Investigating Curriculum and its Context PG (9102)

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	Intensive	Bruce, Canberra
0.125	3	Faculty Of Education
Academic Program Area - Education	Post Graduate Level	Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

This unit explores the concept that curricula do not develop in a vacuum, but are affected by influences from socio-cultural, political, technological and economic change in both the local, national and global contexts. A multi-disciplinary approach, raising political, sociological, historical and ethical questions enables students to develop critical perspectives on key contemporary curriculum issues and to engage in an analysis of issues that will affect the curriculum of the future both broadly and in their particular professional contexts.

Learning outcomes

In successfully completing the unit, the student will have:
1. Articulated a critique of contemporary debates in curriculum;
2. Applied analytic approaches to a curriculum issue in the education sector and/or key learning area of their choice; and
3. Engaged reflectively with the international curriculum literature, especially as it related to his/her own professional field of practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Familiarity with ICTs.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	Intensive	Dr Philip Roberts
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	28 July 2025	Intensive	Dr Philip Roberts

Timetable

The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Resources

Required texts

Mandatory readings for each module are listed and identified via the unit CANVAS site and the associated library reading resource.

Suggested (i.e not mandatory) These are excellent texts should you wish to engage with a general curriculum text. They are available as e-books via the UC library.

Marsh, C. (2009). Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum (4th ed) pp. 1-20. Abingdon: Routledge. .

Brady, L. & Kennedy, K. (2019) Curriculum Construction. Pearson - .

Additional weekly readings will be available via UCLearn.

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.

Special assessment requirements

Each assignment must constitute a genuine attempt. Normally an aggregate mark of at least 50% is required to pass the unit

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Learner engagement

The assumed 150 hours of engagement in this unit is constituted of:

Pre-intensive modules, including readings and Task 1 25 hours
Preperation and reading for Intensive class 25 hours
Intensive classes attendance 24 hours
Post intensive reading and review 50 hours
Final assessment & unit feedback 26 hours

Participation requirements

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.

Required IT skills

Competency in word processing and use of online forum.

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
assessment task, and
it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

none

Additional information

This unit is informed by the international field of Curriculum Inquiry and the research expertise of the team delivering this unit. It draws from theoretical positions in the international field and integrates these into practical applications for professionals working in schools.

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