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Postgraduate Course: Curriculum and Assessment (EDUA11140)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionDeaf pupils and students face a range of barriers to fully accessing curriculum and assessment. This module explores the nature of these barriers and how they might be overcome. The module will include discussion of systemic issues, as well as practical strategies for facilitating access.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
 lectures, seminars, workshops involving presentations from visiting d/Deaf
and hearing presenters;
 Short in-class presentations on key texts and/or specific subjects;
Tutor and self-directed study 126 hours
 Critical reading of relevant literature and viewing of videotapes/CDs
relating to curriculum/assessment issues;
 Interactions with d/Deaf people to learn about their experience of accessing
curriculum and assessment;
 Discussions with fellow professionals on ways of facilitating curriculum and
assessment access;
 Exploration of World Wide Web resources in relation to curriculum and
assessment;
 Collation of material for the Professional Portfolio.
Assessment Information
Course members will produce two written/signed assignments, each of 2,000 words/20 minutes of BSL. These will revolve around issues of access to both curriculum and assessment. The course member will be given a choice of assignment topics or may negotiate their own.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Rachel O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)51 6429
Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk
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