ERIC Number: EJ1182682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Curriculum Coherence When Subject-Specific Standards Are Absent: A Case Study Using Coursework-Based Master of Finance Programs at Australian Universities
Imam, Tasadduq
Studies in Higher Education, v43 n7 p1135-1147 2018
The standardisation of a curriculum is a contentious issue, with critics complaining it leads to a loss of control and creativity. What is less clear, however, is how the lack of standardisation impacts a discipline's curriculum. This article, taking the coursework-based Master of Finance programs at Australian universities as the case study, demonstrates that lack of standardisation results in graduates with non-uniform employability, ignorance of essential professional knowledge and the incorporation of non-integrated non-discipline subjects. Further, such lack of standards causes high disparity in the structures of the programs--an issue outlined in this article through a proposed similarity metric. Overall, this article calls for subject-specific standards to overcome these issues.
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Finance Occupations, Foreign Countries, Standards, Curriculum Development, Case Studies, Employment Potential, Business Administration Education, Universities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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