Curriculum Guidelines

	Curriculum guideline refers to the research study as being significant or for use as recommended or background readings for more information.

Curriculum materials are resources that enhance a particular program of study within a formal educational setting. Creation of curriculum materials is usually developed using guidelines that are issued by an educational organization or by an organization devoted to a specialized area of medicine or research. Some guidelines for curriculum materials include a listing of core competencies and skills that should be taught as well as essential areas of knowledge required to meet the standards of a particular program of study. Many curriculum guidelines refer to research studies as being significant or for use as recommended or background readings for more information.

An example of a curriculum guideline issued by an organization devoted to a specialized area of medicine or research is the International Council on Ophthalmology (ICO). ICO provides guidelines for curriculum for the education of ophthalmologists, Principles and Guidelines for the Curriculum for Education of the Ophthalmic Specialist.

Principles and Guidelines for the Curriculum for Education of the Ophthalmic Specialist, page 13

The ICO also issued an appendix to Principles and Guidelines for the Curriculum for Education of the Ophthalmic Specialist, Glaucoma: Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). The appendix outlines recommended readings and background readings related to the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study.

Assessment

Location of curriculum guidelines will require a review of the literature including use of search engines. Another option is to check the websites of major organizations devoted to a specialized area of medicine for curriculum guidelines.

	Search using the name of the medical specialty related to the research project and “curriculum guidelines” as a search query.

Some resources that may be helpful in locating curriculum guidelines include the following:

Google

Google allows for searching of curriculum guidelines and retrieves results from a variety of sources.

Yahoo!

Yahoo! allows for searching of curriculum guidelines and retrieves results from a variety of sources.

 

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Last updated: April 27, 2009