5871 (v.3) Ed 571 - Curriculum and Instruction SI - Business

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

1.5

Lecture:

1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The subject area - basic principles, concepts and procedures. Used in curriculum materials currently available. Selection and writing of objectives appropriate to different groups of students. Developing learning sequences in the subject area. Selecting materials and media. Evaluation - student progress, and of the course. Techniques for evaluating progress - place of evaluation in the subject and in the classroom. Provision for evaluation in curriculum materials and guides.

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 assessments, 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 understand 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:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

Education Department of Western Australia. (2000). Technology and Enterprise - Secondary. East Perth, Curriculum Materials Information Services. Education Department of Western Australia. (1998). Technology and Enterprise - Outcomes and Standards Framework. East Perth, Curriculum Materials Information Services.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Teaching Resource (Time Plan and Lesson Plans) 40%, Portfolio of Tasks (Teaching Program and Tasks) 50%, 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