ED2610 - The Nature of Inquiry: From Theory to Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
The primary goal of this subject is to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) students to the role of inquiry in the scientific endeavour and to help them to understand the wide range of approaches to inquiry that are evident across the disciplines. This subject will consider science as a creative human process and, in doing so, will examine the social, historical and cultural paradigms that are embedded within the disciplines of science. This subject is positioned as a Level 2 subject as it is envisaged that it will build upon conceptual understanding attained in SC1101: Science: Nature, Knowledge and Understanding. On completion of this subject, students will be able to identify, describe and justify particular approaches to inquiry that are evident in examples of scientific endeavour (both historical and contemporary) as well as be able to apply this understanding to practice by designing an inquiry for a particular purpose in a given context, and then communicate this approach to the inquiry to a specified audience.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance, structure and attributes of the content and the disciplines of science;
- Apply the knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance, structure and attributes of the content and the disciplines of science to an historical and/or contemporary example of scientific endeavor;
- Using an historical and/or contemporary example, critically evaluate the approach to inquiry undertaken in the selected example/case;
- Design an inquiry, for a selected audience with explicit consideration made for the social, intellectual, developmental, linguistic and cultural characteristics of the learners;
- Select, with justification, and implement effective strategies to communicate understanding of the role of inquiry in the disciplines of science.
| Assumed Knowledge: | As covered by SC1101: Science: Nature, Knowledge and Understanding |
| Prerequisites: | Students enrolling in ED2610 will have the opportunity for school-based experiences associated with Assessment Task 3 and, as such, will be required to complete and obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card) application through the Queensland Governments Public Safety Business Agency. For more information, refer to: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/ |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Brian Lewthwaite |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (10%); digi-explanation: inquiry approach evident in an example of a scientific endeavour (30%); design, justify, and communicate an inquiry for a particular purpose and context (60%). |
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