To produce a curriculum which students perceive as having an acceptable workload, while at the same time inspiring them to work hard and long towards high-quality learning outcomes, attention needs to be given to the following aspects:

• a coherent programme of courses or subjects with a transparent relationship between components;
• teaching which concentrates on key concepts and promoting understanding;
• assessment which tests understanding;
• an approach to teaching which requires active engagement of students – projects seem to be particularly effective;
• teachers accepting responsibility for motivating students and stimulating interest;
• promotion of a climate in which student-student relationships and class coherence can develop – particularly through group discussion, assignments and projects;
• developing warm, supportive teacher-student relationships.

From page 181 of Kember, D. (2004). Interpreting student workload and the factors which shape students' perceptions of their workload. Studies in Higher Education, 29(2), 165-184.