This objective refers to enabling students to become competent and confident when communicating
information in science. Students should be able to use scientific language correctly and a variety
of communication modes and formats as appropriate. Students should be aware of the importance of
acknowledging and appropriately referencing the work of others when communicating in science.
Year 1
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Objectives
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At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
| At the end of the first year,
students should be able to:
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• give examples and make
comments on the ways in
which science is applied
and used to address
specific problems or issues
| • describe the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • describe the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • explain the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
| • explain the ways in which
science is applied and
used to address specific
problems or issues
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• make comments on the
effectiveness of science
and its application in
solving problems or issues
| • describe the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • describe the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • discuss the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
| • discuss the effectiveness
of science and its
application in solving
problems or issues
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• make comments on how
science and its application
interact with life, society
and the world.
| • describe how science
and its application
interact with some of the
following factors: moral,
ethical, social, economic,
political, cultural and
environmental.
| • describe how science
and its application
interact with some of the
following factors: moral,
ethical, social, economic,
political, cultural and
environmental.
| • discuss and evaluate the
moral, ethical, social,
economic, political,
cultural and environmental
implications of the use of
science and its application
in solving specific
problems or issues.
| • discuss and evaluate the
moral, ethical, social,
economic, political,
cultural and environmental
implications of the use of
science and its application
in solving specific
problems or issues.
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