- Title
- The integration of graduate attributes into the curriculum at undergraduate level: a case of Central University of Technology, Free State
- Creator
- Sibuqashe, Mziwakhe Ramos
- Subject
- Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- South Africa -- Free State
- Subject
- Education, Higher -- Curricula -- South Africa -- Free State Education, Higher -- South Africa -- Aims and objectives College teaching -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Doctoral
- Type
- DEd
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/43490
- Identifier
- vital:36897
- Description
- Universities across the world have always endeavoured to develop quality graduates who are competitive throughout the world. In attempt to develop these students, universities have introduced generic skills or graduate attributes that should be taught along with disciplinary skills. Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) is one of the universities that has developed the generic skills for their students. This study is aimed at determining the extent to which these graduate attributes are integrated into the undergraduate curriculum. For the higher education system to provide quality graduates, curriculum development teaching and assessment practices should be of high quality as well. Teaching and assessment practices should be such that students are encouraged to produce their own knowledge. This can be achieved if teaching and assessment activities are constructively aligned to each other. By aligning assessment and teaching activities constructively students are encouraged to engage in deep learning and thus the quality of students improves. Qualitative research was conducted using CUT as the case. Interviews were conducted with Heads of Department, lecturers and students across eight departments in four faculties. Previous examination papers, the student assessment manuals and study guides were analysed to determine the extent to which graduate attributes were integrated into curriculum The findings of this study indicated that academics treat graduate attributes as outcomes that are disengaged from the course specific outcomes. It was also discovered that academics perceived the integration of graduate attributes as just another added responsibility on top of their overloaded job. This thesis concludes by making recommendations regarding methods of addressing the concerns of academics and students to enhance seamless integration of graduate attributes into the curriculum.
- Format
- xii, 187 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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