The European Credit Transfer System and curriculum design: product before process?

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Gleeson, Jim. (2013). The European Credit Transfer System and curriculum design: product before process? Studies in Higher Education. 38(6), pp. 921 - 938. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.610101

Authors	Gleeson, Jim
Abstract	This article critically considers the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) from the perspectives of outcomes-based education and the alternative process model of curriculum design. The uses of ECTS to ensure quality control and accountability and promote international student mobility are discussed. The article concludes with a discussion of the purposes of a university education, and calls for evidence-informed debate in relation to models of curriculum design for higher education.
Keywords	outcomes-based learning; Bologna process; curriculum design; accountability; quality assurance
Year	2013
Journal	Studies in Higher Education
Journal citation	38 (6), pp. 921 - 938
Publisher	Routledge
ISSN	0307-5079
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.610101
Scopus EID	2-s2.0-84880409764
Page range	921 - 938
Publisher's version	File Access Level Controlled
Place of publication	United Kingdom

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