EEH707 - Home Economics Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Leanne Compton |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E377, E763, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 commencing 2020: EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | EEH407 |
| 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 |
Content
This unit explores a range of issues relating to food from both theoretical and practical perspectives and the ways in which curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment in this teaching area is mobilised in senior secondary school contexts. Curriculum areas examined include food safety, properties of foods, planning and preparation of foods, food processing, food controls, product development and emerging trends in food growth and management. Home Economics is explored as it is represented in the senior curriculum within the broader framework of Food and Technology. Teaching, learning and assessment within the senior school Food and Technology curriculum are examined in line with the requirements of senior secondary curriculum. This unit builds pedagogical content knowledge and capacity in relation to teaching and assessment strategies that support the practice of this curriculum area in the senior years of schooling, including in practical teaching contexts.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply advanced knowledge of the curriculum requirements for teaching Home Economics in senior secondary schooling contexts to design an effective, planned, sequence of learning to support student achievement | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse, select and apply effective assessment strategies to evaluate student’s practical skills and theoretical knowledge in Home Economics teaching contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Assess and critique resources available, and ICT strategies that expand curriculum learning opportunities for students, to support teaching in Home Economics in senior secondary contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Apply digital literacy and teamwork skills to communicate theoretical concepts that underpin an aspect of the senior secondary Home Economics curriculum and justify the selection of resources and learning activities to support the teaching of this content | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Presentation | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2 - Curriculum design | 3000 words or equivalent | 60% | 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: EEH707 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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