr. 'c(ey)s lecture* or a text +Oremann or others you may ha,e- or
literature you $ind. .araphrase text re$erences directly $rom text chapters* citing chapter
authors* and go &eyond lecture citations.
/. !a,e the entire template with your name in the title and su&mit in the 0ssignment lin1.
+, Nursing course specifications$ -./01 -234 lines total1
NU5' 5327 Nursing Education Curriculum Development
NU5'3 Nursing Department
53 graduate first year
33three credit course
273course identifier
!rere%uisites are clearly identified as 'N core classes or 6ith the consent of an
instructor,
++, Course Description$ -2/01 -234 lines E#C7 area separately1
'y criti2ue on how well the course meets these criteria $or e$$ecti,e nursing program
elements to gi,e reassurance to 1ey sta1eholders that the emphasis is on these
components.
-+8m not sure 6hich of these are for clinical and 6hich are for lecture only( c9ey8s
lecture said there 6as a difference *ut didn8t specify 6hich ones1

., Nursing emphasis +3e,el o$ nursing 4udgment. !tage and acuity o$ care $rom pre,enti,e to
critical. Care settings -5 addresses simulation and the clinical setting . 0lso go,erning &odies o$
nursing education and practice.
2, Target population5 course de,elopment applied to nursing education
3, 7ealth challenges -.hysical* De,elopmental* !ociocultural* !piritual needs-5
Course co,ers di$$erent learning styles
2, "earning experiences$ -3ecture with testing. Other assignments-5
#ssignments range from( group pro:ects to individual assignments( auditory( visual(
online, No testing in the form of tests :ust pro:ect *ased,
e$erence in 0.0 $ormat5
+++, "earning &utcomes$ -3/01 -234 lines each ;area1 'y criti2ue how well the
learning outcomes assure sta1eholders that the emphasis is on these components.
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., Nursing emphasis +3e,el o$ nursing 4udgment. !tage and acuity o$ care $rom pre,enti,e to
critical. Care settings -5
2, Target population +0ge or de,elopmental stage. 8ealth care status.
3, 7ealth challenges -.hysical* De,elopmental* !ociocultural* !piritual needs-5
2, "earning Domains +Cogniti,e* 0$$ecti,e* .sychomotor-5
e$erence in 0.0 $ormat5
+9, Teaching< "earning 'trategies and #ssignments -2/01 -534 lines each area1
Congruency o$ strategies and assignments with course description5
Congruency o$ strategies and assignments with course o&4ecti,es5
e$erence in 0.0 $ormat5
9, =rading !rocedures$ -2/01 -232 lines each area1
Criti%ue of =rading Criteria -'pecificity and appropriateness1
1. !peci$ic grade weights $or assignments listed to total 1669 and assigned grade
categories in decimal terms +ending in zero or " $or easy calculation-5
2. Comparison o$ grade weighting &etween written tests and other graded
assignments5
3. Criti2ue o$ E:U03;%< o$ =rading !cale categories 0 through > +comparison o$
9 points in each $or grades 0* ?* C* and D-5
/. O,erall clarity* e$$ecti,eness* and $airness o$ grading Criteria5
e$erence in 0.0 $ormat5
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