4301 (v.4) Ed 471 - Curriculum and Instruction S1 - Business Studies

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

1.5

Practical:

1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The subject area - basic principles, concepts and procedures used in curriculum materials currently available. Aims and objectives - practice in the selection and writing of objectives appropriate to different groups of students. Structure and organisation - practice in developing learning sequences in the subject area. Materials and media - principles for selecting materials and media. Evaluation - difference between evaluation of student progress and of the course. Techniques for evaluation.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have- Become familiar with the content of the lower school Business Education and Computing curriculum in a time of transition from unit curriculum to implementation of the Curriculum Framework and Student Outcome Statements. Become familiar with assessment, grading, moderation, levelling and reporting procedures in the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area, with a focus on Business Education and Computing. Become familiar with different types of educational planning, including time planning, programming, lesson plans and the development of appropriate teaching resources. Developed a unit of work: course outcomes, time plan, assessment structure, teaching program, lesson plans, teaching resources and assessment items. Developed an understanding of a variety of appropriate teaching and learning strategies for Business Education and Computing courses. Demonstrated an understanding of a variety of assessment techniques and instruments and understood how they can be used to gather relevant information about student progress. Developed knowledge, skills and flexibility in time planning, programming and assessment development based on the Curriculum Framework for a selected lower school subject.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

MAIN WWW SITES Curriculum Council www.curriculum.wa.edu.au Department of Education and Training www.eddept.wa.edu.au CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS ONLINE (pdf files that can be downloaded and printed Acrobat Reader software is needed) Curriculum Council WWW Site - Curriculum Framework Link Curriculum Framework (full online copy of the Curriculum Framework book) http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/pages/framework/framework00.htm Department of Education and Training Outcomes Standards Framework - Student Outcomes Statements (full online copy of the Technology and Enterprise Student Outcomes Statements book including all of the other support material) http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/outcomes Focusing on Outcomes - Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (full onlinecopy of the Focusing on Outcomes - Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting) http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/outcomes/focus/index.htm

Unit Texts:

Technology and Enterprise, Secondary. East Perth - Curriculum Materials Information Services, Education Dept. of W.A. 2000. Technology and Enterprise - Outcomes and Standards Framework. [East Perth, W.A.], Education Department of Western Australia, c1998.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Teaching Resource - Time Plan and Lesson Plans 40%, Portfolio of Tasks (Teaching Program and Tasks) 50%, Professional Attributes - Attendance 2%, Participation 3%, Professionalism 5%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y