CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN

EDU4CDD

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject will require class members to collate and analyse a folio of curriculum issues drawn from current affairs. Some contexts and issues discussed include: what knowledge is most worthwhile in the modern world and how it can be encapsulated in curricula; global, national and local demands on the knowledge, skills, values and beliefs in curricula in different types of educational contexts; Topics include: contextual influences: conflicting pressures of societal, organisational and individual needs on curricula; models, theories, plans and resource frameworks used by curriculum planners; Overview of the VELS, VCE and VCAL curriculum frameworks; an introduction to everyday practices for planning, implementing, assessing and revising curricula.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Workshop sessions on: defining curriculum, curriculum models and conceptions, roles and responsibilities, student centred learning, problem based approaches.

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Training in Australia

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Tovey, M. and Lawlor, D.

Year: 2008

Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN

Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION

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Australia's curriculum dilemmas: state cultures and the big issues

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Yates, L., Collins, C. and O'Connor, K.

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS

ISBN: 9780522857726

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Key concepts for understanding curriculum

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Marsh, C.

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: 4TH EDN

Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

ISBN: 9780415465779

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Curriculum construction

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brady, L. and Kennedy, K.

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: 6TH

Publisher: PEARSON

ISBN: 9781488620249

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and interpret the value of knowledge in contemporary society, and describe its relationship to curricula.
02. Identify and discuss global and local demands on knowledge, skills and values in educational contexts relevant to teaching experiences.
03. Balance conflicting or competing needs of society, the economy and the environment.
04. Construct and sequence curriculum components and resources to suit the needs of a variety of learners.
05. Analyse, develop and articulate conceptions of curriculum; including their purposefulness for learners and society.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.