ART 102

About Course:

Course Code: ART 102

Course Name: EDUCATIONAL PLANNING

Credit Hour: 1

Course Goals:

The major purpose of this course is to acclimatize the students in university atmosphere and provide them with basic understanding of the educational philosophy of the university along with the developing the ‘personal grooming’ skills.

Course Description:

This course introduces the participants to a modern system of higher education followed at IUBAT in an orderly fashion. The genesis of IUBAT as an organization of higher education is examined in the backdrop of educational environment of Bangladesh. Besides familiarization with the mission and rationale of the organization, reflection is made on the overall purpose of education in human capacity development. Each element constituting the university organization is surveyed for goal delineation and contributions. Such discourse points to the distinctive educational philosophy of the university.

The university is examined as a system with inputs, processes, and outputs. Topics covered include the holistic view of the system and its components, input characteristics, details of the processes employed in achieving transformation and the output specification. Efficiency of the system is sought through detailed planning and encouraging participants to contribute to self-development as well as collective learning through planning achievements by resorting to time rationing, objective identification, and methods improvement. Social aspect of learning is emphasized along with personal grooming, presentation skills and adoption of appropriate behavior and etiquette. The course emphasizes active participation and real-life practice of subject elements covered.

Course Outcomes and Sub-Outcomes:

Participants will develop a clear understanding of the concepts introduced in the course and they will have in-depth knowledge about the educational system in IUBAT and develop plans to cope with the educational and personal development requirements.

The course will prepare participants to take control of individual development through academic and extra-academic planning as well as practices. Such planning and real life practice will help participants to develop knowledge and skills in educational planning, career development, and personal grooming.

Lecture Materials:

1. Lecture Slides