Module: Knowledge Society for Africa

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Knowledge Society for Africa
Module Code	EDU1122 (ITS: ES581)
Faculty	DCU Institute of Education	School	STEM Ed, Innov, Global Studies
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10

Description

The purpose of the module is to produce a report on State of Knowledge Society in Africa. Each country team will produce a report of Knowledge Society in their country.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand how to develop policies for Knowledge Society development in each of the three pillars and the interrelationships between the pillars
2. Critically analyse policies and strategies and their impacts in their own country and region
3. Produce a Policy Coherence Roadmap to the Knowledge Society for their own country
4. Have a complete picture of the state of knowledge societies in Africa and their developmental pathways
5. Exhibit enhanced research and writing skills
6. Produce an article eligible for publication in State of the Knowledge Society in Africa.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	15	Tutorials / Seminar / Workshops
Online activity	10	Discussion
Assignment Completion	40	Assignment
Independent Study	85	Individual reading/reflection/research including online learning
Integrated training (INTRA)	90	Application in work place
Assignment Completion	10	One main individual assignment AND one leadership journal entry
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	10566	Part of Term	Semester 1, 2 & 3
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale		Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category		Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Yvonne Crotty	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

South Africa Node: 2011, Foresight for Development, July 2011 feature of science, technology, and innovation, http://www.foresightfordevelopment.org/share-your-content,

Articles:

OECD: 2002, Policy Brief: Improving Policy Coherence and Integration for Sustainable Development – A Checklist, 9788
2008: Writing Academic Essays and Reports, 9789, 1
Developing a Literature Review: 9790, 1, Matavele, J. & Camundimo, V.
http://www.ernwaca.org/panaf/pdf/phase-1/Mozambique-PanAf_Report.pdf: 9791, 1, Gakuu, C., Kidombo, H., Bowa, O., Ndiritu, A., Mwangi, A. and Gikonyo, N., 2010, Pedagogical Integration of ICT in Education: Mozambique Report,
9792: 1, Institute for the Future, 2010, Map of the Decade: The Future is a High Resolution Game,
1: Institute for the Future, 2012, The Future of Cities, Information and Inclusion, http://www.iftf.org/inclusion
Institute for the Future (IFTF): 2013, The ten Year Forecast Programme, http://www.iftf.org/tyf, 9795
2001: The OECD Schooling Scenarios in Brief, http://www.oecd.org/edu, 9796, 1
Creating the Future of Learning: http://www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/learning/creating- the-future-of-learning/, 9797, 1, Azcona, G., Chute, R., Dib, F., Dookhony, L., Klein, H., Loyacano-Perl, D., Randazzo, D. and Reilly, V.
9798: 1, Mwapachu, J. V., 2010, The University of the Future: Perspectives for Tanzania,
1: Taylor, N., Fleisch, B., Shindler, J., 2007, Education Scenarios for 2019 – The Office of the President South Africa, http://www.foresightfordevelopment.org/sobi2/Resources/Education-Scenarios-for-2019
Grosskurth, J.: 2010, Futures of Technology in Africa, http://www.stt.nl/uploads/documents/192.pdf, 9801
2011: How do you foresee teacher collaboration networks in 2025, http://tellnet.eun.org/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=10704&folderId=19796&name=DLFE-601.pdf,

Other Resources

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