FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
REGULATIONS FOR THE BACHELOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1These regulations should be read in conjunction with the Faculty Regulations and the General Academic Regulations.
1.2This programme is meant for non-graduate teachers who want to upgrade their skills in computer science education.
2.0 AIMS
The Bachelor of Education Degree in Computer Science is designed to prepare in-service Computer Science teachers to teach the subject up to A-level as well as to enable them to develop an appreciation of the capabilities and limitations of computer technology as a teaching and learning tool.
3.0ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For one to qualify for normal entry, he/she must satisfy the general entry requirements specified in the General Regulations and must also meet any of the following requirements:
-Normally have a Diploma in Education majoring in Computer Science.
-Teachers who have majored in relevant subjects (Mathematics or Science) at teachers college.
-Trained teachers who have passed Science and Mathematics at ‘O’ level at grade C or better.
-Trained teachers who have undergone recognised professional development training, such as World Links for Development phases 1 and 2 training, ICDL, HEXCO Certificate/Diploma in Computer Studies, or any other computer training that the department finds to be relevant.
4.0CAREER PROSPECTS
Students who complete the programme can expect to find employment in the following areas:
- Secondary Schools as teachers.
- ICT resource teachers at Cluster, District and Provincial levels.
- Tertiary Education institutions as lecturers.
- Ministry of Education as Education Officers, Examinations Officers, etc.
- Non-Governmental Organisations as training consultancies, training officers, etc.
5.0GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1The programme consists of at least 23 modules.
5.2Each module is worth 4 credits except for the project which is worth 8 credits.
5.3The modules listed below are compulsory for all students registered for the Bachelor of Education Degree in Computer Science:
- BED 101 Research Methods and Statistics
- BED 202 Research Project
- BED 104 Curriculum Studies
- BED106 Educational Management
- BED 105 Contemporary Issues in Education
- BED 201 Assessment and Evaluation Techniques
- BED 102 Applied Educational Foundations
- GS 201 Introduction to Gender Studies
- FED 101 Financial Appreciation in Education
- ENT 205 Entrepreneurship
5.4The duration of the programme shall normally be a minimum of two years (full time) or three years (block release)
6.0ASSESSMENT
6.1Final assessment shall be by continuous assessment and formal examinations.
6.2Continuous assessment shall constitute 40% of the final assessment.
6.3Written examinations shall constitute 60% of the final assessment.
6.4In order to pass, a candidate should obtain at least 50% of continuous assessment and examination combined.
7.0FAILURE TO SATISFY EXAMINERS
Refer to Section 9 of the General Regulations.
8.0PROVISION FOR PROGRESSION
To proceed from one level to another a candidate should pass at least 75% of the modules.
9.0GRADING AND DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
Refer to section 6 of Faculty Regulations.
10.0DEGREE WEIGHTING
Refer to section 7 of the Faculty Regulations.
11.0 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
LEVEL 1 SEMESTER 1
BED 104Curriculum Studies4
ET 101Computer Application in Education4
ET 102 Introduction to Computers and Information Communication Technology Concepts 4
ET 103 Application Software 1 4
ET 104Application Software 24
LEVEL 1 SEMESTER 2
BED 101Research Methods and Statistics4
BED 201Assessment and Evaluation Techniques4
ET 202Methods of Teaching Computers
HCS 103Digital Logic Design4
HCS 102Introduction to Programming4
HCS 106Fundamentals of Computer Architecture4
LEVEL 2 SEMESTER 1
BED 102Applied Educational Foundations4
BED 105Contemporary Issues in Education4
GS 201Introduction to Gender Studies4
HCS 104Systems Analysis and Design4
HCS 204Data Communication and Computer Networks 4
ENT 205Entrepreneurship4
LEVEL 2 SEMESTER 2
BED 202 Research Project8
BED 106 Educational Management 4
FED 101Financial Appreciation 4
HCS 206Models of Databases and Database Design4
ET 201The Internet in Classroom Teaching and Learning
HCS 402Object -Oriented Programming4
Bachelor of Education Computer Science- Block Release
Level 1 Semester 1
BED 106 / Educational Management / 4ET 102 / Introduction to Computers and Information Communication Technology Concepts / 4
ET 103 / Application Software 1 / 4
ET 104 / Application Software 2 / 4
BED 102 / Applied Educational Foundations / 4
ET 101 / Computer Application in Education / 4
HCS 102 / Introduction to Programming / 4
HCS 106 / Fundamentals of Computer Architecture / 4
Level 2 Semester 1
GS201 / Introduction to Gender Studies4 / 4Level 2 Semester 1
BED 201 / Assessment and Evaluation Techniques / 4BED 104 / Curriculum Studies / 4
GS201 / Introduction to Gender Studies4 / 4
HCS 103 / Digital Logic Design / 4
Level 2 Semester.2
BED 101 / Research Methods and Statistics / 4HCS 104 / Systems Analysis and Design / 4
HCS 203 / Operating Systems / 4
HCS 204 / Data Communication and Computer Networks / 4
HCS 103 Digital Logic Design 4
Level 3 Semester 1
BED 105 / Contemporary Issues in Education / 4ET 202 / Methods of Teaching Computers / 4
HCS 206 / Models of Database and Database Design / 4
HCS 207 / Advanced Programming / 4
Level 3 Semester 2
ET 201 / Internet and Classroom Teaching / 4HCS 402 / Object -Oriented Programming4 / 4
BED 202 / Dissertation / 8
MODULE SYNOPSES
ET 101COMPUTER APPLICATION IN EDUCATION
Topics covered include the history of computers in Education, Computer education in the Zimbabwean context, performance/trends in computer-related subjects at secondary school level, teaching computing at secondary school and post-secondary levels, inquiry into technology and Education in Zimbabwean Context.
ET 102INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS
This module introduces students to basic computer concepts. Topics covered included data processing cycle, number systems, computer arithmetic, types of computers, computer peripherals, types of computer software including systems software, application software and utility software, basics of computer network and data communication.
ET 103: application SOFTWARE 1
This module introduces students to the commonly used application software such as Microsoft Office productivity tools, namely Word processing and spreadsheet, and to their practical applications to educational computing. The module will cover editing text, formatting, adding images and how to print. In spreadsheet students will learn how to open/close spreadsheets. Also explained are cells, rows and columns as well as formulas and functions and how to create graphs.
ET 104: application SOFTWARE 2
This module introduces students to the commonly used application software such as Microsoft Office productivity tools, namely Presentation and Database and to their practical applications to educational computing. In presentation students will learn about using templates and charts for use in presentations. They will also learn how to display their presentation in a slide show. In Database, students will learn about setting up and creating table fields, records and reports within a database.
BED 104CURRICULUM STUDIES
The module introduces students to the general theory of curriculum. It explains the content of curriculum, its elements, and forces that shape it. To this end, broader definitions are explored as well as the processes of curriculum development. Furthermore, barriers to curriculum implementation and basic curriculum models are discussed.
BED 101RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS
This module seeks to expose students to an understanding of basic foundations of research, paradigms and designs that underpin the conduct of research that respects ethical issues. Students are expected to master the data collection and analysis techniques for both qualitative and quantitative research, which requires students to demonstrate also a mastery of descriptive and inferential statistics as skills they should employ in the conduct of supervised and independent research activities.
BED 201 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
The module provides an overview of assessment and evaluation. It focuses on types of evaluation, instructional objectives, validity and reliability of tests, types of tests, criteria and norm-referenced tests, item analysis, summarization and interpretation of test scores, marking and reporting in schools, and public examinations.
BED 102APPLIED EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
Intended for practising undergraduate teachers holding either certificates or diplomas in education, this module takes a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach on cultural, social, political and economic problems and challenges encountered in education today that directly bears on the teaching-learning enterprise. Such are problems and challenges that represent persistent barriers to the realization of equality of educational opportunity. The problems and challenges are discussed, consequences explored, and solutions examined. This approach differs from the traditional one that focuses on a series of autonomous units such as the history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of education
BED 105CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION
The module is intended to expose the student to critical and topical issues that form part of the social, economic, and political environment within which education is provided. Thus concepts such as ‘social justice, HIV/AIDS pandemic, population growth monitoring, human rights, globalization, and education and the law constitute the core content of the module.
HSC 102INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
This module introduces students to writing simple programs using assignment. Topics covered include variables, simple types, operators and expressions, conditional and repetitive statements, inputs and output, simple functions, program structure and organization, definition and scope, introduction to classes and objects.
HCS 106FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
This module covers the fundamental concepts in architecture of computer systems including register, structure, memory organization and management, organization of peripherals, and machine level operations. Topics covered include variations in computer architectures including buses, internal and external memory. I/O and interfacing, instruction Sets, RISC computers. These concepts are integrated through the use of assemblers, linkers and loaders. The concept of instruction sets, symbolic addressing, but organization, instruction fetch and executions; read/write cycles interrupt processing, I/O processing, general microprocessor design will also be introduced.
HCS 103DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN
Topics covered include Number systems and code, Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps, combinational Logic Design, Sequential Logic Design, Single Bit memory elements and circuits.
HCS 104SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Topics covered in this module are system development methodologies, system analysis, system Design, system Implementation, system evaluation and system maintenance.
GS 201INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES
The module empowers the students with knowledge and skills that enable them to be gender sensitive in the university, workplace and in all their social interactions. Topics covered include, understanding gender theories of gender inequities, historical development of gender, gender analysis, and gender issues in Zimbabwe, redressing gender imbalances, empowerment and strategies for creating a gender responsive environment. Every student has to pass the module in order to graduate.
HCS 206MODELS OF DATABASES AND DATABASE DESIGN
Review of the relational data model and introduction to distributed database. Focus is on DBMS architectures, data dependencies, decomposition algorithms, data dictionaries, concurrency, integrity, security and reliability issues, query decomposition, optimisation and evaluation strategies and physical database design.
HSC 204DATA COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORKS
The module gives an overview of networking. Topics to be covered include ISOP seven layer network model, basic transmission over network: Network architecture and infrastructure, circuit and packet switching networks, TDMA and CDMA, broadband technologies, wireless networking, IP telephony an high speed networks, network security, LAN operating systems, client server and peer to peer, practical : network design considerations. Implementation: cabling and connectors; LAN in computer laboratory/school and network administration.
HCS 402OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
Fundamental concepts of object –orientation, data abstraction, classes and object , data members and functions, OO analysis and design, OO – oriented languages and programming. OO languages such as C++ and visual BASIC will be introduced.
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ET 201THE INTERNET IN CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING
Web browser features, e-mail management software downloads strategies for finding information and virtual communities, E-learning and web based teaching. Key social and political topics: copyright law, privacy in digital world and the culture of the internet.
ET 202METHODS OF TEACHING COMPUTERS
This module is about computer technology and classroom dynamics, resources for the teaching of Computer Science, and Issues in the design of ICT learning environments. Emphasis will on strategies for teaching computing, development of marking criteria Assessment of computer projects, management of computer laboratories.
BED 202 RESEARCH PROJECT
Research Project on an appropriate subject related to educational practice.
FED101FINANCIAL APPRECIATION IN EDUCATION
This module is designed to introduce students to basic accounting concepts and procedures and familiarise them with the accounting and administrative procedures related to the finances of educational institutions.
BED 106EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
The module is intended to introduce students to key concepts and theories of educational management. The focus is on enriching students academically and professionally by studying in some detail the nature and application of organizational, leadership, supervision, educational evaluation and policymaking theories.
ENT 205 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Refer to the Department of Entrepreneurship.
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