EUN637 STEM Inquiry Experience
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| Unit code: | EUN637 |
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| Equivalent(s): | CRZ637 EUZ637 |
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $277 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $1,488 |
| International unit fee | $2,010 |
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 08A 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal (Start Date: 29 Jul 2024)
| Unit code: | EUN637 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Equivalent: | EUZ637, CRZ637 |
| Coordinator: | Andy Yeh | a.yeh@qut.edu.au |
Overview
STEM-based industries bring together experts from the various STEM disciplines to collaboratively solve problems, including the creation of new knowledge and products. Experiencing the real-world application of STEM knowledge and skill provides a basis for the design and implementation of authentic learning that achieves the intentions of STEM curricula.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of a body of knowledge that includes recent developments related to the creation of STEM learning experiences that are authentic and relevant to learners. (CLO 1.1)
- Use cognitive and critical reflection skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and professional practice relating to STEM Education. (CLO 2.1)
- Demonstrate technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to effective professional practice in STEM Education. (CLO 2.4)
- Demonstrate application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning with high level personal autonomy and accountability in STEM in Education (CLO 3.1)
Content
In this unit, you will identify a STEM industry partner and collaborate with him or her to conduct and report upon a small STEM-related activity. This partnering will develop your STEM content knowledge and skill and your appreciation of how STEM work is done in the field, including the ways in which experts from the various STEM disciplines work collaboratively with one-another. Paralleling this industry activity, you will also explore ways in which the work of STEM professionals can be incorporated into STEM education contexts. From this, you will develop a framework of ideas to inform your future education practice and the development of collaborative relationships between your STEM education context and relevant STEM industries, such that you can create authentic, real world learning experiences for STEM learners.
Learning Approaches
This unit consists of a series of modules. For each module you will complete a series of activities, some of which may be undertaken individually and others collaboratively with peers. Some of these activities will provide you with formative feedback about your learning and your progress towards completing the unit’s summative assessment task. Appropriate technologies will be used to facilitate your learning and so enable your full participation in these activities in either on-campus or on-line modes. Your timely completion of the learning activities in each module will be critical to your learning and achievement in this unit.
An important aspect of this particular unit is the need to identify, approach and work collaboratively with an industry partner. This collaboration may be done either face-to-face (i.e., visits to the partner's workplace) or virtually. Details regarding the industry partnership, including the amount of time spent collaborating with the partner, will be negotiated between yourself, the partner and the EUN637 Unit Coordinator early in the teaching period.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback is this unit is provided to you in a variety of ways:
- Discussions in relation to the workshop activities will provide opportunities for questioning and formative feedback.
- Summative assessment criteria sheets aligned to the unit outcomes and with descriptors that are specific to the assessment tasks.
- Qualitative comments provided on summative tasks and/or associated criteria feedback sheets.
- Use of online tools (e.g. blogs and wikis) to scaffold tutor-student and student-student discussion.
- Generic comments/feedback provided to the entire cohort.
Assessment
Overview
Summative assessment in this unit is comprised of a single task: the Digital Portfolio
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Portfolio
Using a digital platform (as negotiated with your tutor) you will present your understanding and application of analytical and creative thinking skills in relation to authentic, real world STEM learning. The portfolio will address questions and prompts provided to you at regular intervals during the teaching period and which will be based upon the learning activities that focus upon contemporary STEM education principles and practices, which are organised by the STEM education conceptual framework. You will develop your portfolio throughout the duration of the teaching period, and regularly discuss its content with your tutor and your peers, prior to its final submission.
Assessment Focus
This task will assess your:
- Deep understanding of principles and practices regarding the creation of authentic, real world STEM learning.
- Ability to critically and creatively apply your knowledge of principles and practices in relation to transdisciplinary STEM work and learning, including analysing a range of curriculum documents and identify elements which could be addressed by a cross-curriculum approach to STEM learning.
- Use of technical and communication skills to describe, design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about transdisciplinary STEM work and learning.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no set texts for this unit.
Resource Materials
Other
Links to suggested readings and resources will be published via the Canvas and/or QUT Readings systems.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace Health and Safety protocols associated with computer and laboratory use will apply. During any visits to the industry partner's workplace, you will need to adhere to the industry partner's Workplace Health and Safety protocols. The Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) places duties of care on everyone to ensure the health and safety of themselves and others in the workplace. Students should be aware of and comply with the QUT work integrated learning policy, which can be accessed at MOPPC/4.4 .
Confidentiality is an obligation to keep certain information or materials secret, and to not disclose or provide copies of the information or materials to other people. During your collaborations with the industry partner, you may be given access to confidential information that is of value to the industry partner. You should not discuss or share such information with others without the industry partner's written consent, unless required to by law.
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 08A 2024, Online (Start Date: 29 Jul 2024)
| Unit code: | EUN637 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Equivalent: | EUZ637, CRZ637 |
Overview
STEM-based industries bring together experts from the various STEM disciplines to collaboratively solve problems, including the creation of new knowledge and products. Experiencing the real-world application of STEM knowledge and skill provides a basis for the design and implementation of authentic learning that achieves the intentions of STEM curricula.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of a body of knowledge that includes recent developments related to the creation of STEM learning experiences that are authentic and relevant to learners. (CLO 1.1)
- Use cognitive and critical reflection skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and professional practice relating to STEM Education. (CLO 2.1)
- Demonstrate technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to effective professional practice in STEM Education. (CLO 2.4)
- Demonstrate application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning with high level personal autonomy and accountability in STEM in Education (CLO 3.1)
Content
In this unit, you will identify a STEM industry partner and collaborate with him or her to conduct and report upon a small STEM-related activity. This partnering will develop your STEM content knowledge and skill and your appreciation of how STEM work is done in the field, including the ways in which experts from the various STEM disciplines work collaboratively with one-another. Paralleling this industry activity, you will also explore ways in which the work of STEM professionals can be incorporated into STEM education contexts. From this, you will develop a framework of ideas to inform your future education practice and the development of collaborative relationships between your STEM education context and relevant STEM industries, such that you can create authentic, real world learning experiences for STEM learners.
Learning Approaches
This unit consists of a series of modules. For each module you will complete a series of activities, some of which may be undertaken individually and others collaboratively with peers. Some of these activities will provide you with formative feedback about your learning and your progress towards completing the unit’s summative assessment task. Appropriate technologies will be used to facilitate your learning and so enable your full participation in these activities in either on-campus or on-line modes. Your timely completion of the learning activities in each module will be critical to your learning and achievement in this unit.
An important aspect of this particular unit is the need to identify, approach and work collaboratively with an industry partner. This collaboration may be done either face-to-face (i.e., visits to the partner's workplace) or virtually. Details regarding the industry partnership, including the amount of time spent collaborating with the partner, will be negotiated between yourself, the partner and the EUN637 Unit Coordinator early in the teaching period.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback is this unit is provided to you in a variety of ways:
- Discussions in relation to the workshop activities will provide opportunities for questioning and formative feedback.
- Summative assessment criteria sheets aligned to the unit outcomes and with descriptors that are specific to the assessment tasks.
- Qualitative comments provided on summative tasks and/or associated criteria feedback sheets.
- Use of online tools (e.g. blogs and wikis) to scaffold tutor-student and student-student discussion.
- Generic comments/feedback provided to the entire cohort.
Assessment
Overview
Summative assessment in this unit is comprised of a single task: the Digital Portfolio
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Portfolio
Using a digital platform (as negotiated with your tutor) you will present your understanding and application of analytical and creative thinking skills in relation to authentic, real world STEM learning. The portfolio will address questions and prompts provided to you at regular intervals during the teaching period and which will be based upon the learning activities that focus upon contemporary STEM education principles and practices, which are organised by the STEM education conceptual framework. You will develop your portfolio throughout the duration of the teaching period, and regularly discuss its content with your tutor and your peers, prior to its final submission.
Assessment Focus
This task will assess your:
- Deep understanding of principles and practices regarding the creation of authentic, real world STEM learning.
- Ability to critically and creatively apply your knowledge of principles and practices in relation to transdisciplinary STEM work and learning, including analysing a range of curriculum documents and identify elements which could be addressed by a cross-curriculum approach to STEM learning.
- Use of technical and communication skills to describe, design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about transdisciplinary STEM work and learning.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no set texts for this unit.
Resource Materials
Other
Links to suggested readings and resources will be published via the Canvas and/or QUT Readings systems.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace Health and Safety protocols associated with computer and laboratory use will apply. During any visits to the industry partner's workplace, you will need to adhere to the industry partner's Workplace Health and Safety protocols. The Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) places duties of care on everyone to ensure the health and safety of themselves and others in the workplace. Students should be aware of and comply with the QUT work integrated learning policy, which can be accessed at MOPPC/4.4 .
Confidentiality is an obligation to keep certain information or materials secret, and to not disclose or provide copies of the information or materials to other people. During your collaborations with the industry partner, you may be given access to confidential information that is of value to the industry partner. You should not discuss or share such information with others without the industry partner's written consent, unless required to by law.