Course List

Linear algebra is an important component of modern mathematics.  It provides a language and computational framework for posing and solving several problems in various disciplines.

This course is the prerequisite to EDME3203.                                                          

This course follows on from Calculus I and is intended to provide students with an intuitive understanding of differential and integral calculus and its applications.  This provides students with the additional tools needed to tackle problems involving integration and differentiation.

This course is a continuation of Calculus II.  Students will be exposed to a more rigorous treatment of fundamental concepts, such as limits and convergence in order to provide them with a deeper understanding of the important role played by these concepts in Calculus.

This course provides students with a better understanding of the rules governing the basic algebraic operations that are performed in various number systems. Students will also be introduced to the proofs of some fundamental facts.

This course seeks to develop the students’ understanding of the interplay of forces which affect teaching and learning and influence educational practice and policy.  Students should thereby come to appreciate the critical and dynamic role they play as the educators of the citizens of tomorrow.

This course is the prerequisite to EDPS2003

In this course students will examine certain classroom events and case studies with a view to develop their analytical skills, and thereby come to appreciate how knowledge of psychology can inform their classroom behaviour.

An understanding of the higher education context in which quality assurance agencies operate is an essential foundation for the design of good quality assurance practices and accountability. This course, as the title suggests, sets out to introduce students to the trends in higher education at a time when national boundaries are melting away and the world has become more globalised than it has ever been. Module 1 of this course looks at the huge increase in patterns of demand for higher education and the impact of demographic shifts on student populations. The impact of market philosophies will also be considered in detail and how this has changed the balance of funding from largely public to include major private expenditure on higher education. Module 2 shows how the new information technologies have changed the way higher education is organised and delivered and it also discusses the emergence of the state as the evaluator as well as regulator of education, while the focus of Module 3 is on globalisation and internationalisation of education and introduces the remarkable developments contributing to student and staff mobility in addition to encouraging alliances between institutions and across borders. The course is designed for post graduate students and professionals seeking to understand the broader context of higher education in order to strengthen their knowledge of quality assurance systems. It is structured into three modules delivered fully online, using both synchronous and asynchronous activities. Students are assessed through 100% continuous coursework, including group projects, individual assignments and graded participation in online discussions.