Open AccessTowards best practice in course design: A case study of flexibility and collaboration between users and developers in supporting process with technology
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Thomson,
Greg Auhl,
Philip Uys,
Denise Wood,
Dallas Woolley
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of university teaching and learning practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1449-9789
DOI - 10.53761/1.16.1.6
Subject(s) - bespoke , flexibility (engineering) , process (computing) , best practice , computer science , engineering management , process management , higher education , new product development , outcome (game theory) , knowledge management , software development , product (mathematics) , software , software engineering , engineering , business , management , marketing , geometry , mathematics , mathematical economics , advertising , economics , law , political science , programming language , operating system
This paper reports on the development of an evidenced-based method guiding the review, design and development of higher education courses (programs), supported by a bespoke, purpose-specific software platform. It describes the outcome of a five-year process of development for both the method and for the supporting technology, where feedback was obtained from stakeholders across the institution, evaluated and enacted. The paper describes the best practice approaches embedded within the method, as well as the underlying theory bases and the procedures that contributed to the evolution of the current product. The lessons learned by the project team can inform others in similar higher education contexts thereby avoiding the pitfalls described.