Addis Ababa University

Course Development Template

College__________________________________________
Department ______________________________________
Program _________________________________________
Course Title: ______________________________________

No Section Contents Remarks

1 Module to which the course

belongs:

4.1. Module Title

4.2. Type of Module

2 Core competencies What are the core

competencies students
should demonstrate at
the end of the course?

3 Course Type ( Lab, e-

learning, Seminar, Practicum/
Field Attachment, Senior
Essay/Thesis/Dissertation)

4 Course Identifiers

4.1. Course Code

4.2. Credit Hrs/ECTS/

5 Semester and Year

6 Prerequisite Indicate the

prerequisite, if any
course/s and skills for
each course, practicum
or thesis.
7 Instructor

- Name
- Contact information
- Office and Office Hrs
8 Course Description Purpose, subject areas/ main Overall introduction to
contents to be addressed, the course
focus and methods of teaching
and learning

9 Integrity Statement Declaration of academic AAU Legislation

integrity statement that
assignments and projects
students submit to meet
requirements for courses
should be original and one’s
own work, and unethical
behavior of cheating or
claiming others’ works as if
one’s own would result in a
failure grade and other
consequences

10 Students with Disability Statement indicating that all

possible supports are provided
to students with disabilities by
the instructor and designated
offices of the university

11 Learning Outcomes List of statements that What are the main

describe learning outcomes or outcomes students
competencies as the result of should demonstrate in
knowledge, skills, and
completing the requirements
values and
of the course. demonstrate in the
form of capability?
The learning outcomes
should be assessed
during and at the end
of the course. They
should be clear and
specific enough to
guide the selection of
contents, learning
 experiences or
assessment techniques.
Use only one verb for
each learning outcome
and examine whether
the learning outcomes
of the course include
higher level learning
outcomes, knowledge,
skills and character
development.

Ensure also the

learning outcomes
include 21st century
skills such as digital
literacy, critical
thinking, team work,
problem solving,
learning to learn and
others. Think of how
the course will develop
these learning
outcomes.

12 Course Contents Breakdown of the course into The need to integrate

chapters/units, headings and field experiences,
subheadings within, and practical activities,
emerging contemporary issues emerging issues,
in the subject. There needs to projects, and
be learning outcomes for each technology integration.
chapter or unit of the course

13 Teaching and learning Before listing down the Map the interface
techniques teaching and learning between learning
techniques, refer to the outcomes and
learning outcomes and what identified teaching and
kind of activities should be learning techniques.
designed for students to
achieve the learning Examine if the
outcomes. In higher techniques can help
education, students learn in students develop the
diverse ways and different learning outcomes/or
competencies of the
 learning outcomes require course.
different learning
opportunities.

Diverse teaching and learning

techniques such as lectures,
discussion, projects, essays,
reading and reviewing books
or articles, research, field
report, internship/cooperative
training to engage learners
towards mastery learning

14 Assessments As was the case for the Assessment

teaching and learning requirements are
techniques, assessment clearly stated with due
techniques should be based on date. Assignments and
learning outcomes. If there is projects are announced
a learning outcome on on first class with
applying theory or concept to guides and rubrics.
practice, how would that be
assessed? If there is a learning
outcome on developing
critical thinking in
engineering or history, how
would that be assessed?
Hence, it is imperative to
consider learning outcomes in
developing assessment
techniques.

Quizzes, exams, projects, field

work, lab reports,
presentations, group works,
debates and case studies, and
research reports

15 Course Policy Statements making known to

students regarding attendance,
classroom code of conducts,
due dates of submission of
assignments, cellphone use,
 and unacceptable behavior of
plagiarism

16 Learning Resources

16.1.Textbooks

16.2. References

16.3. Lab Materials and

Equipment

16.4. Website, ICT and

Digital Technology

17 Assessment rubrics Rubrics for the assessment of Rubrics need to be

assignments developed for all
assignments/projects
and be part of the
course template and
shared with students
(Appendices to the
syllabus)