ESS441 - Environmental Science and Society: Curriculum Study
Unit details
Year | 2015 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in courses D342, D344, D351, E359, E365, E377 and E455 only) |
Unit chair: | P White |
Prerequisite: | A sub major sequence in either of environmental science or biology |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | EME400, ESS241, ESS741 |
Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week for 9 weeks, Students will be required to complete a 15 day teaching practicum. Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
The content of this unit will include:
- Different approaches to teaching and learning in environmental education;
- A discussion of the purposes of environmental education;
- Common curriculum documents to plan and organize work;
- How to critically reflect on teaching and learning in Environmental Education;
- Examples of professional reading elated to teaching and learning and
- Curriculum plans which exemplify the purposes of environmental education.
Assessment
1. Part A Designing a science workbook 1400 words 35%, Part B Oral presentation 400 words or equivalent 10%
2. 35% part A Designing a Videoclip (3 mins) 1000 words part B Written explanation - 400 words 3. Cloud Deakin discussion, tasks participation - 800 words 20%
Unit Fee Information
Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
$769 | $615 | $2452 | $2612 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.