School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Internship
  • Unit Code

    EDU6227
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Matthew Francis BYRNE

Description

The internship enables final year pre-service teachers to fulfill a diversity of roles and/or assume increasing responsibility for the tasks and duties normally performed by employees in an approved context that may include school, community or industry. This unit comprises a block of full-time workplace learning. This unit provides opportunities for pre-service teachers to engage in designing and implementing a school-based project. Through engaging in this process students will be able to apply cognitive, creative and technical skills to new situations in professional practice. The nature of the individually designed project will be determined by negotiations between the pre-service teacher, school and unit coordinator.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical principles in professional practice and the conduct of research.
  2. Critically evaluate the appropriateness of professional practices.
  3. Critically analyse strengths and weaknesses, through reflective practice, and develop strategies for professional development.
  4. Use cognitive skills to synthesis information and outline a range of school-based strategies and tools that encourage engaged learning.

Unit Content

  1. Ethical principles in the conduct of professional and research practices.
  2. Identification of conceptually and/or professionally significant topics.
  3. Action research models.
  4. Complexities of school learning environments.
  5. School based professional practice and projects

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Reflective Professional Portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Internship
  • Unit Code

    EDU6227
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Matthew Francis BYRNE

Description

The internship enables final year pre-service teachers to fulfill a diversity of roles and/or assume increasing responsibility for the tasks and duties normally performed by employees in an approved context that may include school, community or industry. This unit comprises a block of full-time workplace learning. This unit provides opportunities for pre-service teachers to engage in designing and implementing a school-based project. Through engaging in this process students will be able to apply cognitive, creative and technical skills to new situations in professional practice. The nature of the individually designed project will be determined by negotiations between the pre-service teacher, school and unit coordinator.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical principles in professional practice and the conduct of research.
  2. Critically evaluate the appropriateness of professional practices.
  3. Critically analyse strengths and weaknesses, through reflective practice, and develop strategies for professional development.
  4. Use cognitive skills to synthesis information and outline a range of school-based strategies and tools that encourage engaged learning.

Unit Content

  1. Ethical principles in the conduct of professional and research practices.
  2. Identification of conceptually and/or professionally significant topics.
  3. Action research models.
  4. Complexities of school learning environments.
  5. School based professional practice and projects

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Reflective Professional Portfolio
ONLINE
TypeDescription
PortfolioReflective Professional Portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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