UNISA Curriculum and Instructional Studies Course Module 2021 – 2022

By | September 17, 2021


UNISA Curriculum and Instructional Studies Course Module 2021 – 2022

Teaching Practice 3 – PST304M
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: EDT303Q, FDEME3L(FDETE2B), PST311L & PST312M
Purpose: To gain insight into presenting lessons as prescribed; cross curricular and integrated teaching: curriculum design; teaching a class.
FET Subject Didactics Accounting – SDACT0M
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Pre-requisite: Accounting 2 or Financial Accounting 2 or Financial Management 2 + Accounting 1 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X
Purpose: To gain insight into the complex nature of didactics and subject didactics theory; the distinctive nature of Accounting; the importance of goal formulation; teaching and learning strategies; different methods and media for teaching Accounting; the lesson plan; evaluation, and classroom practice.
Economic Literacy and Entrepreneurship – PST311L
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: PST201F, PST202G, PST210G & PST204J
Purpose: To gain insight into economic literacy and entrepreneurship; basic economic literacy; goal and function of education directed to entrepreneurship; factors which underline entrepreneurial success or failure; the part teachers could play in entrepreneurial activities; a strategy for developing entrepreneurship; the teacher’s role to facilitate entrepreneurship.
FET Subject Didactics Business Studies – SDBEC0S
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Pre-requisite: Business Management 2 or Business Economics 2 or Business Administration 2 or Small Business Management 2 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X
Purpose: To gain insight into the complex nature of didactics and subject didactics theory; the distinctive nature of Business Studies; goal formulation; teaching strategies; methods and media for teaching Business Studies; the lesson plan; evaluation, and some issues in modern classroom practice.
Physical Education and Sports Coaching – PST312M
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Purpose: (a) Physical education: To gain insight into the theoretical introduction; the history and development of physical education; the modern era of sport and particular nature of sport; value and place of physical education in society; the educational programme; legal aspects of physical education or (b) Sports coaching: To gain insight into growth and development: anatomy and physiology; training theory and teaching children skills; philosophy of coaching; psychological aspects of coaching; parent and community involvement; coaching children with disabilities; drugs and nutrition in sport; sport injuries and first aid; legal aspects of sport; codes of behaviour.
FET Subject Didactics Economics – SDEC00N
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Pre-requisite: Economics 2 or Intermediate Micro & Macro Economics 2 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X
Purpose: To gain insight into the place of Economics among the pedagogic disciplines; the characteristic structure of Economics; outcomes in teaching Economics; different approaches to teaching Economics; preparation, presentation, and assessment of an Economics lesson.
Teaching Practice 1 (Further Education and Training) for PGCE – PTEAC1X
Certificate Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: SDACT0M or SDBEC0S or SDBIOLJ or SDCAT0P or SDCOS04 or SDEC00N or SDENG3J or SDGEOGM or SDHISTV or SDLANGT or SDMAT04 or SDMATLK or SDPSC08 or SDRELSD or SDSGC0D or SDTECSY or SDC4701 or SDH4701
Purpose: To give students the opportunity to practice their teaching skills.
FET Subject Didactics Geography – SDGEOGM
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: Geography 2 or Environmental Studies 2 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X
Purpose: To become competent Geography teachers against the background of outcomes-based education, Curriculum 2005, and Geography as a natural science and a human and social science.
Teaching Practice 2 (Senior Phase) for PGCE – PTEAC2Y
Certificate Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: LADACUH or LADEMSJ or LADHSSA or LADLANA or LADLORD or LADMMM6 or LADNSCC or LADTECX
Purpose: To give students the opportunity to practice their teaching skills.
FET Subject Didactics History – SDHISTV
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: History 2 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X
Purpose: To gain insight into problems in History teaching; the distinctive nature, structure and formative value of History as a school subject; the formative value of conceptualisation for school History; planning a History lesson (outcomes, media, etc); evaluation in History teaching; civic education, and multiculturally sensitive History teaching.
Teaching Practice (Senior Phase Subject Didactics) for BEd (Professional Studies 2) – TPR200F
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: LADACUH or LADEMSJ or LADHSSA or LADLANA or LADMMM6 or LADNSCC or LADTECX or LADLORD(Only applicable to 02615)
Purpose: To give students the opportunity to practise their teaching skills.
Curriculum Development and Assessment in Adult Education – CUDAAEE
Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English,Afrikaans Module presented online
Purpose: Unit 1: (a) Curriculum development in adult education; (b) Course design and development; (c) Instructional design in adult education; (d) Learning experience design and development. Unit 2: (a) Functions of assessment of adult learners; (b) Assessment instruments and procedures; (c) Assessment and the interpretation of data; (d) Contemporary issues in assessment of adult learners.
The Educator as Assessor – EDAHOD5
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Purpose: To enable students to plan and conduct assessment, to record assessment findings and to report on them.
The Educator as Learning Programme Developer – EDDHODJ
Certificate Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Purpose: To prepare students to be able to explore the general principles underpinning the development, interpretation and implementation of curricula in general, and the South African school curriculum in particular. The module will bridge the gap between curriculum plan and practice.
Being a Professional Teacher – BPT1501
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate,Diploma Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module forms part of the Higher Certificate in Education and also the BEd qualifications offered at the College of Education. The module aims at creating awareness of what it entails to be a professional teacher and how to make a difference in learners’ lives. Students completing this module can be considered for appointment as assistants to teachers in schools, because qualifying students will, inter alia, be able to create environments conducive for teaching and learning and understand the challenges associated with the curriculum and the learning process. This module provides fundamental knowledge and skills which will support further studies and applications in the field of education – an important sector contributing to the human development of our country and of the African continent.
The Educator as Mediator of Learning – EDMHODR
Certificate Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Purpose: To equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to mediate learning in an effective way by showing sensitivity for learner needs and differences, using and adjusting teaching strategies, teaching media and resources to suit various purposes and to create a challenging learning environment. Qualifying students are able to mediate learning effectively in a variety of teaching contexts.
Teaching Practice (Including Oral Communication) – PFC104T
Certificate Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: PFC101Q, PFC102R & PFC103S
Purpose: To gain insight into observation, and presenting prescribed lessons; cross-curricular and integrated teaching; curriculum design; teaching a class in the intermediate and senior phase.
The Educator in a Pastoral Role – EDPHOD8
Certificate Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Purpose: To prepare students to be able to act in a pastoral role when they start teaching.
Teaching Social Sciences – PST103E
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To gain insight into the theoretical orientation; social sciences in the primary school: Geography, history, (in each case); curriculum and curriculum development: Aims, objectives; resources and materials; lesson planning: The use of media, evaluation procedures; school and classroom management; theme work.
Teaching and Learning – HBEDTL6
Honours Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: HBEDTRD
Purpose: To build on the work usually covered in undergraduate pre-service and in-service programmes by providing a more rigorous academic perspective on the core processes of learning and teaching and the dynamic interrelationship between them. The module will help you to see that understanding the learners and their diverse needs is central to decision making in education but that other factors also impinge on the development of appropriate learning programmes.
Teaching Practice 1 – PST104F
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: PST103E, PST131J or EDA3046, PST103E, PST131J
Purpose: To gain insight into observation, and presenting prescribed lessons.
Teaching Economic and Management Sciences ( SP Subject Didactics) – LADEMSJ
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Pre-requisite: : One of the following done on 1st year level: Accounting/ Economics/ Business Management/ Business Administration Co-requisite: PTEAC2Y
Purpose: To prepare teachers with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and values so that they will be able to equip learners with the knowledge and comprehension of economic and management skills that will enable them to play a vital role in the process of transforming the country`s economic, social, political, technological, physical and demographic environment.
Teaching Practice (Further Education and Training) for BEd (Professional Studies 1) – TPR100C
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: SDACT0M & LPENGPN or SDBEC0S & LPENGPN or SDBIOLJ & LPENGPN or SDCAT0P & LPENGPN or SDCOS04 & LPENGPN or SDEC00N & LPENGPN or SDENG3J & LPENGPN or SDGEOGN & SDHISTV(Only applicable to 02615)
Purpose: To give students the opportunity to practise their teaching skills.
Teaching Social Sciences ( SP Subject Didactics) – LADHSSA
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: History 1 or Geography1 Co-requisite: PTEAC2Y
Purpose: To enable students to acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to teach social sciences in the senior schooling phase.
Instructional Techniques and Multimedia in Adult Education – INTMAEU
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English,Afrikaans Module presented online
Purpose: Unit 1: (a) Planning a presentation and formulating learning outcomes (b) Facilitation and co-facilitation, questioning, handling learners’ questions and handling large classes (c) Notes and handouts (d) Teaching methods: lectures, group discussions, cooperative and collaborative teaching methods, e-leaning, distance learning, demonstrations, role plays, simulations, brainstorming, case studies, problem solving, assignments and projects (e) Reflection (f) Workplace lesson presentations. Unit 2: (a) Media in adult education (b) Computers in adult education (c) Multimedia for distance education and learning (d) Directions in multimedia (e) Integration of technology to support teaching (f) Integration of technology to support learning (g) Technology supported research (h) Integration of technology in Higher Education.
Teaching Life Orientation ( SP Subject Didactics) – LADLORD
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Pre-requisite: Psychology 1 or Industrial Psychology 1 Co-requisite: PTEAC2Y
Purpose: To enable students to acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to facilitate teaching in Life Orientation in the senior schooling phase.
Teaching Practice 2 – PST204J
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans
Co-requisite: PST201F, PST202G & PST210G
Purpose: To gain insight into the introduction to class teaching; presenting lessons as prescribed.
Teaching Practice 4 (Including Oral Communication) – PST402N
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Co-requisite: EDT303Q, (FDETE2B or FDEME3L), PST311L, PST312M, PST304M & HEC101V
Purpose: To gain insight into presenting lessons as prescribed; cross-curricular and integrated teaching; curriculum design; teaching a class in the junior and senior standards.