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Course Plan
Course Plan
INTRODUCTION :
The key to successful teaching in good planning . It serves as a guideline for the
teacher as well as for the students in creating the conductive atmosphere.
DEFINITION OF COURSE :
Course Planning is done at different levels-the University level, Institutional level and
at Instructional level.
The teacher will plan the course basing it on the broad outlines given by the
University syllabus or I.N.C. syllabus. Each college/institution plans the course curriculum for
implementation at the school level. The teacher who is responsible for teaching a course makes a
detailed plan including objectives, content, teaching methods, resources; A.V. appropriate
methods of evaluation.
PURPOSE:
Teachers plan the units of work and the lesson for each course, linking it to
previous learning of the students as well as related to the needs of students. Without planning
there will be little unity and cohesion in what is being learnt. It could be just a collection of
unrelated facts.
a) Identifying the kinds of elements around which specific leanings are to be organized.
This refers to the area of human experiences – the knowledge, the understanding etc.
b) Selection of specific organizing Centre on which the learners interest and needs are
focused.
1) Objectives
2) Specification for the level of learner
3) Placement in the curriculum
4) Resource material needed for the course
5) Unit plans
6) Evaluation measures
7) Bibliography
Objectives:
These may be general for the entire course. These may the central objectives of all
units in the course which lead to the attainment of general objectives for the course.
Teacher who prepares the course outline will be guided by the content in
selecting resource materials. Books, Journals, A.V. aids which can be used in teaching the course
must be suggested in the resources.
Unit Plans:
The course can be divided into appropriate units, each unit specifies its objectives
and teaching-learning activities.
Evaluation Measures:
Course plan should include the evaluation measures to be used to assess learning
of students and to measure the learning outcomes. More the one type of evaluation methods
should be used such as written tests, practical examination, class examination and quizzes.
Bibliography:
Course plan must provide a list of books for reference by teachers and students.
The students can do some reading on their own from the list of books provided for reference.
1. The staff concerned for teaching the course must discuss and agree on general scheme of
organization of the course for its smooth implementation.
2. Agreement should be made regarding the general principles of organization ( ie)
continuity, sequency, integration.
3. The basic units should be included.
4. Flexible plans should be developed which can be handled by each teacher.
5. The plans should be used for particular activities for a particular course.
Teachers will plan a course individually will vary from institution to institution.
The general objectives, general areas of subject matter evaluation measures for each course
will be determined at the institutions or faculty or instructional level to course continuity and
progress in learning.
The learner/ student is the centre of whole educative process, he is the life of teacher’s
efforts. Students mental activities are the primary causes of learning the teacher is the secondary
course in planning.
The factors which will influence student involvement in planning, executing, evaluating
for learning experience.