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Curriculum Design: Backward Course Design

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Class A Credits: 0.5

Format: Video

Course Launch Date: 5/10/22

Course Expires: 4/22/25

The course discusses the elements of backward course desgin and how to apply it to current curriculum. 

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.


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A minimum passing score of 80% is required to pass this course. You have TWO opportunities to achieve a passing score. If you fail to achieve a passing score of 80%, you will not receive CE credit for this course.

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All presenters and planners of this CNE activity are required to disclose to the audience any significant financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods, or services related to patient care. If any conflict has been disclosed, the planners of this program assure that the content is unbiased and free of any conflicts of interest. All planners, authors, and content reviewers disclosed there were no commercial interest relationships to declare.

  • Describe the process for backward course design.
  • Apply the backward course design process to current curriculum.
  • Identify strategies for evaluation and process improvement through backwards course design.

Daniel Crawford, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE


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