Happy Thursday!

I planned for today in a very detailed, let see how it works...

Here is the revised questionnaire based on Elena's comments:

How much do you think the following factors affect the way you shape the curriculum of the program/ degree you are involved?  Please rate from 1 (No Effect) to 4 (Major Effect) according to the following instruction and if you think the factor is not applicable please mark 5 as Not Applicable.

1                    No Effect

2                    Minor Effect

3                    Moderate Effect

4                    Major Effect

5                    Not Applicable

External factors
No.	Factors	1	2	3	4		5
1	Global issues (e.g. growing population)
2	International professional & accreditation bodies (e. g. ACM or ABET)
3	International benchmarking (comparing curriculum with those at the best international universities)
4	National benchmarking (comparing the curriculum with other Australian universities)
5	National needs (e.g. considering skill shortage)
6	Regional needs
7	National professional & accreditation bodies  (e. g. ACS / EA / AQF)
8	Political issues at the national level
9	Industry agendas (e.g. what particular content they want taught)
10	Emerging technology
What other similar factors do you think effect shaping curriculum? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you think the following factors affect the way you shape the curriculum of the program/ degree you are involved?  Please rate from 1 (No Effect) to 4 (Major Effect) according to the following instruction and if you think the factor is not applicable please mark 5 as Not Applicable.

1                    No Effect

2                    Minor Effect

3                    Moderate Effect

4                    Major Effect

5                    Not Applicable

Organisational factors
No.	Factors	1	2	3	4		5
1	Organisational support (e.g. providing resources & facilities)
2	Availability of staff with relevant qualification and experience
3	Organisational structure (e.g. university’s policies and procedures)
4	The influence of industry advisory committee
5	Intrinsic motivation
6	Organisational culture (e.g. whether that culture welcomes change)
7	Curriculum review committee (e.g. Teaching & Learning committee)
8	Influential individuals (e.g. senior staff tuned with organisational policies and politics)
9	The influence of program co-ordinator
10	Pedagogical issues (e.g. innovative teaching techniques)
11	Research & Development Committee at the university
12	Internal benchmarking (e.g. comparing curriculum with other disciplines)
What other similar factors do you think effect shaping curriculum? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you think the following factors affect the way you shape the curriculum of the program/ degree you are involved?  Please rate from 1 (No Effect) to 4 (Major Effect) according to the following instruction and if you think the factor is not applicable please mark 5 as Not Applicable.

1                    No Effect

2                    Minor Effect

3                    Moderate Effect

4                    Major Effect

5                    Not Applicable

Students-related factors
No.	Factors	1	2	3	4		5
1	Students’ communication skills
2	Students’ analytical skills
3	Students’ social skills
4	Students’ mathematical ability
5	Students’ English language competency
6	Students’ critical-thinking skills
7	Students’ attrition/retention
8	Students’ background (e.g. socio-economic, ethnic, etc)
9	Students’ satisfaction (e.g. student subject evaluation)
10	Students’ demands (e.g. students ask a particular software to be taught )
11	Students’ workload
12	Students’ gender
What other similar factors do you think effect shaping curriculum? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you think the following factors affect the way you shape the curriculum of the program/ degree you are involved?  Please rate from 1 (No Effect) to 4 (Major Effect) according to the following instruction and if you think the factor is not applicable please mark 5 as Not Applicable.

1                    No Effect

2                    Minor Effect

3                    Moderate Effect

4                    Major Effect

5                    Not Applicable

Content-related factors
No.	Factors	1	2	3	4		5
1	Flexibility in delivery of subjects
2	Inclusion of practical learning activities
3	Consideration of interdisciplinary content
4	Assessment tasks
5	The inclusion of prerequisite courses
6	The existence of outdated subjects
7	Courses with low-enrolment
What other similar factors do you think effect shaping curriculum? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------