kursplanens

Kursplanen is the formal document that defines what a course covers, its aims, content, and assessment in Swedish education. The possessive form kursplanens is used to refer to things belonging to the course plan, for example kursplanens mål (the aims of the course plan) or kursplanens innehåll (the course plan's content).

In Sweden, kursplanen is part of the national curriculum framework published by Skolverket. Each subject has a kursplan that sets learning outcomes and core content. Schools use the kursplan to plan teaching, while teachers adapt it to local contexts. The kursplan, together with the local school plans, guides instruction, assessment, and progression.

Typical elements include aims and learning outcomes, content areas or knowledge descriptions, required knowledge and skills, recommended methods and learning activities, assessment tasks and grading criteria, recommended literature, and the time allocated (course hours).

Beyond compulsory school, the term is also used in higher education where a kursplan, or course syllabus, describes course aims, content, assessment, and prerequisites. The two uses share structure but differ in level of detail and formal requirements. Kursplanen are regularly updated to reflect reforms in the curriculum, and are publicly accessible.