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MICROCREDENTIAL

STEM Teacher Acceleration - Stage 6 Engineering Studies

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$795.00

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MODE

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DURATION

 8 wks

COMMITMENT

 50 hours

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Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills for proficiency to teach Stage 6 Engineering Studies. STEM qualified teachers are in high demand in schools across the nation. Enhance your school’s portfolio of Stage 6 STEM subjects and level up your employability.

About this microcredential

This online microcredential will unpack the syllabus and walk you through teaching delivery of Stage 6 Engineering Studies. Each session will delve into the learning outcomes of course content. By the end of this microcredential, you will have programmed a Stage 6 Engineering Studies syllabus that includes a series of well-structured and sequenced teaching and learning activities.

Key benefits of this microcredential

This microcredential is designed to:

  • Equip you with the knowledge and skills to deliver Stage 6 Engineering Studies.
  • Develop a series of well-structured and sequenced teaching and learning activities.
  • Give you a competitive career advantage for today’s high demand market for STEM teachers.
  • Contribute 40 hours of NESA-accredited professional development (PD). Completing STEM Teacher Acceleration - Stage 6 Engineering Studies will contribute 40 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing Standard Descriptors 1.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 2.3.2, 3.2.2 & 3.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW. Teachers must participate in the whole course to receive accredited hours
  • Potentially qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions. This microcredential aligns with the 2-credit point subject, Accelerating STEM Teaching with Stage 6 Engineering Studies (42064) in a number of postgraduate offerings. For the full list of courses, see "Microcredential subject alignment" below in the Additional course information section.

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Who should do this microcredential?

This microcredential is suitable for educators looking to enhance or consolidate their skills to confidently deliver the NESA Stage 6 Engineering Studies course. This course has been designed for educators looking to upskill and retrain as Engineering Studies teachers or teachers new to teaching Engineering Studies.

These educators include, but are not limited to:

  • STEM Teachers
  • Preliminary Engineering Studies Teachers
  • Science teachers
  • Maths teachers
  • Technology teachers
  • Engineering Studies teachers that are new to the course
  • STEM teachers that are looking to teach Engineering Studies but may be teaching out of area.

[It] challenged my knowledge and gave me another way to look at delivering learning.

Steven B. - School Manager

James is fantastic... I think the course is a 10/10.

Chris P. - Director of Student Development, Engineering Studies Teacher

Price

Full price: $795 (GST free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Additional course information

Course outline

This course is structured into 8 modules. Each module includes pre-session and post-session activities for participants to complete via self-study materials and facilitated with weekly live online sessions.

Module 1 - Introduction & Syllabus Unpack
Develop effective teaching strategies for the preliminary engineering studies syllabus including assessment tasks.

Module 2 - Mechanics 1
Develop analytical and graphical mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills within engineering fundamentals and engineered products modules.

Module 3 - Mechanics 2
Develop mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills within braking systems and biomedical modules.

Module 4 - Electricity
Develop electrical subject knowledge and problem-solving knowledge and skills within the engineered products and biomedical modules.

Module 5 - Materials 1
Develop material science knowledge and skills within engineering fundamentals and engineered products modules.

Module 6 - Materials 2
Develop material science knowledge and skills within the braking systems and biomedical modules.

Module 7 - Design Communication
Develop engineering communication knowledge and skills with reference to Australian Standards 1100.

Module 8 - Computer Aided Design
Develop Autodesk Fusion360 knowledge and skills to develop 3D CAD models and working drawings.

You will be working with a dedicated course facilitator who will support your learning and engagement online. Teaching resources have been designed by a lead academic and a team of experts from the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

Course learning objectives

This course is designed to provide you with the skills to develop the following:

  • A scope and sequence
  • Programming for the engineering studies course
  • Engineering teaching pedagogy
  • Assessment of student learning
  • Lesson plans and teaching resources
  • Improved subject knowledge to deliver the engineering studies course.

Assessment

In order to pass this course, participants must achieve a 50% pass rate and complete all activities. The final mark for this course will be based on two assessment tasks as below. The weighting for each assessment type is indicated in brackets.

  • Individual Assessment - 20%: Continuous assessment of an Engineering Studies Learning Journal
  • Individual Assessment - 80%: Design of a lesson plan and teaching resource for a topic area of the Stage 6 Engineering Studies syllabus.

Microcredential subject alignment

This microcredential aligns with the 2-credit point subject, Accelerating STEM Teaching with Stage 6 Engineering Studies (42064) in:

This microcredential may qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions. 

Requirements

Mandatory

  • Participants will provide eTAMS record of accreditation, emailed to wanago@uts.edu.au
  • Participants must provide their NESA teaching number to wanago@uts.edu.au
  • To complete this online course, you will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas.

Desired

  • A background in science, maths or technology is recommended for participants in this course.

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