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What is Curriculum?

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The word curriculum has been derived from the Latin verb `currere' meaning `to run'. From this follows an extension of the meaning to a course to be run and as a metaphor “an educational course to be taught/learned”. In this sense, it is virtually synonymous with the term syllabus as is developed by expert committees or boards of studies of a university. In its broader sense the word `curriculum' includes teaching strategies, learning activities and evaluate devices in relation to a particular syllabus. In the context of distance education, curriculum implies syllabi, multimedia course packages, self learning processes of the student, and student support services.

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