UNIT SCHEME OF WORK TEMPLATE

A Scheme of Work is a plan for the delivery of the curriculum of a unit. In conjunction with the validated Unit Specification, it is an
aide memoire for course teams as to:

• The teaching and activity associated with the unit (on a week by week basis)
• Basic information for lesson planning particular activities (curriculum areas/topics/activities to be included)
• The staff and resource requirements of the unit as a whole and particular activities within it.
• The timetabling requirements of the unit

Unit Title Unit Planning Made Easy

Unit Code QT101
Course(s) BA (Hons) Course Planning
Credits 10 Level 1 Contact 40
Hours
Term Autumn Weeks 1 - 10

A. Briefing Notes for Unit Staff

In this section, subject leaders can put brief notes for sessional and other staff involved in delivering and supporting the unit.
Typically this might include information about the level of the students’ prior knowledge and the level attainment expected by the
end of the unit. It might note any differentiation which may exist within the group of students and how this should be addressed in
learning and teaching. You might explain any relationship with other units, any joint delivery or indeed background which would
help them understand their delivery tasks within the unit.

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B. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

In this section, the course leader sets out a plan of delivery for the curriculum. This takes the form of a diary of contact sessions.
Unit planners should remember that the total duration of sessions should add up to the contact hours indicated in the validated unit
specification. Unit planners should also note that all the unit learning outcomes and the broad curriculum outline described in ther
unit should be covered in the learning activities planned for the unit.

Week Session Duration Learning Activity Curriculum/Content Room & Teaching Notes/Support
Resource Materials
Requirement
1. 1. 2 hrs Introductory lecture Introduction to the unit Teaching room for Unit timetable handout
Unit timetable circa 30 students Project Brief
Unit project Seminar topic list
Basic curriculum planning (i.e. L4) Assign to seminar group &
Formative hand in dates topic
Final submission
1. 2 2 hrs Lecture 2 Curriculum planning for Teaching room for Template handout
beginners circa 30 students
Schemes of works and
lesson planning (i.e. L4)
Unit scheme of work
template
1. 3. 2 hrs Seminar 1 Student group presentation Teaching room for Assign to groups/topics
3 groups of 10 Post groups on Moodle
Forum
(i.e. Fashion
Seminar room)
2. 4. 4 hrs (x2) Practical Introduction to setting out a Computer
Workshops scheme of work using the teaching room
electronic template required for two

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 followed by hands on teaching groups of
practice and advice 15 each with
standard Microsoft
office

(i.e. LRC Room)

2. 5. 2 hrs Lecture 3 Advanced curriculum Teaching room for
planning circa 30 students
2 6. 2 hrs Seminar 2 Student group presentation Teaching room for Post student presentation
3 groups of 10 on Moodle Forum
3. 7. 2 hrs Lecture 4 Booking and briefing Teaching room for examples
sessional staff circa 30 students
3. 8. 2 hrs Seminar 3 Student group presentation Teaching room for
three groups of 10
4. 9. 2 hrs Lecture 5 Briefing Business Support Teaching room for examples
Officers on timetabling circa 30 students
needs
4. 10. 2 hrs Seminar 4 Student group presentation Teaching room for
three groups of 10
5. 11. 4 hrs (x2) Practical Brief reinforcement of first Computer
Workshops workshop followed by teaching room
Practical Production required for two
Workshop teaching groups of
15 each with
standard Microsoft
office
6. 12. 6 hrs Formative Critique 30 mins general themes Teaching room for
Circa 5 min pin up circa 30 students
sessions per student
followed by 5 mins tutor led
critique

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 30 mins sum up at end of
day
7. 13. 1 hrs Lecture 6 Using Moodle to support Teaching room for examples
unit activity circa 30 students
With Leaf facility
7. 14. 10 mins Individual Tutorials Formative feedback Office or small Formative feedback sheets
x 30 room must be ready.
student =
5 hrs
8. 15. 2 hrs (x3) Seminar 5 Student group presentation Teaching room for Reinforce final submission
three groups of 10
10. 16. 3.5 hrs Summative 10 mins per student and 40 Teaching room for
an hour for general themes circa 30 students

C. STAFFING NOTES

Subject leaders use this section to plan the staffing requirement of the units.

Unit leader Sessions Notes/requirements

Freda Bloggs 1 -3, 5-10, 13-16

Other staff Sessions Notes

Annie Other 4, 11,12,14 & 16 Annie is not available on Tuesday

TBC 4,11 Need to find another sessional member of staff with high
level experience of use of template

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D. OTHER RESOURCE IMPACT

Subject leaders should use this section to set out the time student will spend unsupervised on College equipment production time.

Week(s) Resource Estimated Time Impact Notes

1 to 7 LRC IT 20 hours x 30 Basic software – i.e. Word/Excel

8 to 10 LRC IT 20 hours x 30 Basic software – i.e. Word/Excel

3 to 4 Curriculum Planning robot 3 groups x 2 days hire

(Stores)

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