Management of Higher Education Curriculum

Abstract

The curriculum is a system of learning programs directed towards achieving the goals of educational institutions. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to describe the management of higher education curriculum using a qualitative approach to multi-site studies at Suaka Insan Institute of Health Sciences and Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin. The research subjects are the dean of the faculty, chair of the Institute of Health Science, head of the study program, and the lecturers. Data collection methods used include interviews, observation, and documentation study while data validity is conducted through data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed curriculum planning is obtained based on the vision and mission of the institution, input from lecturers, study programs, and stakeholders. The implementation of the curriculum is following the standards of the Curriculum of Higher Education (KPT) and Indonesian National Qualification Framework (KKNI) but, in the learning process, Student-Centered Learning (SCL) method had not been optimally implemented due to the limited ability of lecturers. Curriculum evaluation is not comprehensive because only the lecturer's performance and student learning outcomes are evaluated. The implementation of the Paulinian Ethics institution curriculum and the Islamic values of Al Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan had inconsistencies, like undisciplined