Curriculum Design

Build a coherent curriculum with a defensible sequence.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Curriculum as more than a list of content
2. 1.2 The intended, the enacted and the experienced curriculum
3. 1.3 Aims, values, and what a curriculum is for
4. 1.4 Who actually decides what is taught
1. 2.1 Knowledge, skills and disposition
2. 2.2 The debates about what knowledge schools should transmit
3. 2.3 Breadth against depth
4. 2.4 Whose knowledge is represented
1. 3.1 Models of progression
2. 3.2 Prerequisites and dependencies
3. 3.3 Spiral and linear approaches
4. 3.4 Vertical and horizontal coherence
1. 4.1 Working backwards from outcomes
2. 4.2 Constructive alignment
3. 4.3 Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge
4. 4.4 Time, timetable and practical constraint
1. 5.1 Assessment designed in, not bolted on
2. 5.2 Balancing formative and summative
3. 5.3 Assessment burden across a whole programme
4. 5.4 Standards and comparability
1. 6.1 Designing for the range from the start
2. 6.2 Cultural responsiveness
3. 6.3 Language across the curriculum
4. 6.4 Adapting without lowering expectation
1. 7.1 Why curriculum reform usually fails
2. 7.2 Teacher capacity and subject knowledge
3. 7.3 Resources, materials and workload
4. 7.4 Piloting and phasing
1. 8.1 Evaluating a curriculum as it is actually taught
2. 8.2 Evidence of impact
3. 8.3 Review cycles and revision
4. 8.4 Accountability, inspection, and their effect on curriculum

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.