202320-VEDU 341 Computer Applications in Education

This hands-on course is designed to introduce teachers to the fundamentals of Information Technology (IT) and to enable them to incorporate the use of the technology into the teaching-learning process.  The course introduces participants to a range of computer applications in education and provides knowledge on the evaluation of software for the classroom.

202320-VEDU 410 Curriculum Instruction and Development

This course addresses the activities associated with curriculum development and the preparation and effective delivery of instruction. Contemporary designs and models of curriculum planning as well as the analysis of relationships between the facets the models will be discussed.  Practical guidelines for developing and delivering quality technical and vocational education curricula will be emphasized.


202320-VDED 505 Sociology of Adult Education

The purpose of this course is to provide practicing secondary school teachers with an introduction to the Sociology of Education. The course will focus on the Sociology of the school. It seeks to combine theory and practice.


202320-VDES 301 Design and Application

This course is designed to introduce participants to the concept of design and to the elements and principles of design and to apply these to the process of product research and development. The course aims to stimulate creative thinking in participants and to provide them with the skills necessary for solving problems encountered. The course is also important in light of current emphasis in secondary schools and further afield on developing competency in the identification of problems, examining multiple design solutions to the problems, selecting and modelling solutions, and developing the solutions.


202320-VDED 500 Curriculum/Programme Development in Technical and Applied Education

The philosophy, trends, issues and practice of curriculum development particularly in technical and applied education, will be the focus of this course.  The course is also concerned with examining contemporary curricula designs and providing practical guidelines for developing quality technical and applied curricula.