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SCIENCES CURRICULA:
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS
Only workbook for HSE 3704
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Pre-Week
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Section A
1. Welcome
A warm welcome to you as a HSE3704-student!
Youve received this workbook, because you are currently registered for your third
year module(s). This implies that you have passed your second year modules and
are now in the final year of your BA Cur degree. Well done! A few more stretches to
go and you will have your degree.
I am so proud of you that you did not decide to opt-out and register your nursing
education qualification with SANC without completing your degree. We need
dedicated, academically strong students like you in our profession. You are the
future nurse educators who we desperately need. Currently, only 13 056 of the
129 000 Professional Registered Nurses (PRNs) have an additional qualification in
nursing education. In the next 5 -10 years, a large number of these nurse educators
will be retiring. You will need to fill that gap. I believe that the combination of all the
HSE-modules has (or will) equip you for this highly rewarding challenge. Two videoclips worth watching at this point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPpPcg26M2Q
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kCKcnuUx8E .
To prepare you for your future role as a nurse educator in this highly digital world, I
have included a variety of activities to make this module fun, informative, engaging
and contemporary. (In short: It will be so worth your time and effort!!)
To enable you to make the most of this interactive workbook, you will need:
A computer
Some computer skills you do not need to be an expert. If you can use most
of the functions of MS Office, youll be able to create the content.
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If you do not own a computer or have access to one, I have wonderful news for you.
Unisa has negotiated discount for the students to enable them to buy a notebook or
electronic device and data bundles. Please visit myUnisa for more detail (e-solutions
for students).
As you are most probably aware of (and I would be concerned if you did not know
this), this module forms part of one of the following undergraduate degrees:
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Science Health Services Management and
Education (0216X - HHS)
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Science Health Services Management, Education
and Community Health (0216X - HSM)
The Education and Training Quality Assurance bodies (ETQAs) for this qualification
is the South African Nursing Council (SANC), the Council for Higher Education
(CHE), as well as the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Therefore the
content will adhere to SANCs regulation, R.118 (of 23 January 1987) and the SAQA
approved course (SAQA ID_____).
This module is on a NQF-level 7 and the credit weight of this module is 12 credits.
Each credit calculates to 10 notional hours. This implies that it will take the average
student 120 hours to reach the outcomes of this module. These 120 notional hours
include the time you spent reading the content and completing the activities and
assessments. Therefore, if your semester is only 14 weeks long, you will need to
spend at least 8 quality hours per week on this module (120 hours 14 weeks =
8 h/week). That calculates to nearly 2 hours per weekday. Please plan your study
time accordingly.
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In this module you will be introduce to curriculum theory in general, and the
curriculum development and evaluation process in particular. This module is aimed
at developing your understanding of what a curriculum is, how it is developed and
how it is evaluated to determine the requirements for curriculum revisions.
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You will also need to take cognisance of the Acts, White Papers and policies
pertaining to your specific country. For the South African students, the follow are
important:
SA Higher Education Act: 101 of 1997 as amended
Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework
National Qualifications Framework Act 67 of 2008
White Paper for Post-School Education and Training
Framework for Programme Accreditation, 2004
Criteria for Programme Accreditation
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Ctrl
right click on it
In this digital age, it is incredibly important that you as an educator remain credible
and are therefore skilled in the use of different electronically applications and
programs.
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Write the reflective reports. Peter Pappas (2010) has created guidelines to
assist students (and educators) with their reflections. We will make use of his
guidelines to do our reflections.
6. Assessment
For HSE3704, there is no Summative (end-of-semester) assessment or exams. Yes,
your eyes are not deceiving you. No end-of-semester exams! But for that no-exam
privileged, assessment will be continuous (which is good and preferable). This entire
workbook as well as the electronic e-portfolio will be assessed for your final mark.
Activities that must be submitted will be indicated and graded. This is going to be
fun!
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Seldin, P., Miller, JE., and Seldin, CA. 2012. The teaching portfolio: A practical
guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions. San
Francisco: John Wiley & Sons (Chapter 9, pg 62-70)
Effective Practice with e-Portfolios. 2008.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/effectivepracticeeportfolio
s.pdf
Dr. Helen Barrett, Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and
Electronic Portfolios. http://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios.html
Innovations in Education http://electronicportfolios.org/balance/
Remember to also paste all the activities in this workbook, as you will submit this
workbook for grading purposes (and an electronic copy will possibly be retained for
moderation purposes). To assist you, I have made a demo portfolio for myself. You
can take a sneak preview @ http://irenelubbe.weebly.com/
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Activity 2: Get 3 photos two of yourself, (1) young and (2) recent, looking very
professional) and (3) one of you with your family or friends. Paste it in the spaces
provided below.
Me (then)
Me (now)
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Photo 1 and 2: As an individual you have developed and changed over the years
you are very different from the scared 18-year old student who had to give a bed
bath for the first time. But, although you have changed, you are still YOU. With your
own convictions, principles, beliefs and values.
Photo 3: Although you are your own unique person, you are part of a family, a group
and a community. You exert an influence on them and they on you.
But, So what? What does this have to do with Curriculum development?
Everything!
First: As an individual you are important (and so is your curriculum), but you are not
an island. And neither are our modules; the students we work with; or the patients.
We need to see it all in the bigger context.
Secondly: Just as we are not the same as we were 5/10/20 years ago, our
curriculums cannot stay the same. As our profession and our context changes, our
curriculum needs to change and adapt. It cannot stay stagnant. Change is good as it
indicates development and growth. But despite the changes, there are always things
that stay the same. This is the core values and guiding principles the things that
directs our lives and choices - and in the case of our modules, our curriculum.
Take a few moments to reflect on your personal values and beliefs. In Column A,
write down your 5 highly valued and non-negotiable values that you hold dear.
Column A: My values
Honesty
Team work
Respect
Punctuality
Performance driven
Consistency
Patient safety
Truthfully
Client focus
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Now, in Column B, write down the values that underpin the organisation or institution
where you work. They should align (more or less). If not you and your manager
need to talk!
We now know where we are coming from, where we currently are, but do we know
where we want to go. What is our vision (our dream) for our own lives?
Complete the sentence: In 5 years time I want to complete my Bachelor of Arts in
Nursing Science Health Services Management and Education. After my studies is
completed at UNISA, I want to specialise further in my current profession which
includes infection control and patient safety, that would improve basic knowledge
and skills of staff in the hospital environment.
We will address the dream for your curriculum a bit later, but you can scribble a few
words down just so that you do not forget.
Further studies
Infection control
Patient safety
Knowledge and skills
Lets quickly take a closer look at the place where you are employed or where you
want to work once you have obtained your nursing education qualification.
The name of your Institution: Mediclinic (Expertise you can trust)
The vision of your Institution: We will be respected for providing world class training
leading to the development of safe practitioners delivering excellent patient care.
The mission of your Institution: To deliver measurable quality training outcomes,
governed by sound educational principals, evidence based practices and adherence
to legislation. To contribute to the development of skills relevant to health care
service delivery nationally
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Our principles and values are the things that guides and directs us the
compass that keep us on our intended path.
We can never compile a curriculum without taking into account the vision, mission,
values and principles of the institution that employs us and where the curriculum will
be offered.
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