EDPROFST 777 : Curriculum: Theory, Issues, Practice
Education and Social Work
2020 Semester Two (1205) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to critically discuss the nature of curriculum (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
- Be able to critically discuss curriculum history (nationally and internationally) with particular reference to the tangata whenua and the place of the Treaty of Waitangi. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Be able to critically discuss the relationship between curriculum and politics. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.3 and 5.2)
- Be able to critically discuss formal and informal curricula (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 2.3)
- Be able to critically discuss curriculum theories. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3 and 5.2)
- Be able to critically discuss curriculum implementation and interpretation. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 4.1)
- Be able to critically discuss curriculum issues (class/SES, culture/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, ability/disability…). (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Annotated Bibliography | 30% | Individual Coursework |
Presentation | 20% | Individual Coursework |
Essay | 50% | Individual Coursework |
3 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Annotated Bibliography | ||||||||||
Presentation | ||||||||||
Essay |
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 30 point course which represents approximately 300 hours of study. During a typical teaching week there will be 3 hours of lectures. For the 10 teaching weeks, this totals to 30 hours. Since the course as a whole respresents approximately 300 hours of study, that leaves a total of 270 hours across the entire semester for independent study, e.g. reading, reflection, preparing for assessments/exams, etc.
Other Information
To pass this course students must submit all assessment and achieve an overall pass in the course of 50%.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.