UNIT PLAN -UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

UNIT PLAN 2017-2018

                                                SEMESTER-I

EDU 04  UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

Sl.No.	Unit	Content	Hours	Instructional Strategy used	Task
1	1	Unit 1 Schoool subjects 1.1               Major school subjects – languages, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. 1.2               Reasons for including different subjects – o languages – Language related skills/communication skill. 1.3               Social Sciences - Understanding Social environment, citizenship. Historical mindedness, economic efficiency etc.- 1.4               Science – development scientific attitude and temper, critical thinking, technical skills. 1.5               Mathematics – Problem solving, Reasoning abilities etc.	10 Hours	Lecture Discussion Assignment	Select a topic from  school subject and sketch the development the topic into an elaborated form in a discipline.
2	2	Unit 2 Academic disciplines 2.1  Meaning, definition and concept of academic discipline- Nature of discipline: discipline specific terminologies, method of inquiry, publications, experts and fraternity etc- 2.2   Differences and relationship between school subjects and academic discipline 2.3 Disciplines-classifications of disciplines (Biglan Model): soft Vs Hard, Pure lifeVs pure- Non-life, Applied life Vs Applied Non-life. 2.4 Disciplinarites- disciplinary Interdisciplinaryand multidisciplinary	14 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
3	3	Unit 3 Nature of different school subjects and their evolution 3.1   History and nature of Languages. 3.2  Subject nature and Subject history of Mathematics 3.3   Subject nature and Subject history of Sciences. 3.4   Subject nature and Subject history of Social Science	14 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction
4	4	Unit 4 Emergence of new disciplines 4.1  Reasons for the establishment of new disciplines- changing social, political scenario, new researches and inventions- specialisations, interdisciplinary approach, inclusion of work related areas etc. 4.2   Emerging subjects (Disaster management, Nano technology, Gemmology, Bio informatics, Immunology etc.)	20 Hours	Lecture Discussion Seminar Computer Assisted Instruction Assignment	Identify any five interdisciplinary subjects and list out their chief characteristics.