Course Title: Biology Method A
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Biology Method A
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CUED1132 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019 |
CUED1176 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
360H Education |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Tasos Barkatsas
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7423
Course Coordinator Email: tasos.barkatsas@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Submajor study in the following specialist science area:
Biology - includes genetics, human biology, microbiology, botany, zoology
Course Description
This is a methods course that focuses on teaching the theoretical and practical aspects of Biology in secondary schools. Students are introduced to a variety of ideas, techniques and skills that will enable them to evaluate the effectiveness of different teaching/learning strategies. This course will focus on the planning of classroom and curriculum materials.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course is designed to assist students to:
- Construct a course of study in VCE Biology that is relevant and engaging to learners.
- Develop skills in teaching biology, including laboratory skills.
- Develop practical teaching skills for VCE Biology.
- Select and use a range of support resources for teaching Biology.
- Use curriculum documents and relevant resources to design a course of study and plan classroom activities and materials in Biology.
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- Construct, using support materials, a course of study in VCE Biology.
- Use a range of teaching strategies relevant to the VCE Biology classroom.
- Articulate the importance of the inter-relationships between humans and the natural environment, and its relationships with secondary Biology.
- Demonstrate practical teaching skills for VCE Biology.
ICT Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, students will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following ICT capabilities:
- Understandings of the role of ICT in learning and implications for the classroom.
- Awareness of a range of contemporary ICT resources suitable for the classroom.
- Skills in using ICT for communication, presentation, work preparation and implementation.
VIT Standards
This course is aligned with the following standards:
- Teachers know how students learn and how to teach them effectively.
- Teachers know the content they teach.
- Teachers plan and assess for effective learning.
- Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments.
- Teachers use a range of teaching strategies and resources to engage students in effective learning.
- Teachers reflect on, evaluate and improve their professional knowledge and practice.
- Teachers are active members of their profession.
Overview of Learning Activities
Students’ learning in this course will involve a range of activities including lectures, tutorials, workshops, on-line discussions, curriculum design and readings in order to support the development of the learning outcomes of this course.
Overview of Learning Resources
See Part B
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks are directly linked to the stated objectives and outcomes. Assessment in the course will be both theoretical and practical in nature. A range of formative and summative assessment types will be incorporated into the course (for example, written, oral or performance based assessment).
Students should refer to Part B of the course guide for further information on assessment.