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POSTGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2012 - 2013
THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
7. Course Assignments - Preparation
(i) All written assignments for formal assessment must
be typed on plain quarto, one side only, with doublespacing
throughout.
(ii) All assignments must be prepared according to the
APA format (see section on presentation of written
work)
(iii) All written assignments must be submitted within the
covers supplied by the Department.
(iv) An electronic (CD) copy of all assignments (except
portfolio) must be attached to all assignments.
8. Course Assignments - Submission
A schedule of dates for the submission of formal
assignments is provided at the commencement of the
programme.
9. Coursework Assignments - Grading
Formal assignments and teaching practice will be graded
according to the following scale:
Grade Percentage Range
A 70-100%
B+ 60-69%
B 50-59%
F 0-49%
Where graduate students write undergraduate
examinations for postgraduate credit those examinations
shall be graded in accordance with the above scheme.
10. Penalty
Any required written submission with unsatisfactory
features of presentation (e.g., with respect to its title
page, abstract or preface, acknowledgements, table of
contents, figures and illustrations, references, bibliography,
appendices, and language) shall be returned to the
candidate for correction regardless of the agreed grade
recommended for it, and will not be finally accepted until
those features are satisfactorily amended.
In-Service Postgraduate Diploma
in Education Programme
Introduction
The Diploma in Education provides professional training for
teachers who hold university degrees and who are teaching
at the secondary level. The programme offered here is viewed
as initial training, which sensitizes and orients teachers to the
fundamentals of their profession. The primary concern is with
developing a professional approach characterized by creativity,
imagination, and the pursuit of professional and personal
development.
The programme attempts to ensure that classroom practice is
informed by a solid theoretical base in the foundation disciplines,
curriculum theory, and methodology. In addition, it is expected
that teachers in this programme will avail themselves of the
opportunity to improve their control of the specific CONTENT
relevant to teaching in their subject area. Ultimately, however, it
is the continued use of sound practice and the sustained search
for professional excellence, beyond the end of the programme
that will ensure the high professional status of the teacher.
Objectives of the Programme
1. To encourage teachers to give the greatest attention to past
and present practices and future possibilities in the teaching
of their subjects.
2. To encourage teachers to read and think about various
problems related to the history and practice of education
generally, and their own subjects in particular.
3. To encourage teachers to think of education as a process
involving delicate relationships among teachers and
students.
4. To lead teachers to consider the professional implications
of the nature of their occupation and to strive for continued
professional growth.
COURSE LISTING
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Semester 1
Course Code Course Title Credits
EDFA 5210 Foundations of Education 5
EDRS 5220 Project in the Theory of Education 5
EDAR 6030 Project in Visual and Performing Arts 5
EDTL 5230 The Practice of Education 10
Curriculum Process (choose 1 of
the following):
EDLA 5240 Teaching of English 10
EDML 5250 The Teaching of Modern Languages 10
EDMA 5260 The Teaching of Mathematics 10
EDSC 5270 The Teaching of Science 10
EDSS 5280 The Teaching of Social Studies 10
EDEA 5290 Specialty in Educational Administration 10
EDTI 5200 The Teaching of Information Technology 10
EDAR 5310 Teaching of Visual and Performing Arts 10