Syllabus Design - Revision

Read the following course description. What does the highlighted information refer to?

"This course is an introduction to computing ethics, law and employability. It is intended for computing students who have not studied business principles, or who have little work experience in industry. The course provides a survival kit for computing graduates entering the workforce. During this course, you should consider computing ethical issues, such as information privacy, computer crime, computer security, social networks, online identity... ." (RMIT Uni)

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• None

Read the following course description. What does the highlighted information refer to?

In this course, "... you will learn to accurately, critically, and objectively examine and consider computer science and information technology (IT) topics, evidence, or situations, in particular to: evaluate and compare designs of software artefacts and IT systems on the basis of organisational and user requirements.... ." (RMIT Uni)

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• None

Which design approach may run the risk of being improvised and without clear evidences of learning?

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Which design approach is criticised as mechanical in trying to convert needs into objectives?

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Which design approach is considered as 'specialist approach'?

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In which design approach are the teacher roles considered the most dominant in deciding the input?

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In which design approach is the focus of assessment mainly to improve the learning?

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Goals are vague and objectives are specific. Is this statement True or False?

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• I can't decide, Ms Ha.

In the target situation analysis, what is the focus unit(s) of analysis?

Read the following description of need analysis report, what is the focus unit(s) of analysis?

"The purpose of this study was to conduct a needs analysis for an ESL business English course aimed at improving learners’ general business English communication skills. A task-based needs analysis was conducted on business English use in the Korean business context with the purpose of identifying business English target tasks frequently performed by Korean business professionals."