Module: Disciplines/Foundations Interdisciplinary

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Disciplines/Foundations Interdisciplinary
Module Code	HD413 (ITS) / EDP1033 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Institute of Education	School	Human Development
Module Co-ordinator	-
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

Learning Outcomes

1. LO5 Understand the importance of inter-disciplinary theory and practice in education as it engages with contemporary problems
2. Explore the role of ideology in education and society
3. Explore the inter-disciplinary dialogue across the Foundations which enable critique
4. Connect the insights of the approaches from the Disciplines to an awareness of contemporary problems in Irish education
5. Develop new approaches to engaging with problems of social injustice in the Irish context of education
6. Reflect on one’s own educational practice as it relates to the discourse of the Disciplines/Foundations

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Assessment Feedback	125	No Description
Total Workload: 125

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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