Curriculum Development and Evaluation Dublin City University - Engineering & Computer Science Program Spring 2023 Semester - Dublin

To introduce students to curriculum theory and to demonstrate its impact on current educational provision in Ireland To describe and place in the context of current curriculum thought the main issues to be considered in developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of instruction. To explore recent international initiatives in school and subject evaluation from the perspective of evaluation theory To introduce students to the current Irish school evaluation programme paying particular attention to history, structure, policy directions and stakeholder engagement To provide students with an opportunity to explore the potential role to be played by self evaluation in their emerging educational practice To examine the potential role of ICT in the development of a self evaluation approach to professional development