EDUC6205
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
The course will provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to design and implement curriculum practices at an intermediate level (that of a practicing educator).
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 2 - 2023.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Articulate an understanding of current knowledge about the different curriculum theories and their design models;
2. Articulate an understanding of current knowledge about different curriculum design principles;
3. Demonstrate the capacity to design curriculum units of differing models;
4. Analyse and critique the links between assessment, curriculum and pedagogy;
5. Design a curriculum unit for use in a real institutional curricular context.
Content
This course introduces students to:
- Current state of the field knowledge about curriculum theories and models for curricular design;
- Current state of the field knowledge about design principles;
- Design implications of different models of curriculum;
- An understanding of curriculum as one of the message systems of learning, in relation to assessment and pedagogy;
- Design considerations of curriculum within a larger institutional context.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assignment 1
Proposal / Plan: Unit Plan
Written Assignment: Assignment 2
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.