ED5932 - Catholic Religious Education 2

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

In this subject students will undertake studies to deepen their understanding of issues that underpin the role of spirituality and values in living and particularly in teaching. They will examine various models of understanding the human person and explore the function of virtues/values in the development and experience of the person in communal contexts. Students will critically analyse theories of moral development, review and evaluate literature and recent thinking on the role of spiritual dimension of personal meaning-making. Students will learn and apply methodologies that address and develop the affective and spiritual domains of learning and explore possible descriptions and implications of a spirituality of teaching.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of the role of spirituality and values in both personal decision making and classroom teaching;
• apply methodologies that develop spirituality and evaluate the implications for teaching and learning;
• analyse theories of moral development and their implications for teaching religious education.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• 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 manage future career and personal development;
• 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 conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 9
Census Date 04-Oct-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: 6 and 7 October 2012; Workshop 2: 20 and 21 October 2012).)
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Contact hours:	20 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	presentations (40%); in-class critical reflection (10%); essay - 3000 words (50%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 02-Feb-2012
Face to face teaching 09-Jan-2012 to 13-Jan-2012 (Cairns availability delivered as a 5 day intensive workshop with follow up online work.)
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson, Mr Colin Harvey
Contact hours:	20 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	presentations (40%); in-class critical reflection (10%); essay - 3000 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.