STEM Education: Addressing Global Challenges

Module overview

Modern concerns like global warming and alternative fuels highlight the need for a STEM educated population. This module aims to provide a comprehensive overview of STEM education by examining current trends and best practices in the field. The module is designed to engage students in a hands-on and interdisciplinary approach to learning STEM subjects with a focus on Mathematics and Science. Topics to be covered include current trends in STEM education, theoretical frameworks in STEM education, real-world applications of STEM subjects, the use of games as a teaching tool and the benefits of informal learning.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Organise and articulate arguments using relevant specialist vocabulary and appropriate theoretical and empirical sources
Engage in reflective practice

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Understand and critically evaluate current trends in STEM educational research
Demonstrate awareness of current trends and best practices in STEM education
Develop an understanding of real-world applications of STEM subjects and their relevance in everyday life

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Apply knowledge and skills acquired in this module to real-world scenarios
Recognizing the benefits of innovative pedagogy in various learning environments

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

This module is taught through a mix of interactive lectures and workshops along with directed reading and suggested additional research material. One of the sessions will take place in an informal environment outside the University (such as museum).

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	15
Tutorial	4
Follow-up work	20
Completion of assessment task	70
Preparation for scheduled sessions	36
External visits	3
Wider reading or practice	52
Total study time	200

Assessment

Assessment strategy

During the module, there will be discussions so that the students can receive peer and tutor feedback. The final module assessment will involve an individual reflection journal where students will engage with specific tasks in each session while engaging with relevant literature and reflection.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Reflective Journal	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Reflective Journal	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Reflective Journal	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External