Program Development in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Contexts

Course aim

To provide students with the opportunity to analyse program development processes in a variety of adult learning contexts and to apply appropriate or modified models of program development to their practice as adult and vocational educators.

Course content

Identification and determination of the ‘shape’ of programs – classroom-based, social action, community development, intervention / prevention, work-based; curriculum models; training packages and curriculum; issues in the construction of learning / developmental pathways for adult learners including the following: identifying and analysing learners; developing aims and learning outcomes; linking aims, learning outcomes and assessment; identifying and sequencing content; selecting delivery modes; developing assessment systems; evaluation; marketing and promotion; implementation of programs, politics of curriculum change.

Textbook(s)

Caffarella, R 2002, Planning programs for adult learners, Jossey Bass, San Francisco

Prerequisite(s)

EDUC 1061 Assessment and Recognition of Learning in AVWL Contexts, EDUC 1062 Facilitating Learning with Adults or equivalent competencies from the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA 04) or Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE 10)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Program document

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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