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Unit of Study EDU10129 - Human Society and its Environments Education I: Foundations (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

  • Pre-requisites

    24 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 plan developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children consistent with the principles and critical issues raised in: - the ACARA National Curriculum - the NSW Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) K-6 Syllabus - the QSA Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) 1-9 Syllabus - the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia - the NSW Department of Community Services Curriculum Framework for Children Services, - the Queensland Studies Authority Early Years Curriculum Guidelines - the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum - Te Whàriki
2 use a range of primary and secondary sources to conduct historical research into the connections between people's history, environment and culture (in particular local histories, and the history of Australia's Indigenous peoples)
3 critically examine roles, rights and responsibilities within social systems/structures, and how diverse and changing societal values interface with universal human rights
4 employ knowledge of local/global issues to design learning experiences for children 0-12 years that encourage informed, active citizenship at personal, local, national, and global levels.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. plan developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children consistent with the principles and critical issues raised in: - the ACARA National Curriculum - the NSW Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) K-6 Syllabus - the QSA Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) 1-9 Syllabus - the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia - the NSW Department of Community Services Curriculum Framework for Children Services, - the Queensland Studies Authority Early Years Curriculum Guidelines - the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum - Te Whàriki
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  2. use a range of primary and secondary sources to conduct historical research into the connections between people's history, environment and culture (in particular local histories, and the history of Australia's Indigenous peoples)
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  3. critically examine roles, rights and responsibilities within social systems/structures, and how diverse and changing societal values interface with universal human rights
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. employ knowledge of local/global issues to design learning experiences for children 0-12 years that encourage informed, active citizenship at personal, local, national, and global levels.
    • Not applicable

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.