309308 (v.2) Introduction to Curriculum 110

Area:	School of Education
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	General introduction to the curriculum field including key terms, alternative viewpoints and the processes and products of curriculum. Current developments in curriculum planning and implementation locally, nationally and internationally. Planning at different levels (1) macro level: introduction to the Curriculum Framework and supporting documents from the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, Education Department Outcomes and Standards Framework and syllabuses. (2) micro level: planning with objectives and outcomes. Lesson planning and program development, including evaluation of lessons. Selecting content and planning learning experiences. Scope and sequence in planning. Introduction to assessment including key terms, purposes, collecting, recording and reporting evidence for assessment. Evaluation of curriculum
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	070103 Teacher Education: Primary
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal
2009	Armadale Centre	Semester 1
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2009	Esperance Community College	Semester 1
2009	Geraldton University Centre	Semester 1
2009	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1
2009	Midland Campus	Semester 1
2009	Pilbara TAFE Karratha	Semester 1
2009	Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland	Semester 1
2009	UWA Albany Centre	Semester 1

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External