CONT640: Honour Specialist Business Studies
This course examines the Business Studies curriculum and learners through a lens of improving student success, while also preparing you for roles in educational leadership. Best practices in instructional design are examined through the application of learning theories, universal design for learning principles, and current assessment and evaluation practices. You will explore strategies to promote communication and collaboration, while supporting learning and building learner resilience and overall well-being. Developing strategies that promote equity, diversity and inclusion while breaking down systemic barriers and bias will be explored.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to
- analyze the importance of and design opportunities that support how learners help shape their learning
- explore learning theories and current business studies best practices
- apply principles of universal design for learning to design learning tasks that accommodate the strengths, needs and interests of all learners
- explore current assessment and evaluation practices that promote the improvement of learner success
- identify effective strategies to promote communication and collaboration while supporting learners’ learning, resilience and well-being
- design learning opportunities that promote equity, diversity and inclusion while breaking down systemic barriers and bias
- formulate plans to facilitate educator leadership and life-long professional learning practices
Assessments
Module 1
Our Learners
Module 2
Guiding Concepts
Progress Update 1
Module 3
Instructional Design
Module 4
Assessment and Evaluation
Progress Update 2
Module 5
Safe and Inclusive Classrooms
Module 6
Leadership and Professional Learning
Progress Update 3
Module 7
Putting It All Together
Final Progress Report