A Possible Approach of Course Design

Quality in education is in general as complex as controversial and it is mainly due to the multitude of factors and variables it implies. One of the essential aspects giving quality to educational services is curriculum. Similarly to any other product or service, curriculum quality begins from the design stage.The present day market is a dynamic one and especially a very competitive one. The education providers – and we refer here particularly to universities – take, as any other enterprise, certain risks when projecting and launching a certain product on the market. The present paper envisions an original approach to quality at course level, as a university product, by promoting a nine- step curriculum design model. For each particular stage, the model proposes, in an inter-disciplinary methodology several techniques, methods and tools meant to offer a reflective, structured approach, meant to contribute to reducing the possible risks with the idea of a pertinent and in real time answer to the expectations and needs of the stakeholders.