| CODE | TEB5009 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching and Learning Retail | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit serves as an introduction for student teachers to delve into the rationale and practices of Retail as well as empowering them with a critical mentality. This study-unit also aims to expose student teachers to a variety of teaching approaches and to assess the appropriateness of particular approaches with respect to Retail. This study-unit further equips student teachers to creatively teach Retail. A stimulating and collaborative teaching approach towards the teaching of the subject is discussed, especially as regards the needed pedagogical content knowledge. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - introduce and immerse student-teachers into a creative and stimulating approach towards the preparation and teaching of aspects of Retail, including the use of collaborative learning techniques; - propose and generate ideas on how to teach different facets of Retail including skills, attitudes and content through interaction and discussion; - sensitize student-teachers to prepare differentiated lessons; and - help them to reflect on the criteria that determine the success of lessons in Retail. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the content of the main areas of knowledge pertinent to Retail; - demonstrate knowledge of collaborative learning theory and how this can be applied to the Retail topics under consideration; - with the help of examples, discuss strategies for differentiated learning; and - explain how relevant organisations can bring in value-added to learning experiences. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - plan stimulating learning scenarios to cover the main areas of study in Retail which take into consideration the diverse needs of learners in a co-educational and mixed-ability setting; - come up with and design a variety of resources to make lessons stimulating; and - critically appraise the content of Retail. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Dunne, P.M. and Lusch, R.F. (2008). Retailing. Thomson South-Western. - Hart, C., Stachow, G., Farrell, A. and Reed, G. 2007. Employer perceptions of skills gaps in retail: issues and implications for UK retailers. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 35 (4), pp 271-238. - Kotler, P., Wong, V., Saunders, J.A. and Armstrong, G. (2004). Principles of Marketing, European Edition. Pearson Education. - Other readings compiled by tutors. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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