The Change from Syllabus-Focused Curriculum Courses to Object-Focused Curriculum: A Case Study at Alzaytoonah University—Part 1

Abstract

This research sheds the light on the steps and procedures taken by the University of Alzaytoonah, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to convert their course delivery system from a Syllabus focused to object focused course. The research lists the current system, its deficiencies, describes the measurements taken to put the new system in place, faculty training, course objectives writing, as well as syllabus re-writing. The research also explains the benefits the university hopes to gain from making such a change, as well as its effect on both, faculty as well as the student community.

Keywords: Object focused course, syllabus, online learning,