Open AccessExample of Designing Modular Vocational Syllabi
Author(s) -
Panagiotis S. Makrygiannis,
A. Paradisi,
T. Tsapelas,
Evangelos C. Papakitsos,
Dimitrios Piromalis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of engineering and technology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2736-576X
DOI - 10.24018/ejeng.2020.0.cie.1794
Subject(s) - vocational education , syllabus , modular design , adaptability , competence (human resources) , reusability , process (computing) , mathematics education , computer science , variety (cybernetics) , engineering , engineering management , pedagogy , software , psychology , management , artificial intelligence , programming language , social psychology , economics
In this paper, an application in developing a course for secondary vocational education settings in a modular manner is discussed and a number of conclusions are drawn from the process. The application was partly intentional and partly the result of circumstances, as it was realized, being a part of the redesign process of the specialties offered within the sector of Informatics of Vocational Lyceums (upper-secondary education), the schools that offer initial vocational education in Greece. Using modular design is applicable to secondary vocational education courses. It allows for adaptability, reusability and a variety of approaches within a competence-based syllabus. It is also suggested that more courses could benefit from a modular structure, definitely including other advanced laboratorial courses, but possibly even introductory ones.