Incorporation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in Biology Curriculum Design: A Case Study

Gew, Lai Ti * and Annyza Tumar, * (2023) Incorporation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in Biology Curriculum Design: A Case Study. Attarbawiy: Malaysian Online Journal of Education, 7 (1). pp. 58-65. ISSN 2600-7622

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Abstract

Curriculum design needs to be undertaken at both programme and subject level. The programme structure needs to enable the graduates to also acquire integrative biotechnology laboratory skills and employability skills. Module-specific knowledge and skills are essentially important, but they are meaningless on their own. This paper focuses on the review of one subject, i.e. BIO 2134 Instrumental Analysis, with the aim of examining the targets in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 - particularly Target 4.4 on increasing the number of people with relevant skills for financial success (employability skills), and Target 4.7 on education for sustainable development and global citizenship – and how they can be better achieved. We focused on the learning outcomes (LOs), assessments, and teaching and learning activities. First, we refined the 4 LOs to 3 to reduce overlaps and repetitions, as well as to improve students’ assessment workload. Secondly, we expanded the scope of one of the assessments by including the element of entrepreneurship into the research proposal. The study can provide very useful information for a larger scale review of the curriculum redesign to probe if similar changes can be done for other modules in the programme to be aligned with the SGDs agenda and its action of framework.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: SDG 4; curriculum design; learning outcomes; assessments; employability; higher education.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions: Sunway University > School of Medical and Life Sciences [formerly School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences until 2020] > Dept. Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms Yong Yee Chan
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Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2024 12:48
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2024 12:48
URI: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/2932

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