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

    Transition to Teaching
  • Unit Code

    EDU6260
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Paula Mary MILDENHALL

Description

This unit prepares students to make an affective transition from university to employment as a classroom teacher in a range of teaching contexts. The unit will familiarise students with recent developments in the profession including: workplace operations, support mechanisms and policies in readiness for employment, and will reflect current state and national trends that will impact on making this transition.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU4020, EDU4260

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and justify personal teaching philosophy.
  2. Synthesise knowledge and demonstrate evidence of teacher competencies.
  3. Review and reflect critically on current policy and accountability systems.
  4. Present key recent developments and current topics in education.

Unit Content

  1. Current and future educational policy and accountability systems.
  2. Preparations for the workplace as a beginning teacher.
  3. Developing teacher competencies and relevant artefacts.
  4. The application for employment process.
  5. Personal teaching philosophy.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and seminars

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual portfolio60%
PresentationGroup presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual portfolio60%
PresentationGroup presentation40%

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

    Transition to Teaching
  • Unit Code

    EDU6260
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Paula Mary MILDENHALL

Description

This unit prepares students to make an affective transition from university to employment as a classroom teacher in a range of teaching contexts. The unit will familiarise students with recent developments in the profession including: workplace operations, support mechanisms and policies in readiness for employment, and will reflect current state and national trends that will impact on making this transition.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU4020, EDU4260

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and justify personal teaching philosophy.
  2. Synthesise knowledge and demonstrate evidence of teacher competencies.
  3. Review and reflect critically on current policy and accountability systems.
  4. Present key recent developments and current topics in education.

Unit Content

  1. Current and future educational policy and accountability systems.
  2. Preparations for the workplace as a beginning teacher.
  3. Developing teacher competencies and relevant artefacts.
  4. The application for employment process.
  5. Personal teaching philosophy.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and seminars

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual portfolio60%
PresentationGroup presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual portfolio60%
PresentationGroup presentation40%

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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