Date of Defense
4-4-2014
Date of Graduation
4-2014
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Sharie Falan
Second Advisor
Bernard Han
Third Advisor
Juanita Manning-Walsh
Abstract
TIle purpose of this review was to determine the basic principles of curriculum design and to understand how they are used to develop a competent curriculum handbook. The findings were used to develop a handbook for the Health Informatics and Information Management major at Western Michigan University. This literature review focuses on a variety of web pages, articles and books that analyzed the topics of curriculum design and curriculum handbook development. A review of the Bronson School of Nursing Handbook and the Temple University - Health Information Management Department B.S. in Health Information Management (HiM) Student Handbook was also conducted. This secondary review was carried out in order to determine if the basic principles highlighted in these two handbooks were consistent with the key curricular components outlined in the study.
Through this investigation, key components of curricular development were found to be: philosophy, goals and objectives, organization, assessment, evaluation, and integration of these core themes into guidebooks. It was determined that both the Bronson School of Nursing and the Temple University Handbook included all of these components. As a result of this review, an effective handbook draft for the Health Informatics and Information Management major at Western Michigan University was developed.
Recommended Citation
Yon, Nicole, "Core Aspects of Curriculum Development: A Literature Review and Development of Program Handbook for Health Informatics and Information Management" (2014). Honors Theses. 2468.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/2468
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Higher Education Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons