Root Kustritz Margaret V, Molgaard Laura K, Malone Erin
J Vet Med Educ. 2017 Fall;44(3):459-470. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0217-029R.
Curriculum review is an essential part of ongoing curriculum development, and is a mandate of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE), the accrediting body of all North American schools and colleges of veterinary medicine. This article describes the steps in curriculum review undertaken by the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (UMN CVM) in response to this mandate from the COE and to a recommendation from a recent collegiate review that was part of a larger university-level strategic planning effort. The challenges of reviewing and revising the curriculum within a short time frame were met by appointing a dedicated curriculum review board and by engaging students and faculty groups, both as focus groups and as specific faculty work sections within disciplines. Faculty voting on the process was very valuable as it permitted the curriculum review board and faculty groups to move ahead knowing there was a process in place for reassessment if most faculty did not agree with recommendations. Consistent support from the dean of the college and other administrators was vital in helping maintain momentum for curriculum review.
课程审查是持续进行的课程开发的重要组成部分，也是北美所有兽医学院的认证机构——美国兽医医学协会教育委员会（AVMA COE）的一项要求。本文描述了明尼苏达大学兽医学院（UMN CVM）为响应教育委员会的这项要求以及近期作为大学层面更大战略规划努力一部分的学院审查所提出的一项建议而进行的课程审查步骤。通过任命一个专门的课程审查委员会，并让学生和教师团体作为焦点小组以及学科内特定的教师工作小组参与进来，在短时间内完成课程审查和修订的挑战得以应对。教师对该过程进行投票非常有价值，因为这使得课程审查委员会和教师团体能够在知道如果大多数教师不同意建议就有重新评估程序的情况下继续推进。学院院长和其他管理人员的持续支持对于保持课程审查的势头至关重要。
