1999 Education Handbook - Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) (GradDipEd[Prim])

Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) (GradDipEd[Prim])

General information
Introduction to course
Objectives
Admission requirements
Credit provision
Course structure
- Core subjects
Length of course/workload required
Further information

General information

Peninsula campus
Course code: 0341
Contact: Dr Barbara Clarke (please telephone 9904 4291 for initial inquiries)

This course is designed to prepare graduates from a range of disciplines for eligibility for employment as teachers in the government, Catholic and independent school systems. Students should form a broad conceptual understanding of the field of education and will be expected to engage as active participants in both on-campus and off-campus components of the course.

Objectives

The major objectives of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) course (for both on-campus and off-campus components) are to:

introduce students to a consideration of the school in society, the role and responsibilities of the teacher, key curriculum concepts and significant educational issues;
familiarise students with the process involved in a child's development from conception through to adolescence;
introduce students to relevant theory, research and practice in the area of child development and learning;
develop students' understanding and appreciation of the importance of language, mathematics, science, computing, physical and social education, and the arts in a child's education;
assist students to acquire the knowledge and understandings necessary to develop school curricula;
engage students' attention through concepts, skills and understandings encountered throughout the course on key personnel and administrative issues and needs relevant to the professional teacher;
induct students into the teaching profession.

Admission requirements

The minimum entry requirement is an approved degree. Applicants must complete a VTAC application form which must be submitted direct to VTAC (40 Park Street, South Melbourne, 3205). Overseas students may apply directly to Monash.

Credit provision

Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment but currently enrolled students may also apply. The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merits within the context of the faculty guidelines on credit transfer which are contained in a booklet Learning from experience available from the Professional Development Institute, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill 3842 ($7 postage and packing).

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma of Education consists of eight on-campus subjects which are linked with four school experience rounds. Four blocks of teaching practice, each of three weeks duration are arranged throughout the course. Students will be in schools for a total of up to sixty days. Candidates must satisfactorily complete each of the eight units of study and receive a satisfactory teaching assessment to be eligible for the award.

Core subjects

EDN7015 Teaching in schools
EDN7025 Child development and learning
EDN7035 Language education
EDN7045 Mathematics education, science education and learning technologies I
EDN7055 Studies of society, environment, health and physical education
EDN7065 Creative arts education
EDN7075 Mathematics education, science education and learning technologies II
EDN7085 The role of the teacher

Assessment in the course ranges from examinations, seminar papers and written assignments to practical work, fieldwork folios and teaching assignments. It is common for a class test to be held as a substitute for an examination. In assessing a student's progress throughout the course, performance in class, oral work, class tests and other work may be taken into account. Students who fail in any subject may be limited in the number of subjects they are permitted to pursue, or if their performance is generally unsatisfactory they may be refused permission to re-enrol. Students whose performance in any two teaching rounds is deemed unsatisfactory may be excluded from the course.

Length of course/workload required

This course consists of one year full-time study taken on-campus. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is forty-eight.

Further information

Details of all subjects, including reading lists, follow the course information in this handbook.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the senior administrative officer, Faculty of Education, Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291) or visit our web site at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/