1997 QUT Handbook

■ JSP074 CORRECTIONS & THE COMMUNITY 4
Evaluation of alternative models of corrections is undertaken,
and controversial issues explored. Fiscal constraints and administrative
dilemmas according to international trends are
examined and determination made as to the present and future
effectiveness of the correctional system.
Courses: JS41
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ JSP081 LAW & PUBLIC POLICY
This unit introduces students to the practice of public policy
formulation and development with specific emphasis on the
legislative and legal implications of policy work. The unit
adopts a community-based approach to the policy process as
the vehicle for learning the micro-skills of policy consultation,
analysis and writing.
Courses: JS41
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ JSP082 LEGAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Society demands certain responsibilities from persons classed
as adult. Rights and duties fall to the adult person in some of
the most important aspects in the accepted lifestyle in our society
in terms of housing, relationships and employment. These
responsibilities will encompass the majority of adult life. A
reasoned analysis of the legal responsibilities involved in housing,
marriage and employment is essential.
Courses: JS41
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ JSP083 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & JUSTICE
Mechanisms of state accountability, their practice and philosophy
are examined in order to give justice professionals a
working knowledge of their operation. Open government, fair
decision-making and administrative justice are key concerns
within this field. Merits review, judicial review, freedom of
information and the ombuds office are all critiqued and their
procedures considered in light of a greater framework of social
justice.
Courses: JS41
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ JSP084 JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS
The political and philosophical constructions known as rights
are becoming increasingly important in the Australian justice
professions. Both international and domestic documents are
analysed in order to develop a cohesive framework of rights
in the justice domain. Policy considerations are explored and
much of the other material covered in the minor is tied together
in the context of human rights policy research.
Courses: JS41
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB320 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE
The language basis in current approaches to the teaching of
English; nature and function of language; dynamics involved
in interactive situations; appropriateness of language forms
used in various social contexts; educational implications of
linguistic diversity within the community; recognition of the
developmental features of adolescent language.
Courses: ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB321 WRITING WORKSHOP
The student, as writer, uses all the language modes in social
contexts (either genuine or simulated) to lead to writing in a
range of situations. Engagement in these writing situations is
designed to bring about personal understanding of the following:
the nature of the writing process; the influence of
audience and purpose on the final written product; the range
of genres (or forms) falling within the writing activity.
Courses: ED50, ED51, ED52, ED43
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB322 LITERATURE IN TEACHING
Literature teaching in historical perspective; recent developments
in theory; poetry in the senior school; teaching drama
in the senior school; teaching the novel in the senior school;
shorter works (novellas, short stories) and their use in the
English curriculum.
Courses: ED50, ED51
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB323 TEACHING ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
The scope and nature of young adult literature; strategies for
evaluation and selection; recent research into adolescents’ reading
needs, interests and responses; using young adult books
in the curriculum.
Courses: ED50 Prerequisites: HUB100
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB325 ENGLISH CURRICULUM STUDIES 1
The nature of the curriculum area/discipline and its role and
contribution as a medium for education; introduction to relevant
syllabuses and curriculum documents; lesson and curriculum
unit planning activities; and teaching strategies designed
to promote a range of learning experiences in selected
curriculum areas.
Courses: ED50, ED54
Prerequisites: Normally the completion of 48 credit points
in each relevant discipline area
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB326 ENGLISH CURRICULUM STUDIES 2
Curriculum development within the context of contemporary
policies, frameworks and agencies; general principles of measurement,
assessment and evaluation; teaching and learning
strategies; and issues and directions in curriculum development.
Courses: ED50, ED54 Prerequisites: LAB325
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB327 FILM & MEDIA CURRICULUM
STUDIES 1
The nature of the curriculum area/discipline and its role and
contribution as a medium for education; introduction to relevant
syllabuses and curriculum documents; lesson and curriculum
unit planning activities; and teaching strategies designed
to promote a range of learning experiences in selected
curriculum areas.
Courses: ED50, ED54
Prerequisites: Normally the completion of 48 credit points
in each relevant discipline area
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB328 FILM & MEDIA CURRICULUM
STUDIES 2
Curriculum development within the context of contemporary
policies, frameworks and agencies; general principles of measurement,
assessment and evaluation; teaching and learning
strategies; and issues and directions in curriculum development.
Courses: ED50, ED54 Prerequisites: LAB327
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB329 LOTE CURRICULUM STUDIES 1
The nature of the curriculum area/discipline and its role and
contribution as a medium for education; introduction to relevant
syllabuses and curriculum documents; lesson and curriculum
unit planning activities; and teaching strategies designed
to promote a range of learning experiences in selected
curriculum areas.
Courses: ED50, ED54
Prerequisites: Normally the completion of 48 credit points
in each relevant discipline area
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LAB330 LOTE CURRICULUM STUDIES 2
Curriculum development within the context of contemporary
policies, frameworks and agencies; general principles of measurement,
assessment and evaluation; teaching and learning strategies;
and issues and directions in curriculum development.
Courses: ED50, ED54 Prerequisites: LAB329
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
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