Module EDUS2451: Computing 2

Department: Education (ITE)

EDUS2451: Computing 2

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• This module develops skills in the creation and manipulation of digital content relevant to a specified area of curriculum focus that is suitable for the primary classroom, that is Information Technology within the Primary Computing curriculum.
• It develops knowledge and understanding of the educational implications of the uses of Information and Communication Technology as revealed in the research and other appropriate literature.
• This module builds upon the concepts of coding developed at Level 1 to introduce more complex programming and applications of coding in everyday contexts.

Content

• In this module students will work with a range of research and other appropriate literature to develop a deeper understanding of the socio-economic, political and educational contexts for the educational uses of Information and Communication Technology.
• Students will develop an understanding of, and skill in, more advanced computational techniques, such as abstracting and representation of objects and concepts.
• Students will develop knowledge and skills to create a range of programs that can be applied to digital devices to accomplish given goals.

Learning Outcomes

• An understanding of Information Technology in relation to concepts of creativity and design
• The use and application of Information Technology to purposely create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.
• The understanding of computational thinking as applied to intermediate coding
• The research literature concerning Information Technology

• think critically and independently;
• analyse, synthesise and evaluate primary and/or secondary data;
• construct and sustain a reasone argument.
• develop purposeful and productive Information Technology environments in the primary classroom;
• consolidate the skill of computational thinking

• think clearly, analytically and systematically about problems, issues and concepts
• communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in a variety of ways;
• work effectively on given tasks and activities;
• use learning technology in a variety of ways;
• manage time and work to deadlines.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Key ideas will be explained in lectures and practicals.
• Concepts and the study of research and other literature will be introduced in lectures and also worked through in seminars.
• Independent learning will be facilitated by asking students to prepare for lectures, seminars and also by working in small groups to produce presentations which will be delivered to the rest of the class and subsequently analysed and discussed and demonstrated in the research critique
• Independent learning will also be facilitated by allowing students time, resources and support to develop a program and application which will demonstrate this

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Formative – practical project 1000 words equivalent, Research Paper Critique 1000 words equivalent

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University