Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Young People, Education and Society

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2680	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Michael Crowhurst

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6625

Course Coordinator Email: michael.crowhurst@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course draws from theory, history, politics, sociology and cultural studies to provide you with an overview of the perspectives, philosophies and debates that are currently informing education. The focus of this course is on young people and on their participation and experiences in education and contemporary society. The course calls upon you to critically engage with and reflect upon educational policy and practice, along with what you have experienced on WIL placements, to develop your own understandings of education and its purposes and effects (academically, socially, culturally and globally). The course will ask you to question the extent to which individual teachers can impact upon their students’ educational outcomes and requires you to reflect on the importance of whole school environments in generating participation and wellbeing. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes tothe following program learning outcomes:  

PLO1 Apply educational professional practice in diverse contexts while actively contributing to a more sustainable world and engaging with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and globally inclusive perspectives. 

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO4 Apply professional knowledge, self-awareness, judgment and research skills to develop agile education solutions and make evidence-based decisions for application in specific teaching environments. 

Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Analyse and demonstrate a critical understanding of historical and contemporary theoretical understandings of society, education wellbeing and young people	1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4
2.	Identify and explain key issues that impact upon individuals and groups of young people in education drawing on social theory.	1.2, 4.1, 4.4
3.	Identify, question and interpret contemporary assumptions about knowledge, learning, teaching, youth participation and wellbeing as they are evident in responses to key issues concerning individuals and groups of young people in education.	3.6, 4.4
4.	Apply theoretical frameworks informed by social theory to critically engage with work undertaken to address key issues experienced by individuals and groups of young people in educative settings	3.6, 6.2

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Essay – Individual task	50%	1, 2, 3	1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.6, 4.1, 4.4
AT 2	Evaluation of Program policy and/or Practice - Individual task	50%	1, 2, 3, 4	1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 6.2

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.