Undergraduate, Postgraduate - UnitEDF4326 - Early childhood field studies

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula Second semester 2012 (Day) Peninsula Term 1 2012 (Off-campus block of classes) Peninsula Term 2 2012 (Off-campus block of classes) Peninsula Term 3 2012 (Off-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Mrs Robyn Babaeff (Terms 1,2,3 & 4 Cohorts, Peninsula); Dr Sivanes Phillipson (Second Semester, on-campus Peninsula )

Synopsis

This unit is principally comprised of up to 45 days of professional placement in prior-to-school settings, supported by regular in-centre tutorial sessions during block placements.

Outcomes

foster professional relationships with children, families, and colleagues;
systematically plan and implement curricular practices that draw on explicit links to children's experiences in their families and communities;
effectively manage children's activities in the early childhood setting; and
collaborate with professional colleagues to assess their own personal professional learning and development.

Fieldwork

25 days Bachelor of Early Childhood Education 30 days Grad Dip Ed (plus15 days for students who don't have a recognised prior ECE qualification

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Professional portfolio (equivalent to 1600 words, 40%)
Assessment task 2: Successful completion of professional placement (equivalent to 2400 words, 60%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sivanes Phillipson

Prohibitions

EDF5412