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6.3.1 Creating Curriculum Components (CCs) Part 1

By using the course-level pattern, you can automatically make significant progress in completing your course-level design. This approach helps you efficiently establish the three core elements of the Learning Design Triangle (LDT): the intended learning outcomes, disciplinary practices, and pedagogical approach. With these elements defined, we can now explore how the course-level pattern supports you in developing Curriculum Components (CCs) and learning tasks that align with them, ensuring a cohesive and well-structured learning design. For more on how a CC relates to the LDT, see seeĀ Chapter 2.5 - Curriculum Component (CC).

In addition, when you use the course-level pattern, the Learning Design Studio (LDS) will recommend and assign relevant CCs for you from the CC-level patterns. The CC-level pattern also provides task patterns that are organized in a logical sequence, helping you structure learning activities effectively. Next, weā€™ll take a closer look at the specific features and resources offered by the course-level pattern, using usingĀ "Engineering Design" as an example.


Reviewing and Revising the Existing CCs


1. How to Name a CC?

šŸ’”Formula of naming a CC

Through the theĀ 1) Ā  focal activity(ies) Ā to toĀ 2) achieve the intended learning outcome(s) to Ā toĀ 3) implement the workflow step(s) of a disciplinary practice for Ā forĀ 4) applying the focus or foci of the pedagogical approach.

  • By recapping the formula, we can now review the 6 CCs that are provided by the "Engineering Design" pattern, shown as below.
    • Through 1) brainstorming brainstormingĀ to 3) identify problem for 4) goal-setting
    • Through 1) discussing essential design elements to 3) ideate solution for 4) self-planning
    • Through 1) collecting feedback to 3) design solution for 4) self-planning
    • Through 1) creating criteria and material lists to 3) construct prototype for 4) self-monitoring
    • Through 1) competition based on the rubrics to 3) test performance of the product for 4) self-evaluation
    • Through 1) analyzing feedback to 3) optimize the product for 4) revision

  • We recommend adding explicit intended learning outcomes to the title of the CC to specify what you aim to achieve in that particular unit.
  • For example,
    • Through 1) brainstorming to 2) identify the unique needs and challenges of the elderly Ā to 3) identify problem for 4) goal-setting

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