| Unit name | Big Ideas in Education |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EDUCM0069 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Mitchell |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Education |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will introduce students to the multidisciplinary field of education. It will offer an introduction to the history of educational research, provide an overview of different traditions of research and knowledge in the field, and explore how these traditions contribute to understanding educational debates of contemporary significance.
The unit will comprise a series of lectures from different disciplinary perspectives combined with discussion sessions led by the unit coordinator in collaboration with the contributor. The lectures will be organised to examine different disciplinary perspectives on a series of contemporary debates in education including, for example: the challenge of social justice, the implications of new biological sciences for education, education and big data, education and sustainability. The discussion sessions will allow students to reflect on the complexity of education as a research field and to explore the different contributions of psychological, sociological, cultural, critical and comparative approaches to the understanding of education. These key debates may change year on year, what will stay consistent is that the unit will support students to develop a thorough overview of how different disciplinary perspectives can contribute to examining, understanding and addressing contemporary educational issues. In this way, the unit will act as an important foundation for students’ further study and specialisation within the M.Level programme as a whole.
The unit aims for students to:
The unit aims for students to:
This unit will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities including seminars, lectures, reading and discussions
Formative assessment Essay outline of no more than 500 words.
Summative assessment 4000 word assignment on a topic relating to unit themes. (ILOs 1-4)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EDUCM0069).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
