EDUC206-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015

Studies in the Sociology of Education

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2015

Description

This course will deepen students understanding of sociological foundations through the examination of critical issues in connections between education and society. This course uses sociological approaches to examine connections between education and society. It considers contemporary sociological explanations of what educational institutions do.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:
1. Recognise the value of using sociological approaches to the analysis of educational issues
2. Develop a sociological imagination about education

Prerequisites

30 points in EDUC or permission of the Head of School

Restrictions

EDUC220

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Freeman-Moir

Lecturers

David Small and Peter Roberts

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 08 Sep 2015 40%
Take-home Test 25 Sep 2015 30%
Exam 30% 2 hours, exam date TBA

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA Value        Marks
A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $697.00

International fee $2,913.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

All EDUC206 Occurrences

  • EDUC206-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015