Professional Experience 3 (5 to 8 Years)
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
EDUC 3022
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
009219
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Timetable/s
This class has not been
timetabled for year 2024.
Course owner
School of Education
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
Course aim
To introduce the students to the contexts of Junior Primary education and to develop appropriate teaching skills and to experience the changing role and expectations of the early childhood professional with particular attention to children’s learning in the arts, society and environment and physical education.
Course content
Transition and continuity in early childhood education; learning through discovery; communicating and questioning; classroom organisation and child management; current policies; guidelines; curricula and practice; observation and record keeping; planning, implementing and evaluating experiences; catering for the individual needs of children.
Textbook(s)
Briggs F & Potter G 1999, Teaching children in the first three years of school, 2nd edition, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 1016 | Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood |
| EDUC 2026 | Professional Experience 2 (3 to 5 Years) |
Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 3053 | Literacy Birth to 8 Years |
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
| Lecture | 1 hour x 7 weeks | ||
| Seminar | 2 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement (undergraduate students only)) | N/A x 25 days | ||
| Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement (postgraduate students only)) | N/A x 16 days | ||
| EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
| External | 10 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement (undergraduate external students only)) | N/A x 25 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 folder documentation, Teaching placement
Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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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.
Course Coordinators
Mr Trevor Feder
