Planning teaching and assessment

A teacher's didactic task begins some time before the semester starts (ideally when the previous semester ends), with teaching preparation. This planning phase -- used to develop a new course or revise an existing one -- is a permanent, continual process of didactic concept development and/or redesign which is important to ensuring pedagogical quality. During teaching preparation, objectives are formulated or revised, and teaching materials and activities are developed. From the didactic perspective it is essential to work from the student's point of view ("What will I be able to do when the course finishes?") and, as in project management, plan backwards from the desired end scenario (Backward Course Design).