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What Home Econs means to our Group?

And so our First ever course module:

DCX 132:
Home Economics Curriculum and Evaluation

kickstart with a video that displays the perception of Home Economics in the 1930s. It was a great overview, it brought us back to 1940s and make us think how Home Economics has evolved over the years. 

If you would like to see the specific timeline for the improvement and changes in Home Economics from 1930s - Present Click Home Economics Everchanging

With the various changes in trends and issues that arise, Home Economics is definitely an interesting and lively subject.
Do you agree with me :)

What do Home Economics generally means to you?

Spending long hours in front of a Singer Machine

     

OR

Spending long hours whipping a delicious meal in the Kitchen

                                 SO WHAT is IT?

There is definitely much more to just cooking and sewing.
Lets MAGINIFY deeper:
LOOK, there are 4 great aspects of Home Economics ,namely:

• Food Science and  Nutrition
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  Healthy Diet Pyramid, Nutrition and Body Composition, Digestion, Food Safety and Technology
• Baking and Cooking
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  Different Cooking Methods e.g. Moist Heat, Hot Fat, Dry - Heat, Creaming 
• Resource and Management
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  Tangible and intangible resources
• Design and Creativity
• 
  
  Sewing and problem-based learning

Home Economics do not just stop at these important factors,

Look at the different branches these all these aspects is linked into:

                                           

Hope this mindmap will give you a greater insight of what Home Economics is all about. In case you are wondering, I came across this mindmapping tool which I would like to share it with all of you. (Pardon the free borders around it)

It would be a GREAT stimuli thinking tool for our students to work on.

If you are interested to try it out, refer to MINDMAPPING link created on Creative Thinking.
Example:
When they are doing their coursework questions and exploring ideas, they could use this tool and save it as a printable format and make it part of their research.

So with the mindmap on branching important factors to Home Economics, I am sure you are curious on how these factors will carry with you and benefit you in the near future.

These acquired skills are linked to the current trends in career lines, such as: dieticians, food researcher/microbiologist /technologist/ journalist, education field, designer and many more due to the strong foundation of Home Ec.

Besides all these acquired skills, process of studying Home Economics in Secondary School will allow you to engage in

Problem-based Learning, hands-on activities and group discussions.

These exposures will allow you to gain effective entrepreneurship, good work strategies and appropriate communication skills which are vital for successful careers in the workplace.

This is a brief overview on what Home Economics is all about.

I do hope it will be a great start for gaining a whole deeper insight of what Home Economics is all about. 

♥ Angela insights of Home Economics