Application-based Effective Curriculum Design and Development for Employability

Year : 2024 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 03 | Page : 11 17
    By

    Niranjan R. Chougala,

  1. Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, RR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Employability is becoming a major objective of education today. Every institution is striving to make their students employable. This paper mainly focuses on the theme of outcome-based education’s “effective curriculum design and development” and its present significance. We propose to have a fine blend of Fundamentals and factors in the curriculum design. Considering these factors of the novel approach, a model employability curriculum has been proposed and compared. A case study on the software testing course has been applied and a new curriculum design presented. The proposed methodology is anticipated to bring major changes in meeting the expectations of professional courses. The proposed work has been carried out by taking a sample syllabus or curriculum copy of a university for a better understanding of the work as well as easy identification of the parameters of the curriculum. There is a very critical aspect of the fact that most graduates coming from colleges and universities are not readily employable. Thus, the employability factor plays a critical role in framing the university syllabus or curriculum. It is an honest effort to bring a new change in the design and development of the curriculum.

Keywords: Employability curriculum, curriculum design and development, software testing, employability factor, fundamental factors

[This article belongs to Journal of Software Engineering Tools & Technology Trends ]

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Niranjan R. Chougala. Application-based Effective Curriculum Design and Development for Employability. Journal of Software Engineering Tools & Technology Trends. 2024; 11(03):11-17.
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Volume 11
Issue 03
Received 19/09/2024
Accepted 25/10/2024
Published 29/10/2024
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