Organisational Structure and Curriculum Management

Key to any curriculum development strategy is having the right organisational management structure. Centralised management and committed leadership are both essential for effective change. Decision making must be clear and effective, while allowing for, and encouraging, the involvement of enthusiastic faculty at all levels. All stakeholders, both internal and external, should have some role in curriculum change.

Please tell us how the curriculum, and more specifically curriculum change, is managed in your institution, including the involvement of key stakeholders.

Examples of Evidence

• Provide an annotated diagram showing how the curriculum is managed, clearly listing the curriculum committees involved. 
• Outline the major responsibilities of each committee, explain how they interact and state to whom they are accountable
• Describe the extent of any recent curriculum change e.g. piecemeal, partial, radical.
• Explain what triggered the change and describe how it was developed and implemented.
• List all stakeholders (by classification), both internal and external, who are involved in any way in curriculum development, curriculum management or curriculum evaluation, and briefly describe their involvement and their value to the change process.
• Outline how your institution provides resources for curriculum development, in terms of development costs, staffing, consultancy costs, equipment and facilities costs. (Note: actual costs are not required).