- Course Code
- ED 1545
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Graeme Nixon
Pre-requisites
ED1057 What Makes Us Human 1A
Overview
At the heart of this course are considerations of human agency and issues such as prejudicial thinking, reform and punishment. It is hoped that this course sensitises students to issues relating to the development of other humans and themselves.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures per week, Mon, Thur at 10
one 90 minute tutorial per week (to be arranged)
Lectures (2/week) and tutorials (1/week) will be supplemented by Tutor Directed Activities and online discussion.
In tutorials a Philosophy for learning approach will be used. Tutorials will involve group discussion of a stimulus relevant to the theme being discussed in a given week. This may be a text, video, artefact, music or image. Students will generate the issue for discussion. During the dialogue contributions are noted and certain regulations for philosophical discussion are adhered to.
Assessment
1st Attempt: This involves 2,000 word essay (100%) which has the following specific requirements:
- Demonstrates understanding of issues surrounding free will and freedom
- Demonstrates the contribution of different influences in development of ideas (supported by a range of references to the course reader and academic texts)
- Makes reference to lectures and tutorials in discussion
- Offers reasoned conclusions about the reality of free will and how this may affect the treatment of children.
Resit: Resubmission of failed criteria of 2,000 word essay (100%).
Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment Instrument - written reflection on selected tutorial discussion equivalent to 1,000 words.
Students will be invited to select one tutorial discussion as a starting point for the creation of their discussion using the thinking hats methodology (de Bono). This should identify the pathway of the argument/discussion. This should be accompanied by a short piece of reflective writing that further elaborates on the content of the discussion identifying key concepts of human agency and/or free will and determinism.
Tutors will provide formative assessment feedback. This will inform the writing of the summative assignment.
Feedback
* In sufficient time to be able to be used by students to improve their work (typically within four weeks of hand-in, in line with the School of Education's policy on Assessment.
* Appropriate and relevant feedback to help students understand where they have both gained and lost marks, and how to improve their mark.
* face to face meetings between tutors and students who have failed.