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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 4197

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

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

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Course ID
105371

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To begin to understand the nature of an educators’ professional identity, the ethical and legal issues involved, socially just reform and educators relationship to their professional community, and the continuing role of professional development.

Course content

The nature of educators’ work, and education as a social institution; policy and its implications for educators’ work; teaching as a form of emotional labour; teaching in diverse social and cultural contexts; gender issues related to educators’ work; legal issues and responsibilities; ethical challenges and educators’ work.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 1 hour x 6 weeks
Seminar 2 hours x 6 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External 10 hours x 13 weeks

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


Assessment

Discussion board, Essay, Essay or Oral presentation, Group presentation, Reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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

Dr Peter Arnold
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