Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - EDUC 100W E100

Selected Questions and Issues in Education (3)

Class Number: 8558

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to a small but representative sample of basic questions and issues in education. Students will examine questions relating to: the concept or idea of education; learning and the learner; teaching and the teacher; and more generally, the broader contexts of education. This course also introduces students to different ways of exploring educational questions and issues from philosophical and critical analysis, to historical and cross-cultural studies, to empirical research. Cannot be taken for credit by students with credit for 300 and 400 level education courses. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course provides an entry for students to inquire into the nature of education in a pluralist and democratic society. We will not only explore the big issues in education but also our own relationship to education, as learner, community member, and prospective educator. This course looks at the educational arena as a site for competing politics and philosophies about the role of school in society and the work of teachers.

EDUC 100 is also a "W" course (writing-intensive) and, as such, students will learn to identify, analyze, and utilize the typical ways of writing in the discipline.

Grading

  • Attendance and Participation 25%
  • Online Discussions 25%
  • Group Project and Presentation 25%
  • Final Paper 25%

NOTES:

  • Attendance is mandatory, roll call will be taken in every class session
  • Engagement in class discussions is expected; in-class activities are dependent on your active participation
  • You should attend the first lecture even if you are on a waiting list only. Detailed information will be given during the first lecture
  • There is no final exam for this course

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Course readings will be available online and via Canvas.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS