UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2013 – 2014 THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
LEVEL: III SEMESTER: COURSE CODE: EDEA 3870 COURSE TITLE: FIELD STUDY NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6 PRE-REQUISITES: NONE COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to develop a cadre of national and regional educators who have acquired a passion for indigenous research and reporting and who believe in data driven statements and decisions. The course is built on the assumption that modern day 6 education must respond to the changing global landscape and therefore takes for granted the need for ongoing school improvement in Caribbean schools. Course Units The course units for Semester 1 will be covered in ten weeks, while Semester 2 will be conceptualized essentially in fifteen weeks between January and May. During Semester 2 participants are expected to complete a school improvement initiative with the assistance of a focus group as part of your Practicum. This initiative will be more of a gestation process than an actual pregnancy. This will be so because at the end participants are expected to produce a set of recommendations, a development plan, and an action plan for the school to start, promote, monitor, institutionalise, and evaluate the practicum proposal which participants had developed at the end of semester 1. Units for Semester 1 Unit No. Unit Name 1. The Nature and Dynamics of EDEA 3870 2. The Nature and Role of Action Research, Emphasizing School Context, School Climate, and Force Field and SWOT Analyses
LEVEL: III SEMESTER: COURSE CODE: EDTK 3202 COURSE TITLE: USE OF MEDIA AND PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 PRE-REQUISITES: NONE COURSE DESCRIPTION: Rationale - The focus of this course is on the use of media in education and the production of educational materials. In this electronic age the mass media and communications technology have an important influence on the socialization of young people. The course will provide teachers with the analytical skills to deconstruct media products and explore ways in which the media can be used to deliver instruction. It will sensitize educators to the theoretical and practical issues involved in the use of computers and audio-visual equipment and provide training in the design and production of educational materials. CONTENT • Media and society • Media literacy and visual communication • The role and use of media in instruction • The use of computers in desktop publishing and the production of educational materials • The internet • Introduction to basic photographic skills • Introduction to audio- and video-production techniques • The design and production of educational materials ASSESSMENT A Teaching Portfolio 100% The portfolio is intended to illustrate the extent to which the course objectives have been achieved and to demonstrate the students’ skills in the production of educational materials. It will include teacher’s notes and rationale as well as a journal in which students will reflect on the issues that emerged from the course as well as the processes involved in the production of the educational materials.
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The Role, Format of the Practicum Proposal, emphasizing the objectives and outcomes of the practicum 4. School Improvement: Its Nature, Dynamics, Rationale, and Procedures 5. The Role of the Literature Review and Support Documents in the Practicum 6. The Role of School Development Plans and Action Plans in the Practicum 7. Perspectives on Change and the Nature of Change Management in School Improvement 8. School Culture, School Effectiveness, and Organizational Development in the Practicum 9. Focus on Conducting a Practicum 10. The Way forward: The School after the Practicum ASSESSMENT Report on Field Study 100%
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