COURSE INFORMATION (EDU 630)

Course Information
Course:
Semester:
Core Person
/Instructor:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
March 2015 June 2015
Phone: 03 5522 7402
012-3798293
Dr Rohaya Abdul Wahab
Email: rohayaaw@salam.uitm.edu.my
irhamna8081@yahoo.com

Office Hours
Texts:
Recommended Texts
for reading

Brooks, V., Abbott, l & Bills, l (editors) (2004) Preparing to teach in

secondary schools: A student teachers guide to professional issues in
secondary education, UK: Open University Press
Abd Rahim Abd Rashid. (2005). Profesiomalisme Keguruan- Prospek
dan Cabaran. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Choy, S.C and Oo, P. S. (2008) Exploring Professional Development for
Educators. Singapore: Cengage Learning
Mok Soon Sang (2005). Education Studies (Teacher Professionalism).
Selangor: Multimedia- ES Resources
Parsons, R.D. & Brown, K.S. (2001) Teacher as reflective practitioner
and action researcher, USA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Norasmah Othman, Zamri Mahamod & Mohammed Sani Ibrahim
(Editors) (2006) kesediaan professionalisme guru novis: cadangan
model latihan, Bangi: University Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Course Description
This course covers topics related to professional and personal development. It discusses the
status and challenges of teaching as a profession. It includes the varying roles of teachers in
keeping up with the rapid changes and expectation required of them. Continuing education
and continuous learning for self-development and improvement are also given emphasis.

Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to :
1.
Describe the concepts of professional development
2.
Define the various roles of a teacher
3.
Critically appraise issues in Professional Development
4.
Reflect on their learning experiences in conducting a professional development
project/seminar
Assessmen

Methods

Weightage

CO1

CO2

CO3

CO4

t Methods
Assignment (Essay Paper-EP)
( Individual)
Oral Presentation (OP)
Individual/Group
Reflective Journal (RP)
Project-Plan and Organize
project/seminar (PRO) Group Work
Program
Outcomes

30%

20%

20%
30%

PO1
PO2
PO3
PO4

Program Outcomes
1. Subject knowledge and skills
2. Practical/Professional skills
3. Thinking and scientific skills
4. Communication skills
5. Social skills, teamwork and responsibilities
6. Values, ethics, moral and professionalism
7. Information management and lifelong learning
8. Management and entrepreneurship
9. Leadership skills

PO5

Soft Skills

TS

PRO/OP

Assessment

CS

PRO/OP

CTPS

RL/RP/Q/PR
O

LLIM

PO6

PO7

ES
PRO

PO8

EM

PRO

PO9

LS

PRO

Soft Skills
1. Communication Skills (CS)
2. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills (CTPS)
3. Life-long learning and informational Management (LLIM)
4. Team work (TS)
5. Entrepreneurship (ES)
6. Professional Ethics and Moral (EM)
7. Leadership Skills (LS)
Learning Activities and Measurable Outcomes
The course will be organized into four main units
Learning Unit
1.
Students will be
able to demonstrate
and apply the main
concepts in
professional

Assessment
During the oral
presentation, students
will demonstrate their
knowledge and provide
opinions on topics and

Expected Outcome
Exemplary: students will show a well
thought presentation, highlighting the
main ideas or issues on professional
development (score 17-20)

development. They
will be able to apply
and think critically
on issues related to
professional
development

2. Students will be able

to apply and discuss
the concepts and
issues related to
professional
development

issues related to
professional development

Proficient: Students will have some basic

ideas and issues related to professional
development (score 15-16)
Adequate: students will have sufficient
information on ideas and concepts
related to professional development
(score 11-14)

Students will be able to

write critical essay on
the issues related to
professional
development

Exemplary: Students will recall

substantial information and concepts
on professional development, be able to
give opinion on issues related to
professional development (score 26-30)

Proficient: Students will have an idea on

the concepts of professional
development and will be able to apply
and relate to the world of work. (score
20-25 )
Adequate: Students will be familiar with
the concepts and knowledge of
professional development and able to
provide some information on the
concepts of professional development
(score 11-19)
3. Students will be able
to plan, design and
evaluate their own
professional
development project/
seminar

Students will be able to

conduct their own
professional development
project/seminar.

Exemplary: students will be able to plan,

design and evaluate professional
development project/seminar (score 2630)
Proficient: Students will have some basic
knowledge and understanding in
conducting a project/seminar (score 2025)
Adequate: students will have sufficient
information and ideas to conduct
professional development project (score
11-19)

4. Students will be able

to reflect on their

Students will be able to

reflect on their learning

Exemplary: students will show a well

thought reflection by highlighting their

learning as well as
experiences in
conducting a
professional
development
project/seminar

and experiences in
conducting a
professional development
project/seminar by
writing a reflective
journal.

own experiences relating to

professional development
project/seminar (score 17-20)
Proficient: Students will be able to
reflect and provide basic ideas and
experiences related to professional
development project/seminar (score 1516)
Adequate: students will have sufficient
information and able to reflect their
experience in conducting professional
development project (score 11-14)

Grading Policies
The grading scale as explained in the course catalog will be used:
80-100% = A
65-69% = B
50-54% = C
75-79% = A60-64% = B70-74% = B+
55-59% = C+
Note: Plagiarized work will automatically be graded between 0 49% (F)
Assignment (Essay
Students will write a critical essay articulating a premise 30%
Paper)
by demonstrating their understanding of an issue in
professional development
Oral Presentation
Students will present topics and issues related to
20%
professional development
Reflective Journal
Students must reflect critically, write and submit a journal 20%
on the professional development project/seminar that they
organized
Plan and Organize
Students need to organize professional development
30%
project/seminar
project/seminar

Scheme of work
EDU 630 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD)

Week
Week 1

Topic
What is Professional Development-

Activities
Lecture and

2-6 March

Introduction
Definitions and Concepts in professional
development (PD)
Pre PD Project Briefing-Seminar Planning and
Development Tasks

discussion

Week 2

Characters and Qualities of Professional

Teachers
Professionalism in Teaching
Characters and Qualities of Professional
Teachers- Individual Qualities, Social Qualities,
Professional Qualities
Code of Ethics of The Malaysian Teaching
Profession

Lecture and
discussion

Aims and Purposes of PD

What teachers need to learn
Why the need to learn
Professional Skills of Teachers
Aims and purposes of PD
Types of PD activities
What motivates teachers to learn
Professional Development and Adult Learning

Lecture and
discussion

Week 4
23-27 March

Group presentation 1
(Human Resource Development and PD)

Presentation and
discussion

Week 5
30 Mar-3 April

Group presentation 2
(Communication Skills- inter/intra-personal
skills and image)

Presentation and
discussion

Week 6
6-10 April

Group presentation 3
(Self-Development skills and StrategiesHolistic Development Approach)
Group presentation 4
(Leadership and Management in SchoolsIssues and Challenges in PD)

Presentation and
discussion

9-13 March

Week 3
16-20 March

Week 7
13-17 April
Week 8
20-24 April
Week 9
3-727 April-1 May
1/5 Labour day
Week 10
4-8 May
3/5 Wesak day
Week 11

Presentation and
discussion

Mid Semester Break

Group presentation 5
(Workplace Ethics and Professional Ethics)

Presentation and
discussion

Group presentation 6
(Workplace Learning)

Presentation and
discussion

Group presentation 7

Presentation and

11-15 May

(Professional Development in Malaysia and

other perspectives on PD)

discussion
**Submission of
Reflective Essay
Paper
Presentation and
discussion

Week 12
18-22 May

Professional Development Seminar

Week 13
25-29 May

Professional Development Seminar

Week 14
1-5 June
(Hari Gawai)
Week 15
8-12 June

Special Break

Group presentation 8
(Best Practices in Teaching and Learning)

Discussion

Week 16
15-19 December

Reflections and Discussions on PD Challenges

and Realities

Class Discussion
**Submission of
Reflective Journal

Seminar

FINAL EXAM WEEK