Technological Activity 4 (ED1135)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-TA

There are six main components to this course: A consultation exercise (knowing the views of the customer is an essential start to the development of a product); the preparation of a complete product design specification; the preparation of CAD based working drawings and presentation techniques; Manufacturing processes; How to evaluate the educational worth of a resource; Developing an action research plan.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Technology Teaching 3 and Design and Technology (Placement) 3

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : First class: Wednesday 19th September at 9am in room 1T1 (St. Mary's Land)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to:

i. identify the key requirements of 5-14 Environmental Studies (Technology)

ii. carry out an audit of 5-14 Technology in a secondary school

iii. define the terms continuity, progression, coherence and differentiation and apply them as relevant in (iv) below

iv. Design and produce (in conjunction with secondary teachers) a learning/teaching unit suitable for S1/2 pupils which encompasses the key requirements of 5-14

v. Use the resources and materials produced to implement (iv) above and evaluate their effectiveness