Design an Action Plan to Structure a Competency-Based Curriculum: A Study in Spanish University System

Abstract

With the aim of optimizing and improving the design of curriculum in the field of official postgraduate university education, a modular curriculum protocol was designed and implemented to establish an agile and efficient procedure leading to the resolution of required claims during the processes (verification or modification) generated by the evaluation agencies, to which the different titles must be submitted. For its validation, the expert judgment technique and the implementation of an "ad hoc" rubric were used to verify its design and curriculum utility. Among the most important conclusions is that it is a relevant, agile and effective didactic tool for the different agents of educational action: those responsible for drafting new proposals, the body or internal commission of the university that supervises the process and the members that are part of the external evaluation committee. Lastly, this action protocol guarantees a homogenization of criteria, both with the professionals of education who prepare the proposals of official titles, and the experts who evaluate them. Key-words: Curriculum, Skills, European Higher Education Area, Postgraduate, University Teaching.