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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5156

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
150364

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Education Futures

Course aim

To introduce students as pre-service teachers to the broad scope of Design and Technology Education and the spectrum of competing influences and values which shape the Learning area.

Course content

Students as pre-service teachers will develop knowledge about Design and Technology through discussion and practical activities. Key ideas addressed through discussion include; exploring the educational challenges presented by economics, vocationalisation and cultural stereotypes, balancing generalist versus specialist contestation, and product versus process. Through practical activities pre-service teachers will be introduced to the broad concepts of design and production techniques.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
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.


Assessment

Design practice, Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

Course Coordinators

Ms Leanne Hamilton
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UniSA Education Futures

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