Module and Curriculum Design: creating effective and constructively aligned modules

Audience: Academic staff, PG research, Research staff, Research supervisors

Date: Friday 7 November 2025

Times: 14.00 to 16.00

Programme: Academic Staff Development Programme

Key details: Microsoft Teams. You will be emailed a calendar invite in advance for you to join on the day.

Target audience

Open to all academic staff and contract research staff.

Course mapped to

Professional Standards Framework: A1 (design and plan learning activities and/or programmes), K2 (approaches to teaching and/or supporting learning, appropriate for subjects and level of study)

Course information

This workshop focuses on providing information on how to deisgn a new module well, according to pedagogical research. There will be an opportunity to work through some interesting module case study exercises, and to field your queries to experienced colleagues.

What participants have said about a previous version of this course:

  • Really enjoyed the course. Will recommend.
  • Very useful to attend if negotiating CAG.

Aims and objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will: 

  • Understand some key considerations while applying these policies and procedures, through a selection of case studies from the Arts and Science Faculties
  • Have had the opportunity to field queries to experienced colleagues

Tutors

Dr Heather McKiggan-Fee

Dr Madhavi Nevader

Course provider

OSDS
Email: osdscourses@st-andrews.ac.uk