ESH403 - Senior Health and Human Development: Curriculum Study
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Ray Messer |
Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D340, D342, D343, D344, D345, D346, D347, D348, D349, D350, D384, D389, E365, E377 or E455 |
Prerequisite: | Completion of EEH405 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ESJ458 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week (no seminars during placements) |
Content
This unit aims to prepare students for facilitating learning in Health Education in senior Health curricula in Australian states and territories. The study of senior Health is based on the premise that health needs to be understood at individual, group, community and national and international levels, to maximise health and global development potential. Topics covered include: the place of Health Education senior curricula; approaches to teaching and learning of Health and Human Development; the responsibilities and obligations of the teacher in delivering the prescribed curriculum of the senior years Health; exploration of contemporary resources texts, technologies and resources; and the nature of school based and external evaluation and assessment.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Critique and apply the theoretical underpinnings of health models and theories to the professional practice in Health and Human development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Demonstrate, analyse and synthesise an advanced and integrated understanding of the contested body of knowledge in health and human development utilising the effective pedagogical approaches at the senior secondary level | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
ULO3 | Use expert and specialised cognitive, communication and professional skills to independently and collaboratively interpret and develop new knowledge in health and human development and multimodal skills for students | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
ULO4 | Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesis complex information, problem, concepts and theories and apply established theories to health and human development teaching | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO5 | Critically evaluate and synthesise information related to students learning, using formative and summative assessment data, taking into consideration contemporary theories of curriculum and pedagogy to make judgements about the use of appropriate teaching and assessment strategies in the development of a unit of work suitable for senior health and human development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
ULO6 | Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement and analyse a variety of resources to teach health and human development at the senior level using aspect of digital literacy | GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - Resource report | 2000 words | 50% | Week 4 |
Assessment 2 - Unit plan | 2000 words | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ESH403 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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