In each section, Miller attempts to interpret learning theory and educational research for the reader in order to sift out it practical aids, techniques, and approaches that have been successfully used by other course designers and teachers. For the reader inexperience in this field, the chapters covering selection of testing methods and course evaluation may prove to be most useful. Those faculty who hold responsibility for some of the more administrative aspects of course design, including curriculum committee members, department heads and deans, will be disappointed with the lack of coverage given to the 'process' used for curriculum Manning. The book provides little guidance on strategies that could be followed by a department or faculty contemplating a major curriculum overhaul and fails to acknowledge the political consultations across similar disciplines necessary when new courses are proposed. Course Design for University Lecturers is a quick read and would be a helpful resource manual to all teaching staff with little formal experience in educational methods.
All readers are likely to find some practical hints on course design or teaching technique.
Frequent references to the primary and secondary literature throughout the book will be of interest to those wanting to review specific topics in more detail. The book succeeds in getting the novice up to speed in the basics of curriculum planning in short order and fostering some enthusiasm in an activity that promises to be tedious even at the best of times. Programs and Services . Resources Teaching and Research Connections .