Curriculum Development
Guidance for Business School staff re using the University’s Curriculum Management System (CMS), including a link to the Graduate Profiles for all Business School programmes.
Curriculum Management System (CMS) and Online Curriculum Catalogue (OCC)
Annual review of course content in the CMS and OCC for 2025-2026
Please refer to the following downloadable documents:
CMS 2025-2026 Quick Reference Guide for Business School Staff
- Provides a high-level guide for Business School Course Directors and Approvers to updating Course Records and Course Outline Records in the Curriculum Management System.
- Emphasises alignment with the Assessment of Courses Policy.
Incorporates a checklist for Course Directors, Approvers, and Publishers within the system.
CMS 2025-2026 Continuous Improvement FAQs for Business School Course Directors & Approvers
- Emphasises the importance of continuous improvement re the information that is entered into the Curriculum Management System.
- Presents key principles for programmatic assessment design, emphasising alignment with the Graduate Profile and the consideration of staff and student assessment-related workloads.
- Clarifies the distinction between the level of course information for the CMS and Canvas.
- Provides guidance on crafting and presenting Learning Outcomes.
Advice re Group assessment tasks with a weighting higher than 30% of the final grade for a course
- Explains policy and procedural requirements for group assessments that exceed 30% of a course’s final grade, including the need for authentic individual assessment components
- Provides practical guidance and examples on how to present and classify group and individual assessments within the “Assessment Overview” section of a Course Record in the Curriculum Management System (CMS).
Two-Lane Approach to Assessment Quick Guide for Business School Staff
- Introduces the University-endorsed Two-Lane Approach to assessment, which is designed to balance academic integrity with authentic, future-focused learning.
- Clarifies the distinction between Lane 1 (controlled) and Lane 2 (uncontrolled) assessments, outlining their purposes and implications.
- Provides programmatic considerations for implementing the approach across Business School core, anchor and elective courses.
- Summarises some key concerns and questions that were raised about the Two Lane Approach at the October 14th 2025 University-level Teaching and Learning Quality Committee meeting.
Replacing Digital Course Outlines
The Curriculum Management System (CMS) has replaced Digital Course Outlines. Overarching information and guides can be found in the Annual Review of Course Information.