KEY CURRICULUM AREAS

The planning period for the Curriculum Framework Project developed recommendations which have now been accepted by DAC. These recommendations involve a five year progressive implementation of curriculum renewal in the Higher Education Division (HED), in order to achieve a compelling and distinctive vision of student learning in 2010. This vision is based on a set of six Key Curriculum Areas that emphasise real-world and student-centred learning:

A. Career Oriented Learning
Improving students’ career skills and employment prospects;

B. Real World Learning
Integrating real world contexts with theory through classroom teaching;

C. Widening the Learning Opportunities
Increasing flexibility, choice, acceleration and intersectoral opportunities in HED programs;

D. Learning for a Changing World
Aiding internationalisation of the Swinburne learning environment and integration of an entrepreneurship and innovation emphasis together with an awareness of social difference and cultural diversity into students’ learning opportunities;

E. Pathways into Research
Providing research pathways and experience for undergraduates;

F. Learning to Learn
Reviewing current teaching practices and program structures plus approaches to orientation and transition, in order to encourage deep and lifelong learning and to accommodate a range of student backgrounds and learning styles.