The study programme invests in a well-considered, well-aligned mix of online and on-campus education. It uses a variety of (active) teaching methods aligned with the programme-specific learning outcomes and encourages students to take responsibility for their learning process.

What? 

A good curriculum is delivered through a varied set of teaching methods. A well-considered choice of teaching methods enables students to achieve the learning outcomes as efficiently as possible. These methods gradually and logically build up to the highest attainment levels. 

At Ghent University, we use a glossary of teaching and assessment methods to: 

• help lecturers choose the appropriate methods and fill them out in the course sheet;
• inform students about the existing teaching and assessment methods. 

The choice of suitable teaching methods depends on:  

• the content of the course unit
• the lecturer's approach 
• the number of students 

What is the Role of the Programme Committee?   

The Programme Committee monitors and evaluates the combination of teaching methods across the curriculum, their alignment with the curriculum's context and exit level, and the most suitable assessment practice.

A curriculum contains a balanced combination of: 

• teaching methods aimed at knowledge acquisition (e.g., lectures and independent work)  
• teaching methods aimed at skills and attitude acquisition (e.g., excursions and group work).

The Programme Committee achieves this through a combination of online and on-campus teaching activities, aligned with the learning outcomes. It encourages students to actively engage with the learning content. 

Why? 

A curriculum with a varied and well-considered combination of teaching methods is required to enable all students to achieve the learning outcomes. Such a curriculum responds to the diverse learning needs and strategies and benefits students in many ways: 

• they feel more involved, causing their motivation and involvement to increase;  
• they gain an in-depth understanding of the learning content, for example, through application; 
• they gradually learn to take charge of their learning process; 
• their involvement is stimulated, resulting in optimal learning opportunities, competency development and study progress.