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ED2610 - The Nature of Inquiry: From Theory to Practice
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
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Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
Inquiry underpins the work of scientists in the 21st century. This subject introduces
you to the wide range of approaches to inquiry that scientists use in their professional
lives. You will consider science as a creative, human endeavour and, in doing so,
will examine the social, historical and cultural paradigms that are embedded within
the disciplines of science. You will undertake two assessment tasks. First, you will
create a digi-explanation about an approach to inquiry, as evidenced in either an
historical or current case study. Second, you will select and design an inquiry for
a particular purpose, based on topic that is both interesting to you and relevant
to the tropics. You will justify your selection, and communicate your inquiry to a
selected audience in a particular context. This subject is positioned as a Level 2
subject as it builds upon conceptual understanding attained in SC1101: Science: Nature,
Knowledge and Understanding. This subject will enable you to engage with contemporary
professional practices and will develop your professional competencies.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of identified concepts, structure and attributes pertaining
to the role of curiosity and inquiry in the disciplines of science, and their specific
content areas;
- be able to apply that knowledge to an historical and/or contemporary example of scientific
endeavor;
- be able to critically analyse an inquiry approach undertaken in a selected contemporary
or historical case;
- be able to design an inquiry, for a selected audience, with explicit consideration
made for relevant social, intellectual, developmental, linguistic and cultural characteristics
of that audience;
- be able to select, with justification, and implement effective strategies to communicate
an understanding of the role of inquiry in the disciplines of science.
Subject Assessment
- Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
- Written > ePoster - (30%) - Individual
- Written > Project plan - (60%) - Individual.
Assumed Knowledge:
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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 obtain a Suitability
to Work with Children Card (blue card) through the Queensland Governments Public Safety
Business Agency. For more information, refer to: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/
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Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 1,
Internal
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Census Date 25-Mar-2021 |
Coordinator: |
Dr Tanya Doyle |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 13 hours online collaboration sessions
- 13 hours online content
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.