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Undergraduate handbook 2004
Education

Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management)/Bachelor of Education*

* The degree was previously known as the Bachelor of Information Systems/Bachelor of Education.

Course code: 3714 + Course abbreviation: BIS(IM)/BEd + Clayton and Peninsula (education components) and Caulfield (information systems components), on-campus + Contact: Ms Jennifer Brown at Clayton (telephone (03) 9905 2819), or Dr Geoff Romeo at Peninsula (telephone (03) 9904 4291 for initial education inquiries), or Ms Chris Gonsalvez (telephone (03) 9903 2554 for initial information systems inquiries)

When students take the Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management) degree and the Bachelor of Education in combination, they are able to complete both courses in four years of full-time study, with overload of six points in each of years two and three.

Professional recognition

Graduates of this double-degree program will have completed qualifications that allow entry into the information technology profession and/or the education and training profession. Graduates will be eligible for employment as teachers in Victoria. For interstate and overseas positions, applicants are advised to check with local authorities. Opportunities also exist for further study with overload.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent including units 1 and 2 - two units of mathematics (any); units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (any).

Course structure

To receive the awards of Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Management) and Bachelor of Education, a candidate for the double degree must successfully complete units totalling 204 points, consisting of:
(a) Studies in information management and systems (108 points), including a major study (three years of study in a single discipline), a minor study (two years of study in a single discipline), and two additional first-year units. Students will be required to overload by six points in each of years two and three.

(b) Studies in education (96 points), a series of units relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum. Practicum placements are also included.
Candidates intending to qualify as secondary teachers need to be aware that their major and minor studies in information technology must satisfy the requirements for the study of two methods and practice-of-teaching unit sets (A and B sequence = method set) in their fourth year and the requirements for employment laid down by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Generally, to qualify for a secondary teaching method in fourth year, a candidate will require a minimum of two years of full academic study in that discipline.
Progressively over the course, students will be completing more of the education component, until the final year which will be entirely education, including an extended teaching practicum. This practicum is a program of field visits to different educational sites including structured teaching experience. Students will be required to complete projects related to their field visits. The visits are an integrated part of work in the Bachelor of Education program.

Course outline

For the education component of the double degree, students will choose either secondary or primary education units. Secondary education units will be offered at Clayton and primary units at Peninsula (except for EDF1301 and EDF1302, which will be undertaken at Clayton campus in year one).
For the information systems component of the double degree, units will be offered at the Caulfield campus.

Secondary stream
(Clayton/Caulfield)
Primary stream
(Peninsula/Caulfield)

First year

EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching

Plus following information systems units (totalling 36 points):
IMS1501 Studio 1: Information Systems Foundations 1
IMS1502 Studio 2: Information Systems Foundations 2
IMS1704 Organisations & Processes
IMS1805 Systems Analysis
IMS1906 Business Software Fundamentals
IMS1907 Database Systems

First year

EDF1301 Perspectives on learning
EDF1302 Perspectives on teaching

Plus following information systems units (totalling 36 points):
IMS1501 Studio 1: Information Systems Foundations 1
IMS1502 Studio 2: Information Systems Foundations 2
IMS1704 Organisations & Processes
IMS1805 Systems Analysis
IMS1906 Business Software Fundamentals
IMS1907 Database Systems

Second year

EDF2001 Beyond the classroom
EDF2002 The teachers'' world

Plus following information systems units (totalling 42 points):
IMS1603 Information Use & Management (Year 2 overload)
IMS2501 Studio 3: Systems Development 1
IMS2502 Studio 4: Systems Development 2
IMS2603 Information Management in Organisations
IMS2704 e-Business
IMS2805 Systems Design & Implementation
IMS2906 Business Applications Programming

Second year

EDF1203 Curriculum studies: primary English 1
EDF2105 Teaching studies A

Plus following information systems units (totalling 42 points):
IMS1603 Information Use & Management (Year 2 overload)
IMS2501 Studio 3: Systems Development 1
IMS2502 Studio 4: Systems Development 2
IMS2603 Information Management in Organisations
IMS2704 e-Business
IMS2805 Systems Design & Implementation
IMS2906 Business Applications Programming

Third year

EDF3001 Assessing learning
EDF3002 Curriculum and pedagogy
EDF3003 Adolescent development
EDF3004 Language and literacy

Plus following information systems units (totalling 30 points):
IMS3010 Information Enterprise Management & Marketing
IMS3501 Studio 5: Professional Practice 1
IMS3502 Studio 6: Professional Practice 2
IMS3616 Information Access (Year 3 overload)
IMS3617 Information Organisation

Third year

EDF1204 Curriculum studies: primary maths 1
EDF3105 Teaching studies B
EDF2201 Child development 1
EDF3203 Curriculum studies: primary technology

Plus following information systems units (totalling 30 points):
IMS3010 Information Enterprise Management & Marketing
IMS3501 Studio 5: Professional Practice 1
IMS3502 Studio 6: Professional Practice 2
IMS3616 Information Access (Year 3 overload)
IMS3617 Information Organisation

Fourth year

EDF5421 Professional issues 1 -
a focus on the classroom
EDF5424 Professional issues 2 -
a focus on the profession
EDF5456 Methods and practice of teaching information technology/computing 1A
EDF5457 Methods and practice of teaching information technology/computing 1B
EDF54XX Methods and practice of teaching 2A
EDF54XX Methods and practice of teaching 2B
Plus two education electives

Fourth year

EDF2203 Curriculum studies: primary SOSE
EDF2204 Curriculum studies: primary science
EDF3201 Curriculum studies: primary art and music
EDF3202 Curriculum studies: primary health and PE
EDF4102 Curriculum studies: primary English 2
EDF4104 Curriculum studies: primary maths 2
EDF4105 Teaching studies C
EDF4106 Teaching studies D

This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress. It is subject to change without notice.


* Note that for the BIS(IM)/BEd - (primary stream), all information systems units are to be undertaken at the Caulfield campus and all education units are to be undertaken at the Peninsula campus, except for EDF1301 and EDF1302, which will be undertaken at Clayton campus.

Practicum placement

Students must successfully complete teaching practice which consists of 80 days of supervised school experience. Students who are employed in schools must complete a minimum of 40 days of supervised practicum in a setting other than the school in which they are employed.

Course length/workload required

This course consists of four years of full-time study with overload or equivalent part-time study taken on-campus, with school or industry visits for practica. To complete the course in four years, students will need to overload their information management and systems component in years two and three. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

Further information

For further information regarding this course, contact the Faculty of Education, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2819, or Peninsula campus, telephone (03) 9904 4291, visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au or email info@education.monash.edu.au.

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