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FD10A - English for Academic Purposes
This is a cross-disciplinary course, which is designed to provide a firm base
for Communications Courses and for Courses in
English for special purposes linked with specific disciplines. ED20Y - Introduction to Computers
in Education
In this course students will be able to acquire knowledge of computer, how
the computer affects teaching and learning. It will
also enable them to use the computer as a tool for manipulation of text, numbers
and graphics; creating presentations;
publishing; and information transfer. ED24E - The Psychology of Science
Teaching and Learning
This course is designed to enable participants to understand and critique some
of the relatively long-standing and contemporary psychological theories that
underpin students’ cognitive development as well as their practical implications
for the effective
teaching and learning of science. UC010 - Fundamentals of Written English
A compulsory remedial course for those persons who failed the English Proficiency
Test. BL10M - Plant Diversity
Evolution in various plant groups using appropriate examples from each group.
A study of the morphology, anatomy,
reproductive structures and development in the following plant groups: Algae
and Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms
and Angiosperms. The Taxonomy of some plant families to illustrate the flora
of Jamaica. Non-agricultural benefits to
man from various plant groups. ED24G - Teaching Methodologies in
Science
This course encourages teaches to take a critical look at their own practice
and expose them to a range of teaching
strategies that are available for use in the science classroom. |
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ED20X - Issues and Perspectives in
Education
This course seeks to develop the students’ understanding of the interplay
of forces, which affect teaching and learning and
influence educational practice and policy. Students should thereby come to
appreciate the critical and dynamic role they play
as the educators of the citizens of tomorrow.
ED34J - The Sociology of Science
Teaching and Learning
This course seeks to deepen participants’ understanding of some of the
sociological factors that influence science curriculum
content, the nature of science classroom communication and interactions and
their practical implications for the teaching
and learning of science.
BLl0L - Animal Diversity
An introduction to the major phyla of animals with emphasis on levels of organization,
evolutionary history and adaptive radiation.
FD13A - Law, Governance, Economy
and Society in the Caribbean
This is a multi-disciplinary course of the Faculty of Social Sciences. It will
introduce students to some of the major institutions
in Caribbean society. This exposure is to both the historical and contemporary
aspects of Caribbean society, including
Caribbean legal, political and economic systems. In addition, Caribbean culture
and Caribbean social problems are discussed.
ED34C - Assessment of Science
This course provides an opportunity for equipping the secondary school science
teacher to be acquainted with the assessment possibilities that exist and
be proficient at using each type of assessment strategy to enhance learning
in the classroom.
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D34A
- Selected Topics in Science
It is hoped that this course will raise the students’ knowledge of the
physical sciences and enhance their teaching competence.
BB10A - Cells, Biomolecules and Genetics
Microscopical techniques to study living and fixed cells. Structural organization
of cells. Specialization in cells. Basic functional
processes in cells and their regulation. Mitosis and meiosis.
BL20N - Ecology
Ecology and its domain, autecology and synecology. Distribution and abundance.
Geographic range habitat and niche. Abiotic
and biotic environment, populations communities and ecosystems.
ED34Q - An Introduction to Secondary
School Science Practical
This course is intended to equip teachers with the skills to conduct practical
work in schools with special emphasis on the
school-based assessment for the CXC science subjects. |
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ED30Z
- Investigating our Teaching
This course is designed to aid in the understanding of the role of the teacher
as a learner, researcher, self-evaluator and reflective practitioner. It provides
an opportunity for students to apply their know-ledge of the teaching learning
process in implementing an
innovative teaching experiment to address a problem in their classrooms, to
reflect critically on the experience and to write a report,
which informs their future practice.
BT21B - Seed Plants
Structure, evolution and significance of the seed plants illustrated by reference
to select Gymnosperm and Angiosperm groups. The significant biological distinction
between major groups and the formal processes by which species and higher
taxa are derived. Development of classification systems Artificial, Natural
and Phylogenetic. Taxonomic value of characters Morphological, Anatomical,
Cytological, Phytochemical, Ecological and Geographical. Numerical Taxonomy.
BL20K - Evolutionary Biology
Variation and evolution: a historical perspective.
Polymorphism, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, selection, migration
and genetic drift in relation to population size. Evolution
below the species level, clines, deception and sex ratio,
with special reference to man. Speciation, phylogeny and
the evolution of the hominids. |
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