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12485 (v.4) Ed 257 - Program and Curriculum Development


 

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

10.0

Individual Study:

1 x 10 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The study of needs assessment, design, development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of programs for training. Coping with curriculum change. Set within the political and administrative constraints of national and international training practice, and the theory and practice of curriculum design and development in post-school environments.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Described the format and features of curriculum documents and discuss the ways they are used in their area of teaching. Analysed the basic concepts and processes of curriculum design and development for higher education and training. Applied the elements of planning and developing curriculum materials to their own area of teaching. Researched and analysed the interaction of planning and implantation. Applied the principles of curriculum design and development to produce units of instruction related to their own teaching. Explained the implications for curriculum development of current state and national training reform agenda in Australia. Described and analysed the processes of curriculum dissemination and implementation for the post compulsory sector of education. Applied these processes to their own curriculum planning and development. Critically analysed the processes of planning and developing curriculum materials in their own teaching area. Applied the principles of curriculum research to training needs analysis in their area. Used training needs analysis data, designed new or revised curriculum products in their own teaching area.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

McBeath, Clare. (1991), Curriculum design making in TAFE (second edition). Perth, Australian Society for Educational Technology.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Course development exercise 30%, Training needs analysis report 50%, Training needs proposal 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 70300 Curriculum and Education Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Fully Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2  Y
2004Esperance Community CollegeSemester 1Y  
2004Esperance Community CollegeSemester 2Y  
2004Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Northam CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Northam CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Geraldton University CentreSemester 1Y  
2004Geraldton University CentreSemester 2Y  
2004Margaret River CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Margaret River CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Pilbara TAFE KarrathaSemester 1Y  
2004Pilbara TAFE KarrathaSemester 2Y  
2004Pilbara TAFE Sth HedlandSemester 1Y  
2004Pilbara TAFE Sth HedlandSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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