UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES ...

Teaching Method School Subject Phase 2NQF level: 7 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA (50%) Exam (50%) – 1 x 3 hours paperPre-requisite: School content of first year in school subject specialisation, Teaching Method Phase 1Module Description:This module develops a student’s understanding, skills and dispositions regarding particular school subject issues such as: aims of thesubject; syllabus content of grades 11-12 NSSC (Ordinary and Higher grade); learner-centred features lesson planning; supporting oflearning; general and creative methods; use of resources; instructional management; assessment policy and practices; maintainingmotivation and discipline.BIOLOGYSyllabi – School SubjectBiology Education 1EMBS4611NQF: 6 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA 50% Exam 50% - 1 x 3 hours paperPrerequisite: 80% in entry testModule Description:This module enables students to develop a theoretical understanding of the characteristics of living organisms; biological organisationand classification; diversity of life; cell structure and levels of organisation and the use of the micro scope.Biology Education 2EMBS4710NQF: 7 Credits: 21 Module Assessment: CA 50% Exam 50% - 1 x 3 hours paperPrerequisite: 80% in entry testModule Description:This module enables students to develop a theoretical understanding of passage of substances across cell membranes; plant nutrition;transportation; respiration; co-ordination and response and co-ordination of plants.Biology Education 3EMBS4702NQF level: 7 Credits: 8 Module Assessment: CA (50%) Exam (50%) – 1 x 3 hours paperPre-requisite: 80 % in entry testModule Description:This module enables students to develop theoretical understanding of cell division; reproduction and the human reproduction system.Biology Education 4EMBS4731NQF level: 7 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA (50%) Exam (50%) – 1 x 3 hours paperPre-requisite: None.Module Description:This module enables students to develop a theoretical understanding of Biology as well as human biology as a field study and its linkwith other subjects; misconceptions in biology education; importance of nutrients and balanced nutrition in humans; enzymes; thedigestive system; transport in humans; excretion; the defence system; breathing, gaseous exchange and respiration; other systems; coordination.Biology Education 5EMBS4700NQF level: 7 Credits: 16 Module Assessment: CA (50%) Exam (50%) – 1 x 3 hours paperPre-requisite: None.Module Description:This module enables students to develop theoretical: energy knowledge of flow, food chains and food webs; nutrient cycles; populationand understanding of human influence on the ecosystem. Teaching methodology will form an integral part of this module.Biology Education 6EMBS4722NQF level: 7 Credits: 8 Module Assessment: CA (50%) Exam (50%) – 1 x 3 hours paperPre-requisite: EMBS 4702(At least 2 Assessments)Module Description:This module enables students to develop theoretical understanding of cell division; reproduction; plant reproduction system; growth anddevelopment and inheritance.119