Course Title: Literacy, Literature and Community Programs
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Literacy, Literature and Community Programs
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LIBR1024 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
620H Business IT and Logistics |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2021 |
LIBR1024 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
620H Business IT and Logistics |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2020 |
LIBR1024 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain |
Internet |
Sem 2 2022 |
LIBR1025 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
620H Business IT and Logistics |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Huan Vo -Tran
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1699
Course Coordinator Email: huan.vo-tran@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Availability: Please check with course coordinator
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Study in this course will be based around three areas of service design and delivery for communities. You will be introduced to the ideas, principles and practice of developing education for literacy. Information agencies, particularly libraries are involved in developing innovative programs that support a diverse client base and organizational imperatives. You will investigate the variety and purpose of programs and relate these to client needs and the use of appropriate tools and resources. As reading programs are an important part of this service delivery, you will be given opportunities to reflect on your own reading practices and history as a starting point for investigating readers’ advisory strategies and planning reading programs.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Apply reflective processes to the understanding and provision of literacy / programs.
2. Apply the basic concepts of early literacy to the services and client activities of an information agency.
3. Design a program for a selected audience which is underpinned by theoretical concepts and current practice.
4. Identify, use and apply appropriate reading practices to readers advisory services.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course work will comprise a mix of lecture, tutor discussion and class exercises, as well as guest speakers and visits (where possible) to appropriate events or places. There will be some set readings that will form the basis of class exercises, as well as an expectation that students will read widely from the available literature in early literacy, public programming and the literature for children and young adults.
Activities will include:
• Explanation and illustration of key concepts and their application will be explained and illustrated in lectures, seminars or online notes with opportunities to discuss their use in case studies during tutorials and group discussions (including online forums).
• Opportunities to develop appropriate resources and critiques of programmes to enhance the promotion of reading and literacy for young people.
• Opportunities to integrate experiences from other contexts, particularly examining your reading history and critical frameworks in response to identified needs of specific communities.
Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
You will be expected to utilise library and electronic resources (as well as any other appropriate resources) to engage in professional reading of relevant educational literature. Lists of appropriate texts and resources for identifying appropriate reading will be made available on the course website and will be supplemented by reading material discussed in classes and made available through online forums and course notes. RMIT University will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. You will have access to course materials through the course website, including lecture notes, reading guides, videos, a detailed study program and external web links.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks mapped against the learning outcomes.
Assessment Task 1: 35%
Linked CLOs: 1, 3
Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 4
Assessment Task 3: 35%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.