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Hong Kong Conventional & Exhibition Centre

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IVETA 2000 Conference Proceedings

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In this paper, Curriculum Quality Indicators (CQIs) are described including what they are, how they are developed, and how they can be used to help create curricula that meet world class employers’ needs. The world class workplace is presented as a frame of reference for curriculum quality. Next, details about how a set of CQIs was developed is described. The application of CQIs to a comprehensive curriculum project at Helsinki Polytechnic in Finland is the detailed. Several implications are offered for CQI use in vocational higher education curriculum development.

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Conference Paper

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Using quality indicators to create world class curricula: from concept to application

Hong Kong Conventional & Exhibition Centre

In this paper, Curriculum Quality Indicators (CQIs) are described including what they are, how they are developed, and how they can be used to help create curricula that meet world class employers’ needs. The world class workplace is presented as a frame of reference for curriculum quality. Next, details about how a set of CQIs was developed is described. The application of CQIs to a comprehensive curriculum project at Helsinki Polytechnic in Finland is the detailed. Several implications are offered for CQI use in vocational higher education curriculum development.