Curriculum Design and Validation Program for Master of Information Technology in Education from a Perspective

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1 PhD in Curriculum Studies, Lecturer in the Department of Educational Sciences, Marivan Branch, Payam Noor University, Marivan, Iran.

2 MA, adult education, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Professor of Curriculum Planning, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to design and validate graduate curriculum of information technology in the education of experts. This qualitative study was conducted using Survey.The statistical population of professors working in universities, Sharif, Kurdistan, Allameh Tabatabai and Tarbiat Modarres that 15 of them were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to confirm the validity of the content of the questions many people were experts in the field. After gathering the required information, the methods were analyzed Categorization.The results showed thatthegoalsof information technology ineducationcurriculumwould focuson the development ofpracticalskillsandentrepreneurial capacity ofstudents.Thecontent, combiningpractical and theoretical coursesandpracticalsuperiorityandinnovationin the contentof theIntragroupwasimportant. Theteaching-learning strategiesandassessmentmethods, Respondents varietyofmethodsandpracticalmethodsand laboratorymethodsintheproposed Project.

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Journal of Academic Management
Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2022
Pages 129-101

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