Course Level Patterns Constructed by Integrating the Pedagogical Approach Pattern to the Selected Disciplinary Practice

In designing a course, one needs to make decisions regarding the pedagogical approach that is appropriate for the disciplinary context and the targeted learning outcomes. Course level patterns are valuable when a particular pedagogical approach is popular and/or considered appropriate for specific disciplinary contexts. The course level pattern can demonstrate how the pedagogical approach can be applied to a particular disciplinary educational contexts to construct a sequence of curriculum components to achieve the kind of learning outcomes that are often targeted in that kind of context. Some course level patterns include applying problem-based learning to professional medical education, applying self-directed learning to engineering design in STEM learning in basic education, applying self-directed learning to scientific investigation in STEM learning in basic education, and applying the Mission-Focused Inquiry Learning approach to leadership courses using the construction of a funding/business proposal as the overall mission.