EEO301 - Sustainability, Inquiry and Action - a Humanities Perspective

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Rebecca Cairns
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in E359

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3-hours seminar per week

Content

This is the third unit in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) specialisation sequence. The unit models an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum design and inquiry (action-oriented) pedagogy. The unit draws on the HASS disciplines - Geography, History, Economics and Business, and Civics and Citizenship - to understand and analyse the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental elements of sustainability.

Through a project-based investigation of a sustainability issue locally relevant to a primary school context, students critically engage with, and apply their understanding of, contemporary theories and different perspectives on sustainability education to design and implement a proposal for action. A focus will be on expanding students’ understanding, and critical appraisal, of resources, curriculum, and teaching and learning strategies that will assist them in teaching for sustainable futures through HASS.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Engage in, and apply, key academic reading, critical reflection and discussion about sustainability issues, perspectives and theories in a primary context

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Apply knowledge of HASS disciplines, curriculum policy and inquiry pedagogy to design and develop an interdisciplinary sustainability project that promotes active HASS learning in a primary context

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Identify and evaluate a range of resources for the teaching of the primary HASS curriculum through a sustainability project

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Implement a sustainability-based inquiry project that addresses an authentic problem relevant to the primary context

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Evaluate the success and limitations of the project drawing on feedback, relevant sustainability literature and knowledge of effective teaching and learning principles

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1 (Group) -  Project proposal

1600 words 40% Week 6
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Evaluation report 2400 words 60% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: EEO301 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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