Unit

School Of Education

Business Studies/Legal Studies/Economics Curriculum 2Western Sydney University Unit Code: 102876.1

Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 5

Credit Points: 10

Prerequisite
102086 Designing Teaching and Learning AND 102081 Adolescent Development and Teaching AND 102083 Diversity, Social Justice and Learning

About this Unit
The unit will build on Commerce/Business Studies Curriculum 1 and examine and model effective innovative classroom practice in teaching senior Business Studies, Legal Studies and Economics in Stage 6. The unit will provide opportunities to engage with the inquiry pedagogy and historical thinking. The specifics of the relevant NSW Education Standards Authority Years stage 6 Syllabuses will be analysed and critiqued as will current Australian and NSW educational/curriculum policies and priorities. Emphasis will be placed on principles underlying Business, Economics and Legal Studies teaching to develop innovative lesson and unit planning, choose relevant sources, and how to create authentic assessment tasks and apply consistent feedback for student learning. Opportunities for investigation and discussion of current research particularly related to the development of senior inquiry, and subject specific concepts will be presented.


Courses
1714.5Master of Teaching (Secondary)CURRENT
1715.3Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Secondary) (exit only)CURRENT
1859.4Master of Educational Studies (exit only)CURRENT




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