ED5931 - Catholic Religious Education 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

This subject focuses on Scripture and its application in Catholic Education. In this subject students will be introduced to the Bible, its composition, chronology, genres, and provenance, attending to both Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Testament. Students will explore the historical, political, geographical, socio-cultural and religious frameworks behind the production of biblical texts. They will learn to apply a variety of methods of textual analysis, based on principles of Catholic biblical criticism. Students will research and apply a number of methodologies for teaching scripture texts in the primary and secondary classroom, and explore the understandings and uses of the Bible by Christian communities and individuals.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate basic knowledge of biblical texts and hermeneutics that shape the reading of scripture;
• compare and contrast understandings and uses of the Bible by different Christian communities;
• analyse principles underpinning the use of biblical texts for teaching and learning religion;
• evaluate methodologies for teaching scripture texts in the classroom.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically;
• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 8
Census Date 16-Aug-2012
Face to face teaching (The Townsville availability will be delivered over two weekends of intensive face-to-face workshops with follow up work online. (Workshop 1: 4 and 5 August 2012; Workshop 2: 18 and 19 August 2012).)
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Contact hours:	20 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	in-class test: five questions(each 50 words) (10%); essay: 1500 words (50%); in-class assessment - essay (1200 words) (40%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 10
Census Date 13-Dec-2012
Face to face teaching 10-Dec-2012 to 14-Dec-2012 (5 day workshop)
Coord/Lect:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson, Mr Colin Harvey.
Contact hours:	20 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	in-class test - five quesions (each 50 words) (10%); in-class assessment - essay (1200 words) (40%); essay (1500 words) (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.