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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

An Elective course in B.A Degree and also for the PG in education, the Educational guidance & curriculum construction online course mainly offers the learners practical and theoretical knowledge on building the best curriculum and importance of different types of guidance based on different levels of education. This course is offered by Swayam, a government initiative to reach education to all which is supervised by the best of national controllers such as CEC, NCERT, and so on. This course is controlled by CEC and is designed by the Government College for Women in Srinagar under the Guidance of Professor Bilqees Aslam Shah. 

The course content is accessible to all registered students and the Educational guidance & Curriculum construction certification is provided to those candidates who register and clear the examination meeting all other criteria. This 4 credits-eligible course is purely online based apart from the final examination.

Different guidance methods along with its history and implementation are detailed in the course in which different types of the curriculum with various objectives are also discussed. Various key concepts such as Vocational guidance, Educational guidance, Core curriculum, Blanched curriculum, and so on are included in the Educational guidance & Curriculum construction certification syllabus.

The Highlights

  • Course offered by SWAYAM
  • The course designed by Govt. college for Women in Srinagar
  • Eligible for 4 Credits 
  • The course duration of 12 weeks
  • Under the control of the National coordinator: CEC 
  • Certification upon clearing the examination
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate level course 
  • Under the guidance of experienced faculty 
  • Course conducted in association with Govt. College for Women, MA Road, Srinagar

Programme Offerings

  • Online Classes
  • quizzes
  • Internal assessments
  • video lectures
  • Proctored final examination
  • Live interactions
  • Instructor-led
  • Text material
  • Weekly Assignments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesGovernment College for Women, Srinagar

Eligibility Criteria

Certification qualifying details

In order to be eligible for Educational guidance & Curriculum Construction certification, the students have to appear for the final examination after paying an additional fee. To get the certification, students should meet the score requirement of a minimum of 40% marks in Internal assessment and 40% in the end-term proctored exam, individually. The final score is decided by assessing 30% from internal examinations and 70% from the end-term exam.

What you will learn

Teaching skills

The Education guidance & Curriculum construction training provides the students immense exposure to intricate details and enriched knowledge such as:

  • Students are trained to understand and develop knowledge regarding Vocational and Education guidance and give an overall picture of Guidance.
  • The fundamental data which is necessary for providing guidance to the target audience is taught to the students in detail.
  • Students are also introduced to the methods of counseling and their different types suitable for various situations are also provided.
  • The necessary qualities that a good counselor should possess and also the role of a counselor are given to the students to understand the responsibility in detail.
  • Another important topic included within the Education guidance & curriculum construction certification syllabus is therapy concepts and their variations.
  • Various remedial and diagnostic methods are imparted to the students with context reference to gifted and creative children.
  • Detailing of aims and objectives regarding the concept of curriculum, core curriculum, and co-curricular activities are given to the students.
  • Explores different types of curriculum and the suitable curriculum framework for various levels of education to provide a more comprehensive outlook regarding it, to the students.
  • The curriculum construction principles, as well as the curriculum development process, are analyzed in detail.
  • The Education guidance & curriculum construction certification course will leave the students with an enhanced understanding of instructional media, techniques, and systems which enhances curriculum transactions.

Who it is for

The Educational Guidance & Curriculum Construction Programme will be useful for the following learners:

  • Students who want to grow their knowledge regarding curriculum and guidance importance in today’s education system can enrol in this course.

Admission Details

The interested students can apply to the Educational guidance & Curriculum construction certification course via online registration through the official website of Swayam. The steps are listed below: 

Step:1- First, the students should visit the course page through the given URL- https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_ed04/preview.

Step:2- Sign up on the SWAYAM website by either creating a new account or by linking one of the given social media accounts like Gmail. 

Step:3- After verification of the mail ID, complete the profile of yours by filling in the necessary details.

Step:4- After profile updating, click on the Join option on the course page, in order to enrol in Educational Guidance & Curriculum construction Program.

Step:5- The registration process is completed and the students will automatically get registered to the course content.

Step:6- If it's an upcoming course, they will get notified of its commencement through the mail, and If the students wish to go for certification, register for examinations within the deadline.

The Syllabus

  • Nature and Scope of Education
  • The Science & Philosophy of Education
  • Functions of Education-Social Cohesion & Social Progress
  • Primary Education-Goals. Purpose, Aims and Objectives

  • Secondary Education-Goals. Purpose, Aims and Objectives.
  • Higher Education-Aims and Objectives
  • Current Social Problems related to Education in India
  • The concept of Guidance-Meaning, nature & scope of guidance

  • History of Guidance Movement in India
  • Philosophical, psychological and sociological bases of guidance
  • Need and importance of educational guidance services in schools
  • Vocational Guidance-Purpose and functions

  • Relationship between educational and vocational guidance
  • Relationship between vocational guidance and work guidance
  • Job analysis and occupational information services
  • Educational Guidance-Basic data necessary for educational guidance – pupil’s abilities, aptitudes, interests and attitudes, educational attainments and personality traits

  • Meaning, nature & Scope of Counseling
  • Different type of Counseling.
  • Teacher as a Planner, Facilitator, Counselor and a Researcher
  • Construction, administration and interpretations of (i) Cumulative Record Cards (ii) Individual Inventories

  • Role of the counselor in secondary schools
  • Relationship between guidance, counseling and teaching
  • Necessary qualities (personal and professional) of a good counselor
  • Diagnostic and remedial measures: Special provisions for Creative children

  • Diagnostic and remedial measures: Special provisions for Gifted children.
  • Concept of Therapy
  • Group Psycho-therapy
  • Occupational Therapy

  • Environmental Therapy
  • Meaning of curriculum
  • Curriculum & its relation with aims and objectives
  • Writing objectives relating them to different domains of personality

  • Core curriculum and co-curricular activities
  • Different types of curricula – i.e., their relative merits and demerits
  • The concept of balanced curriculum
  • Curriculum framework at different levels of education

  • Principles of curriculum construction, methods of organization of syllabus in formulating curriculum operations
  • Curriculum Development & its process
  • Role of curriculum development
  • Evaluation of curriculum: A critical study of curricula at the school stage

  • Curriculum Evaluation Meaning and Importance of Curriculum Evaluation
  • Approaches to Curriculum Evaluation
  • Models of Curriculum Evaluation-I
  • Models of Curriculum Evaluation-II

  • Strategies for Curriculum Evaluation
  • Instructional System for Curriculum Transaction
  • Instructional Media for Curriculum Transaction
  • Instructional Techniques and Materials enhancing Curriculum Transaction

Instructors

Government College for Women, Srinagar Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Is this course eligible for credits?

One of the important Educational Guidance & Curriculum construction certification benefits of the course is that it’s eligible for 4 credits which are transferable. Students can contact their universities to claim. 

2: What are some of the essential concepts covered in the course?

The course covers important guidance and curriculum construction methods which includes important topics like educational guidance, vocational guidance, the importance of therapy, core curriculum, and so on.

3: Are the exams also conducted online?

The students should register for the examination separately and it's done in an offline proctored mode on given dates at proper venues. The students will be notified about the details.

4: In which all online platforms can the certification be shared?

The certification for the course can easily be shared with many online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Whatsapp, Outlook, and many more. The entire course details can also be shared.

5: Should we pay any additional amount for appearing for examinations?

The course content comes for no payment. But the examination needs to be registered and additionally paid which is the only amount given as the Educational guidance & Curriculum construction fees.

6: Will the course be taught only in English?

As the course is online with diverse learners and those students will be large in number, the course is available only in English and not in any other languages.

7: How are the grading done for the internal marks?

Every week, graded assessments will be conducted and the best 5 exam scores will be selected for calculating the internal grade and this grade contributes 30% of overall marks.

8: How many questions will be there for the end-term examinations?

The end-examination attended by the registered students which will consist of objective type questions will have 100 questions to be answered and this will be a proctored examination.

9: What is the structure for this course?

The entire course will last for 12 weeks in which each week will be packed with scheduled online classes, graded assessments, self-assessments, Live interactions, and a final proctored examination.

10: Which national coordinators have been appointed to design this course?

The Educational Guidance & Curriculum construction by SWAYAM is coordinated by Consortium for education communication (CEC) which is situated in New Delhi and the course is delivered under their control.

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