Professional Experience 1 (Birth to 3 Years)

Course aim

To enable students to demonstrate skills and knowledge as they adopt the role of practitioner in a birth to three setting.

Course content

Role and expectations of staff in infant and toddler care; policies, legal and ethical considerations; principles and processes of care and curriculum development; health, safety and nutrition issues: programming for infants and toddlers; descriptive observation techniques; responding sensitively to infants and toddlers; setting appropriate limits; monitoring children’s development; communicating with parents, staff and children; professional self development and reflective practice, developing and maintaining a professional experience portfolio.

Textbook(s)

2011, Australian Childrens Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) , ., Guide to the National Quality Standard

2009, Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework, ., Commonwealth of Australia, Barton

Gonzalez-Mena, J & Eyer, DW 2011, Infants, toddlers, and caregivers: a curriculum of respectful, responsive care and education, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1041	Children Developing in Context 1
EDUC 1014	Developing a Play Curriculum Birth - 8 Years

EDUC 1041Children Developing in Context 1 is not a corequisite for Master of Teaching ( Early Childhood) students.

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1041	Children Developing in Context 1
EDUC 1014	Developing a Play Curriculum Birth - 8 Years

EDUC 1041 is not a co-requisite for Master of Teaching (early childhood) students.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour (MBCE) x 4 sessions
Seminar	2 hours (MBCE) x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 hours (MMEA) x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	(MBCE and MMEA) x 22 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	N/A x 22 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Professional experience placement, Professional experience portfolio

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.