Design and Technology Education 1
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
EDUC 4107
Undergraduate
No
011804
4.5
No
School of Education
To introduce students to the spectrum of competing influences and values which shape Design and Technology Education.
Technologies as: human-designed phenomena; as values-rich and non-neutral; and as power-attributing. Design as: intention-based; interactive mental and practical process; and as involving multiple strategies. Critique as necessary analytic and reflective practice in technological lifeworlds. Sustainability. Existing and emergent technologies. Educational challenges presented by economics, vocationalism and cultural stereotypes. Clarifying Design and Technology curriculum issues: equity; change, sustainability and futures; balancing generalist-specialist contestation; engaging with product-process interplay; balancing knowledge, skills and values; introduction to assessment variables; competing interests of curriculum stakeholders; identifying personal knowledge and potential.
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Tutorial | 3 hours x 11 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Debate, Design practice, Essay
EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.