School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Planning for Senior Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Unit Code

    HSS2230
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr William John ALLEN

Description

This unit examines processes for planning and teaching Senior School Humanities and Social Sciences courses in Western Australia's Upper Secondary Curricula. Areas of focus include: an analysis of Year 11 and Year 12 course of study documents, teaching-learning strategies to achieve appropriate learning area outcomes, planning excursions, principles of assessment, and planning a teaching-learning program. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in one of the following: Economics, Geography, Modern History, Ancient History, or Politics and Law.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SSE2213, SSE3303, SSE2230

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Plan and implement investigative teaching-learning activities to achieve intended learning outcomes.
  2. Explain the impact of curriculum developments on the implementation of senior secondary courses.
  3. Describe and explain the principles of assessment and assessment requirements of courses of study.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the duty of care requirements when planning excursions.
  5. Construct a functional teaching-learning programme for a WACE course of study.
  6. Identify and describe the scope and sequence of senior secondary courses.

Unit Content

  1. Policy issues, planning, implementing and integrating fieldwork.
  2. The structure, content and requirements of Senior School WACE courses of study.
  3. An overview of the philosophical and methodological contributions of various social science disciplines to secondary education at the national and state levels.
  4. Development of a model for long term planning of a senior secondary course.
  5. Integrating investigative activities into the learning programme.
  6. A review of WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority policy and procedures related to assessment, grading and moderation.
  7. An overview of curriculum developments and an analysis of their impact on teaching-learning processes.
  8. Avenues for teacher professional self-development.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Workshops, Demonstrations, Multi-media presentations, Fieldwork, Independent and team learning, E-learning.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment50%
PresentationPresentation50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Planning for Senior Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Unit Code

    HSS2230
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr William John ALLEN

Description

This unit examines processes for planning and teaching Senior School Humanities and Social Sciences courses in Western Australia's Upper Secondary Curricula. Areas of focus include: an analysis of Year 11 and Year 12 course of study documents, teaching-learning strategies to achieve appropriate learning area outcomes, planning excursions, principles of assessment, and planning a teaching-learning program. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in one of the following: Economics, Geography, Modern History, Ancient History, or Politics and Law.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SSE2213, SSE3303, SSE2230

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Plan and implement investigative teaching-learning activities to achieve intended learning outcomes.
  2. Explain the impact of curriculum developments on the implementation of senior secondary courses.
  3. Describe and explain the principles of assessment and assessment requirements of courses of study.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the duty of care requirements when planning excursions.
  5. Construct a functional teaching-learning programme for a WACE course of study.
  6. Identify and describe the scope and sequence of senior secondary courses.

Unit Content

  1. Policy issues, planning, implementing and integrating fieldwork.
  2. The structure, content and requirements of Senior School WACE courses of study.
  3. An overview of the philosophical and methodological contributions of various social science disciplines to secondary education at the national and state levels.
  4. Development of a model for long term planning of a senior secondary course.
  5. Integrating investigative activities into the learning programme.
  6. A review of WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority policy and procedures related to assessment, grading and moderation.
  7. An overview of curriculum developments and an analysis of their impact on teaching-learning processes.
  8. Avenues for teacher professional self-development.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Workshops, Demonstrations, Multi-media presentations, Fieldwork, Independent and team learning, E-learning.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment50%
PresentationPresentation50%

Core Reading(s)

  • (2008). Studies of society and environment : exploring the teaching possibilities. (5th ed.). Australia: Pearson Education.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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