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

    Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education
  • Unit Code

    HSS6712
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr William John ALLEN

Description

Within the context of the principles of outcomes based learning this unit offers an in-depth study of various teaching preparation processes for teaching-learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area at the lower secondary level. Emphasis will be on planning excursions, skills, values, civics and citizenship learning, and various assessment, recording, reporting and monitoring systems suitable for use in the learning area. Participants will explore web-based curriculum materials and utilise these in their preparation processes.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have completed HSS6711

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SSE4225, HSS4225, HSS4233

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design and evaluate various monitoring and marking schema that will inform the learning process.
  2. Explain and utilise the framework and outcome statements of all lower secondary levels of the Humanities and Social Sciences Learning area.
  3. Demonstrate competencies to generate learning units or tasks with focus on skills, values and civics and citizenship education.
  4. Apply reflective practice principles to analyse and refine short term learning plans.
  5. Critically examine recording and reporting techniques.
  6. Identify and utilise web based Humanities and Social Sciences support materials and resources.

Unit Content

  1. Planning processes for excursions, policies and issues for implementation.
  2. Humanities and Social Sciences WA K-10 Curriculum - details and updates.
  3. Preparation of teacher notes and teaching aids for lower secondary students.
  4. Principles of assessment and their implementation in the learning area.
  5. Planning for learning in Humanities and Social Sciences; lesson plans for multi-level and single level classes.
  6. Processes for developing learning experiences in knowledge and understandings, concepts and values, including making use of ICT's.
  7. Marking keys, rubrics and checklists: issues of transparent assessments, monitoring, reporting and recording.
  8. Resources - commercial and teacher made.
  9. Utilising and WA K-10 Curriculum Achievement Standards for teacher preparation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, school experience, e-learning and excursions may be used.

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

    Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education
  • Unit Code

    HSS6712
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr William John ALLEN

Description

Within the context of the principles of outcomes based learning this unit offers an in-depth study of various teaching preparation processes for teaching-learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area at the lower secondary level. Emphasis will be on planning excursions, skills, values, civics and citizenship learning, and various assessment, recording, reporting and monitoring systems suitable for use in the learning area. Participants will explore web-based curriculum materials and utilise these in their preparation processes.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have completed HSS6711

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SSE4225, HSS4225, HSS4233

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design and evaluate various monitoring and marking schema that will inform the learning process.
  2. Explain and utilise the framework and outcome statements of all lower secondary levels of the Humanities and Social Sciences Learning area.
  3. Demonstrate competencies to generate learning units or tasks with focus on skills, values and civics and citizenship education.
  4. Apply reflective practice principles to analyse and refine short term learning plans.
  5. Critically examine recording and reporting techniques.
  6. Identify and utilise web based Humanities and Social Sciences support materials and resources.

Unit Content

  1. Planning processes for excursions, policies and issues for implementation.
  2. Humanities and Social Sciences WA K-10 Curriculum - details and updates.
  3. Preparation of teacher notes and teaching aids for lower secondary students.
  4. Principles of assessment and their implementation in the learning area.
  5. Planning for learning in Humanities and Social Sciences; lesson plans for multi-level and single level classes.
  6. Processes for developing learning experiences in knowledge and understandings, concepts and values, including making use of ICT's.
  7. Marking keys, rubrics and checklists: issues of transparent assessments, monitoring, reporting and recording.
  8. Resources - commercial and teacher made.
  9. Utilising and WA K-10 Curriculum Achievement Standards for teacher preparation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminar10 x 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, school experience, e-learning and excursions may be used.

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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