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. This unit is set within the political and administrative constraints of the national training reform agenda and the theory and practice of curriculum design and development in post-school environments. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Described the format and features of curriculum documents and discussed 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 implementation. 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. Planned a brief dissemination or implementation strategy |
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. (1992), Curriculum decision making in TAFE (second edition). Perth, Australian Society for Educational Technology Western Australia. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Course developing 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 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
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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