edu4hec higher ed. curriculum design

HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGN

EDU4HEC

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Participants have the opportunity to explore the practical applications of contemporary higher education curriculum design, models and learning theories, and reflect on their own educational beliefs and values. Participants take a scholary and distinctively LaTrobe approach to a higher education curriculum design/re-design project that involves engaging with the Learning and Teaching Framework. Participants either produce a proposal for a curriculum design project or an acutal practical project that demonstrates the application of curriculum design theories, concepts, principals and methods drawn from the contemporary higher education literatures. Participants are required to collaborate with colleagues, provide collegial feedback on project drafts and demonstrate the practice of being a reflective practioner. It is expected that skills and knowledge developed in this subject will prepare participants for future curriculum leadership within their academic career.

FacultyFaculty of Education

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorKay Salehi

Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange StudentsNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites EDU4CTL

Co-requisites Course RCHE - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsA handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: enhancing academic practiceRecommendedFry, H., Ketteridge, S. & Marshall, S. (Ed) (2009)LONDON: ROUTLEDGE
ReadingsDesigning the curriculum to link teaching and research Ch4 pp55-78 in Reshaping teaching in higher education: linking teaching with researchRecommendedJenkins, A., Breen, R. & Lindsay, R. (2003)LONDON: ROUTLEDGE
ReadingsInnovative assessment in Higher EducationRecommendedBryan, C. & Clegg, K. (2006)LONDON: ROUTLEDGE
ReadingsLearning, curriculum and employability in higher educationRecommendedKnight, P. & Yorke, M. (2004)LONDON: ROUTLEDGE FAMLER
ReadingsTeaching for quality learning at universityRecommendedBiggs, J. & Tang, C. (2007)(3RD ED) BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND: OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS/MCGRAW-HILL

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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKay Salehi

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
Four 3.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Collegial presentation and reflection on work in progress ~1,000 words20
Compare two curriculum models -implicit learning theories or educational values/beliefs 500 words10
Essay or negotiated task (4000 words)50
Neogitated curriculum design/re-design plan/paper baed on existing or new curriculum 1000 words20