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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5186

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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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
150782

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s
First Semester
(Study Period 2)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Education Futures

Course aim

For preservice teachers to develop capacities to participate as a member of the teaching team in an early years setting, with infants and toddlers, through engaging with children and planning, implementing and documenting learning in co-constructed play-based curricula.

Course content

Preservice teachers will explore the role of the educator in an infant and toddler context. Preservice teachers will explore, social, economic and political contexts for early years education, the importance of partnerships and relationships with families, community and other agencies and the organisational and legal requirements, policies and practice required in infant and toddler settings. Preservice teachers will focus on constructivist based pedagogies through engaging children in planning, implementing documenting and reflecting upon learning and development through play in infant and toddler settings.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

A current approved RRHAN course completed whilst enrolled in ITE program.

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture 1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial 3 hours x 10 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) 8 hours (or as required) x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities) 4 hours x 10 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement) 8 hours (or as required) x 20 days

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


Assessment

Placement, Professional plan, Report

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)
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:
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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.

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