1. Thursday, May 21, 20151 Supporting Responsive Curricula (SRC) Piloting agile, demand-oriented curriculum design processes that promote flexible delivery & enhance learner employability SRC is funded by the JISC’s 05/08 Curriculum Design Programme.05/08 Curriculum Design Programme Executive Sponsor: Prof Kevin Bonnett, DVC Student Experience Principal Investigator: Prof Mark Stubbs, Head of Learning & Research Tech Project Manager: Peter Bird http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/src

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4. 4 SRC Benchmarking: Curriculum Design & Approval Whether approving new… … or making minor modifications, we found robust but cumbersome paper-intensive processes, oriented towards whole programmes/awards

5. Thursday, May 21, 20155 SRC Benchmarking: Responsiveness listening + acting in time operating in dialogue mode re-balancing ongoing enhancement and up-front approval developing agile, joined-up, single- truth systems assembling credit empowering staff, students & employers working across ownership boundaries building on success: open professional progs, prof body accreditations, employer courses … building on success: open professional progs, prof body accreditations, employer courses …

6. Thursday, May 21, 20156 SRC: Good news! We will…  Embed core and professional skills  Accredit employability skills  Prepare our graduates to manage their own personal development  Develop responsive curricula …