Abstract
 GIScience Program Improvement through Innovative Curriculum Implementation Tools Track: Education Author(s): Marco Painho, Paula Curvelo, Miguel Peixoto Since 2001, the Institute for Statistics and Information Management of Lisbon offers an e-learning master program in Geographic Information Systems and Science. After its 5th edition a curricular renewal and revision process was started in order to: (i) adapt the curriculum structure and the study program to the Bologna process requirements; (ii) explore alternative curriculum paths; (iii) integrate efficient methods for curriculum evaluation and assessment; (iv) update curriculum contents, and, (v) develop new instructional materials and innovative ways to share and disseminate them. The outcomes of those processes are now being applied on the 6th edition of the course. Early feedbacks from student and teaching staff show promising results, and highlight the adequacy of the curriculum improvement approach applied to this project and the necessity to extend it to include control methods for conduct evaluation that systematically assess and allow the improvement, design, implementation and effectiveness of GIScience study programs. Marco Painho New University of Lisbon Institute for Statistics and Information Management Campus de Campolide Lisboa , Lisboa 1070-312 PT Phone: +351213870413 Fax: +351213872140 E-mail: painho@isegi.unl.pt Paula Curvelo New University of Lisbon Institute for Statistics and Information Management Campus de Campolide Lisboa , Lisboa 1070-312 PT Phone: +351213870413 E-mail: pcurvelo@isegi.unl.pt Miguel Peixoto ISEGI-UNL Campus de Campolide Lisboa 1070-312 PT Phone: +351213870413 Fax: +351213872140 E-mail: mpeixoto@isegi.unl.pt |
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