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1. Prerequisites

At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
An active knowlegde of :

• Dutch

A passive knowledge of :

• French
• English

• General knowledge of the use of a PC and the Internet

Specific prerequisites for this course:

We expect the student to possess the general competences corresponding to an academic Bachelor degree. Moreover, the student must have finished the course Introduction to didactics (or follow it simultaneously). Finally, the student has to be competent in the field of computer science, i.e. he should possess a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that enables him to function as a teacher of computer science in secondary school. If he does not have a Master degree of Computer Science, this will be tested.

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2. Learning outcomes

This course prepares students to become a teacher of computer science and ICT coordinator in secondary school. The learning outcomes are derived from the so-called basic competences of a teacher in secondary school as described by the Flemish Government (see http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/nieuws/archief/2007/2007p/files/0420-bijlage4.pdf).

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3. Course contents

• making of a lesson plan, applied to preparation of lessons in computer science
• computer science in Flemish secondary education
• tasks of an ICT coordinator
• computer science and ICT in middle school
• computer science in junior high school
• computer science in computer oriented programs in high school
• learning trajectories
  
• ethical questions
• opinions regarding education in computer science
• education in computer science in other countries and in the past

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4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:

Tutorials

Personal work:

Assignments:Individually

Assignments:In group

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5. Assessment method and criteria

Continuous assessment:

Assignments

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6. Study material

Required reading

Slides, texts, ... will be available via Blackboard.

Optional reading

The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:

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7. Contact information

• Johan Deprez (johan.deprez@ua.ac.be))
• Tom Hofkens (tom.hofkens@ua.ac.be))

(+)last update: 01/05/2012 20:48 johan.deprez