Resumen de Analytical tool for the modelling and simulation of curriculum: towards automated design, assessment, and improvement
Continuous quality improvement cycle is essential in educational systems allowing institutions to meet the evolving needsof the market. As such, it is required by all accreditation agencies. Curriculum revision is a critical step of this cycle. Thisstudy proposes a modelling paradigm to automate the design, analysis and improvement of curriculum. Based on proventheoretical principles, this novel graph-based approach captures both pre-requisite and cognitive dependencies amongcourses, enabling an optimal learning environment for students. The presented tool allows an easy and fast analysis of theimpact of potential course revisions on all other courses, hence enabling a better continuous quality improvement process,thus providing benefits to many stakeholders in the education system, namely managers, instructors, students andemployers. The proposed modelling paradigm is explained and illustrated on a capstone project course offered in theCollege of Computer Science and IT.
