Undergraduate CUR-EDC175-2022
Educators Inquiring About the World
Previously CUR-EDC171
Lay the foundations for meaningful interpretation and implementation of curriculum in the context of science and humantities. Seek answers to local and global social and environmental issues using various information and communication technologies.
$498 $748
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- develop lifelong learning skills including: analytical thinking, information management; technology skills and communication skills
- plan and implement a research project by applying processes of inquiry appropriately
- report on the outcomes of the processes of inquiry using a range of Information and Communication Technologies
- evaluate the outcomes of the inquiry processes in the context of the science and humantities content from the Australian Curriculum.
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- You as a Learner: Basics of learning and inquiry; Learning styles; Collaboration
- Unpacking inquiry: Inquiry and what inquiry looks like
- Defining your research problem
- Questioning: Creating questions to refine your problem
- Locating: Finding information; Evaluating research data; Ethics
- Curating: Using tools to store online research
- Synthesising
- Evaluating and reflecting
- Communicating and presenting your report
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- CUR-EDC171-Teachers Inquiring About the World (No longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject was previously known as EDC171 Teachers Inquiring about the World.
This subject provides an introduction to systematic processes of inquiry which lay the foundation for meaningful interpretation and implementation of curriculum. Students will learn the principles of inquiry and be introduced to inquiry methodologies as well as discipline specific inquiry approaches for Science and HASS. A cross-curriculum priority will be chosen as the thematic focus for the subject. This will assist students when they are selecting a global and local issue as the topic of their inquiry project. The inquiry project will require students to use and develop skills in critical and creative thinking, analysis and evaluation, problem identification and problem solving, ICT, and collaborative participation, which are important WIL skills and 21st century competencies
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Project Plan (20%)
- Presentation (30%)
- Project Report (50%)
Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22
Textbooks are not required.
Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
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