edu4cdd curriculum development and design
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
EDU4CDD
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject will require class members to collate and analyse a folio of curriculum issues drawn from current affairs. Some contexts and issues discussed include: what knowledge is most worthwhile in the modern world and how it can be encapsulated in curricula; global, national and local demands on the knowledge, skills, values and beliefs in curricula in different types of educational contexts; Topics include: contextual influences: conflicting pressures of societal, organisational and individual needs on curricula; models, theories, plans and resource frameworks used by curriculum planners; Overview of the VELS, VCE and VCAL curriculum frameworks; an introduction to everyday practices for planning, implementing, assessing and revising curricula.
SchoolEducation (Pre 2022)
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorShem Macdonald
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesWorkshop sessions on: defining curriculum, curriculum models and conceptions, roles and responsibilities, student centred learning, problem based approaches.
Capstone subjectNo
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
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Learning resources
Training in Australia
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorTovey, M. and Lawlor, D.
Year2008
Edition/Volume3RD EDN
PublisherPEARSON EDUCATION
ISBNN/A
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Australia's curriculum dilemmas: state cultures and the big issues
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorYates, L., Collins, C. and O'Connor, K.
Year2011
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherMELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN9780522857726
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Key concepts for understanding curriculum
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorMarsh, C.
Year2010
Edition/Volume4TH EDN
PublisherROUTLEDGE
ISBN9780415465779
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Curriculum construction
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorBrady, L. and Kennedy, K.
Year2010
Edition/Volume6TH
PublisherPEARSON
ISBN9781488620249
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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