Melbourne (2013/2014/2015) - Students

2015 Course Enrolment Guide
Faculty of Education and Arts
Melbourne Campus
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)-only available
to 2013 and 2014 intakes
For students commenced 2013, 2014 or 2015
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
Students should note that Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly.
Check the website for the latest updates.
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic
year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be
provided by your School.
Course Enquiries
Course Administrator:
Phone Contact:
Email:
Room:
Celeste Ray
03 9953 3522
[email protected]
1:18
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment.
You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an appointment.
Contact Details:
Course Coordinator:
Email:
Room:
Dr Bernadette Summers
[email protected]
1.60
Course Advisor, Yrs 1 & 2: Dr.Liz Dowling
Email:
[email protected]
Room:
B1.14
Course Advisor, Yrs 3 & 4: Dr. Jenny Martin
Email:
[email protected]
Room:
1.47
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Table of Contents
1. How to use this Guide ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Program Map – Bachelor of Education (Primary) – Melbourne ................................................................. 3
3. Elective Units and Additional Offerings in 2015 ......................................................................................... 6
4. Program Information ................................................................................................................................... 9
5. Enrolment ................................................................................................................................................. 13
6. Course Completions ................................................................................................................................. 13
1. How to use this Guide
This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where the units available
for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015.
Enrolling in units for 2015
1.
Read Section 2. ‘Program Maps’ for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of
any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units. Take note of the study
period in which units are offered.
• A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated
unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling
into that unit.
• A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently
enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit.
If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or co-requisite
requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.
2.
Refer to Section 3. ‘Elective Units and Additional Offerings in 2015’ to select your Elective units.
3.
Refer to Section 4. Program Information’ for further information on course structure and requirements.
4.
You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student
Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides detailed information on managing your studies.
5.
Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). Student Connect is a
web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/381148) may result in late fee penalties.
Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you enrol or re-enrol
in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable
you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates
published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/273880).
“Turnitin”
The Faculty of Education and Arts values students’ academic honesty and integrity. It employs a
range of processes and technologies to support students to ensure their work aligns with University’s
Academic Honesty Policy and Framework for Academic Integrity. Turnitin, now available at ACU, is an
online originality checker and is an educative tool for students. It allows students to preview their work
and identify originality prior to handing in assessment items. To review the University Academic
Honesty Policy please go to https://students.acu.edu.au/640585.
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
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2. Program Map – Bachelor of Education (Primary) – Melbourne
Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their Program Map cannot
be guaranteed a clash free timetable or completion within 4 years.
Note: All units are delivered in Attendance mode unless otherwise indicated
For students commencing 2015
Semester 2
Semester 1
Year 1: Learning and self as learner
EDFD127
EDLA108
Contexts for Learning and Children’s Literature for
Development
Literacy
EDST107
EDAB111
Science and Technology Indigenous Cultures and
for Early Childhood and Peoples
Primary Teachers 1
EDFD133
Understanding Learning
(Co-requisite for
EDFX110)
EDMA103
UNCC100
Exploring Mathematics 1 Our World: Community
Vulnerability
(Multi-Mode only)
EDLA107
Linguistics for Literacy
EDFX110
Professional Experience
Primary 1
(Prerequisite EDFD127,
Co-requisite EDFD133)
(WWCC/NPC required)
For students who commenced in 2013 or 2014
Semester 2
Semester 1
Year 1: Learning and self as learner
EDFD127
EDLA108
Contexts for Learning and Children’s Literature for
Development
Literacy
(Contexts for Learn’g&Dev)
(Children’s Lit for Literacy)
EDST107
Science and Technology
for Early Childhood and
Primary Teachers 1
(Sci&Tech for EC&Pri Teach
1)
EDFD133
Understanding Learning
(Co-requisite for
EDFX110)
EDLA107
Linguistics for Literacy
EDMA103
Exploring Mathematics 1
HIST106
Australian Indigenous
Peoples: Past and Present
(Aust Indigenous Peoples –
P&P)
UNCC100
Our World: Community
Vulnerability
(Multi-Mode only)
EDFX110
Professional Experience
Primary 1
(Prerequisite EDFD127,
Co-requisite EDFD133)
(WWCC/NPC required)
THBS100
Introduction to the Bible
(for RE accreditation)
OR
ELECTIVE
EDFX212
Professional Experience
Primary 2A
(Prerequisites EDFX110
and EDFD133. Corequisite EDFD218)
Semester 2
Semester 1
Year 2: Social implications of teaching and learning
EDFD218
Teaching and Learning:
Preparing for the Contexts
of the Field
(Prep for Contexts of Field)
(Co-requisite for
EDFX212)
EDFD220
Teaching and Managing
Learning Environments
(Co-requisite for
EDFX213)
EDMA202
Mathematics: Learning
and Teaching 1
(Maths: Learning & Teaching
1)
(Prerequisite EDMA103)
EDST204
Science and Technology
for Early Childhood and
Primary Teachers 2
(Prerequisite EDST107)
EDLA204
Literacy Education 1
(Prerequisite EDLA107)
EDPH306
THCT100
Personal Development,
What Christians Believe
Health and Physical
(for RE accreditation)
OR
Education 1
(Personal DevHealth &Phs ELECTIVE
Ed 1)
EDFX213
Professional Experience
Primary 2B
(Prerequisites EDFX212
and EDFD218. Corequisite EDFD220)
Year 3: Making connections
Semester 1
Professional Term 1
EDFD221
Creating Inclusive, Safe
and Supportive Schools
(Creat’g Inc’Safe & Supp
Schls)
(Co-requisite for
EDFX207)
EDRS401 Honours 1 (Honours students only)
EDMA309
EDAR308
EDRE101
Exploring Mathematics 2 Creative Arts Education 1 Religious Education 1
(Prerequisite EDMA103)
(for RE accreditation –
available Professional
Term 1 (Jan 7,8,,9,12,13,
14) OR Semester 1
OR
ELECTIVE
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
EDFX207
Community Engagement
Program
(Co-requisite EDFD221)
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EDLA309
Literacy Education 2
(Prerequisite EDLA204)
UNCC300
Understanding Self and
Society: Contemporary
Perspectives
(Mixed Mode only)
OR
THCT202
Christian Symbol, Ritual
and Sacrament ((for RE
accreditation)
EDMA310
Mathematics: Learning
and Teaching 2
ELECTIVE
Or
Hons 1 (Professional
(Maths: Learning & Teaching Term 1)
2)
(Prerequisite EDMA202
& EDMA309)
2015
EDFX310
Professional Experience
Primary 3
(Prerequisites EDFD220
and EDFX213)
Year 4: Transition to the profession and professional identity
Semester 2
Semester 1
Professional Term 1
EDRS402 Honours 2 (Honours students only)
EDFD452
Transition into the
Profession
EDST201
Science and Technology
Education
(Science & Tech
Education)
(Prerequisite EDST204)
EDSS428
Connecting Society and
Environment: Curriculum
for Learning
(Connect Society &
Environment)
ELECTIVE
Or
Hons 2 (Professional
Term 1)
EDFD457
Action Research as a
Reflective Practice
or
EDRS503
Honours 3 (20 cps)
(Hons students only)
EDFD458
Catering for Diversity in
the Classroom
EDAR422
EDRE102
EDFX413
Creative Arts Education 2 Religious Education 2
Professional Experience
Primary 4: Extended
For RE accreditation,
Reflective Practice
Available Professional
Term 5 (July 1,2,3,6,7,8) & (Prerequisite EDFX310 &
EDFD452.Co-requisite
Sem 2
EDFD457)
OR
ELECTIVE
Core Curriculum
The Australian Catholic University Core Curriculum has been designed for undergraduate courses to focus
on aspects of the University’s identity and mission. The units emphasise critical judgement, clear
expression, ethical decision-making and concern for others as individuals and as a community. Depending
on your course, the Core may be comprised of one or two University Core units, two Core Curriculum
Program units and one Community Engagement unit. The Core Curriculum units are included in the
program maps. For more information on the Core Curriculum please refer to
http://www.acu.edu.au/429466.
The University Core Curriculum units are:
UNCC100 Our World, Community and Vulnerability
UNCC300 Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
These units are often taught over differing week patterns to allow for student placements at various times
during semester. Students should take special care to note the week pattern of tutorials when they allocate
in tutorial direct to ensure that they are choosing the correct stream for their course.
Note: Students should enroll in Mixed Mode and not in On Campus mode.
Please consult with your Course Coordinator if the following applied to you:
• You need to repeat a UNCC unit due to a previous fail grade.
• You are unable to complete a UNCC unit during the standard semester it is offered.
• You plan to enroll in an advertised international option specific to the Core.
Introduction of Honours Stream – Bachelor of Education (Primary) – only available to 2013 and
2014 intakes
A Primary Honours program has been approved for eligible students who commence their first year of the
BEd (Primary) in Semester 1, 2013 or later. Students who have attained a minimum GPA of 6.0 in years
one and two of their course may be invited to take the Honours program to deepen their understanding of
the nexus between research and practice. It will provide students with a pathway to access higher degree
research. A minimum GPA of 6.0 must be maintained for the duration of the course. The first Honours unit
will commence in Prfessional Term 1, 2015.
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/387052). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit
Descriptions.
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Delivery Modes:
Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at an ACU
campus or another location
Multi-mode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including examinations,
practicums, residential etc.)
Online – Fully online (including assessments)
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3. Elective Units and Additional Offerings in 2015
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
OFFERED PROFESSIONAL TERMS - 2015
Other Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Unit code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery
Mode
EDLA 403
Children and
Literature
Attendance-intensive
Matthew Zbaracki - 27
Jan, 28 Jan, 4 Feb, 5
Feb
Professional
Term 1
EDMA401
Active Learning in
Mathematics
Attendance-intensive
Doug Clarke & Anne
Roche-27 Jan, 28,
Jan, 29 Jan, 3 Feb, 4
Feb
Professional
Term 1
EDST102
Computers in
Education
Attendance-intensive
Donna Gronn - 2 Feb,
3 Feb, 5 Feb, 6 Feb
Professional
Term 2
EDAR405
Teacher as Art
Maker
Attendance-intensive
Adam Staples -March
28, March 29, April 18,
April 19
Professional
Term 3
Other Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Professional
Term
OFFERED SEMESTER 1 - 2015
Unit code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery
Mode
EDST 401
Educating for a
Sustainable Future
Attendance-intensive
Lyn Carter -March 14,
April 25, May 16, May
17.
1
Attendance-intensive
Jill Brown - March 7,
March 22, March 23,
May 9
1
Online
Adam Staples
1
EDMA413
EDFD460
Statistics and
Probability in
Middle School
Mathematics
Creativity and
Imagination in
Education
Semester
EDLA413
TESOL Techniques
Online
Di Cullen
1
EDLA430
Cross-Curricular
uses of Children's
Literature
Online
Matthew Zbaracki
1
NOTE: Electives with insufficient enrolment numbers will be cancelled. The electives shaded below
are available from schools other that the School of Education
Unit code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery
Mode
ARTS109
2D Studies 1
Attendance
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
Other Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Semester
1
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EXSC199
Psychology of Sport
and Physical
Activity
Attendance
1
MEDA100
Introduction to
Media Production
Attendance
1
MUSC 268
Music Writing and
Design 1
Attendance
1
MUSC160
Introduction to
Writing and
Reading Music
Attendance
1
PERF104
Introduction to
Drama
Attendance
1
PHIL104
Introduction to
Ethics
Attendance
1
THBS100
Introduction to the
Bible
Multi-mode
1
YSED100
Knowing Young
People
Attendance
1
OFFERED PROFESSIONAL TERM 5 2015
Unit code
Unit Title
EDFD112
Children at Risk
Location - Delivery
Mode
Other Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Attendance-intensive
Helen Butler - July 9,
July10, July15,July 16,
July 17
Professional
Term
5
OFFERED SEMESTER 2 - 2015
Other
Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Jonathon
Sargeant – July
18,July 19, Aug1
& Aug 2
Unit code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery
Mode
EDAC314
Positive Behaviour
Approaches
Attendance-intensive
EDMU416
Music Education
Attendance
EDMA414
Algebra and Functions in
MSM
Attendance-intensive
Jill Brown -9 Aug,
29 Aug, 30 Aug,
10 Oct
2
EDST429
Educating for the 21st
century
Attendance-intensive
Carolina Castano
Rodriguez - Dates
8 Aug, 5 Sept, 10
Oct, 17 Oct
2
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
Beth Rankin
Semester
2
2
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EDAC408
School and Community
Attendance
Helen Butler
2
EDFD459
The Learning Space
Online
Adam Staples
2
EDST411
Teaching with Information
Technology
Online
Donna Gronn
2
EDST421
Reflective Classroom
Research
Online
Matthew Zbaracki
2
NOTE: Electives with insufficient enrolment numbers will be cancelled. The electives shaded below
are available from schools other that the School of Education
Other
Information
(Dates and/or
Prerequisites/
Corequisites)
Unit code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery
Mode
ARTS241
2D Studies 2
Attendance
2
EXSC347
Nutrition and Exercise
Attendance
2
PHIL102
Theories to Human Nature
Attendance
2
PHIL104
Introduction to Ethics
Attendance
2
SOCS108
Contemporary Society and
Change
Attendance
2
THCT100
What Christians Believe
Attendance
2
THCT202
Christian Symbol, Ritual
and Sacraments
Multi-mode
2
YSED104
Wellbeing and Young
People
Attendance
2
Information last updated on 24 December 2014
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4. Program Information
Pre-service teachers seeking accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic schools
Teachers in Catholic primary schools are normally required to be able to teach Religious Education.
Pre-service teachers wishing to teach in a Catholic primary school require the following units for
accreditation to teach Religious Education:
Sequence of compulsory units for accreditation to
teach Religious Education in Catholic schools
THBS100 Introduction to the Bible
THCT100 What Christians Believe
THCT202 Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacrament
EDRE101 Religious Education 1
EDRE102 Religious Education 2
Note: Students seeking accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic schools will not take
UNCC300 Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives in their third year, but will
complete THCT202 instead. Students will also complete two electives.
Program Map for Catholic Studies
Pre-service teachers who have completed three Theology units (must be THBS100, THCT100 and
THCT202) and who wish to complete further Theology units in order to undertake a Catholic Studies minor
or major can choose to do additional Theology units as electives. Please see table below.
Year 2
Semester 1
THBS100 Introduction to the Bible*
Semester 2
THCT100 What Christians Believe*
Year 3
Semester 1
EDRE101 Religious Education 1*
Semester 2
THCT202 Christian Symbol, Ritual and Sacraments*
Elective in Theology (THCP203 Christian Theological Ethics
is recommended)*
Year 4
Semester 1
Elective in Theology**
Semester 2
EDRE102 Religious Education 2*
Extra Unit
(Major only)
Elective in Theology**
*Four theology units plus two Religious Education units completes a ‘minor’ in Catholic Studies (60 cp).
**If six Theology units plus two Religious Education units are completed, this combination will complete a
‘major’ in Catholic Studies (80cp). The final unit will require the payment of full fees as it is additional to the
requirements for the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course.
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Pre-service teachers NOT seeking to teach in Catholic schools
Pre-service teachers not seeking to gain accreditation to teach Religious Education in Catholic schools will
complete six elective units, as well as UNCC300 Understanding Self and Society in the third year of the
course.
Pre-service teachers seeking accreditation to teach in Lutheran schools
Pre-service teachers seeking to gain accreditation to teach in Lutheran schools will complete the Lutheran
units by distance mode, which means that materials prepared by staff from the Australian Lutheran College
are sent to pre-service teachers enrolled in specific Lutheran units. When the subjects are completed, preservice teachers must apply for credit, to ensure these units are added to their ACU transcript. Please
contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Elective Units
Pre-service teachers who choose to undertake accreditation to teach in Catholic Schools will undertake
two elective units in the third and fourth year of the course. Six elective units are available for pre-service
teachers not seeking accreditation to teach in Catholic schools. Please note that two of these six units
must be education electives. Electives may be chosen from those listed in Section 3, above. Electives
offered are subject to availability of staff and enrolment numbers. It is important to check which units are
being offered in each academic period.
Bachelor of Education (Primary) with Honours– only available to 2013 and 2014 intakes
To be invited to apply for the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from Years 1 and 2
of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 6.0. Students
must maintain a minimum GPA of 6.0 for the duration of the course.
Identified Honours applicants who fulfil the admission criteria will be invited to enrol into three Honours
units (40cp) in Years 3 and 4 and will not be required to complete the 10 cp unit: EDFD457 Action
Research as a Reflective Practice. For students who wish to teach in Catholic schools this will result in a
10 cp unit overload, (330 cp program), although Honours students will undertake the same number of units
as other students (the 10cp overload is the result of undertake a 20cp unit instead of EDFD457). Identified
Honours applicants who do not wish to teach in Catholic schools may complete the BEd(Pri)(Hons) in 320
cp by utilising existing course electives.
Professional Experience
Whilst undertaking your course you will be placed by the ACU Professional and Community Experience
(PCE) personnel in schools to complete school-based experiences. Where possible, placements are in a
range of year levels (early years, middle and senior) and in a variety of school contexts. Placements will be
organised in schools where the pre-service teacher has no prior experience or association (e.g., part-time
employment, has relatives within the school). Placements may comprise both one day a week school visits
and blocked time as articulated in the School of Education Victoria calendar.
All pre-service teachers are encouraged to undertake country placements during their Education course.
During your course you will complete:
80 days supervised practicum
20 days of school-based learning
70 hours of community engagement
Professional and Community Experience teaching rounds are block placements which must be undertaken
at the times noted on the School of Education Victoria Calendar. The teaching placements cannot be
undertaken on a part-time basis.
Holidays scheduled during allocated placement time cannot and will not be accommodated. Please
ensure that you check the School of Education Victoria Calendar to ensure your holiday does not clash
with any of your placements prior to booking. A failure to take your scheduled PCE placement dates into
consideration whilst booking trips may result in a delay in the completion of your course.
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It is a condition at ACU (Melbourne Campus) that every student enrolled in the Bachelor of Education
(Primary) degree applies for and is granted an approved Working With Children Check (WWCC) and a
National Police Certificate (NPC) clearance. Both the WWCC and NPC documentation must be presented
to the PCE Office prior to the commencement of the first teaching placement in the course EDFX110
(Semester 2 of first year). Failure to produce such documentation means that the pre-service teacher will
not commence that EDFX110 placement (and possibly any subsequent placements) as scheduled. Details
about applying for a WWCC and an NPC are provided to students through information sessions.
InPlace - Placement Management System for Education Students
The Faculty of Education & Arts at Australian Catholic University (ACU) has implemented InPlace, a
placement management system which streamlines registration, requests, and allocation of Professional
and Community Engagement placements.
InPlace will provide education pre-service teachers with greater access to information relating to their
Professional and Community Experience placements. Pre-service teachers enrolling in Professional and
Community Experience units, with an EDFX, ADFX and SDFX code, will be able to register and access
allocated placement records online.
Key benefits from InPlace include:
• Online registration for placements
• Ease in updating professional/community placement information
• Ability to receive placement notifications online
• Access placement allocations online
InPlace draws upon Student Connect data. In order that “best match” placements are made, please
ensure that your personal details, including address and mobile phone number are current and up
to date in Student Connect. To update your details log on to Student Connect
(http://students.acu.edu.au/136953).
Note: Mandatory documentation such as Working with Children Check Card/National Police Certificates
will still need to be lodged in person at your local Professional & Community Experience Office.
Additional Requirements – Working With Children Check and National Police Certificate
All pre-service teachers must apply for and obtain a Working With Children Check Card and National
Police Certificate before they will be permitted to participate in the Professional and Community
Experience Program. There are no exceptions to this requirement and no pre-service teachers will be
placed in a school, kindergarten, early childhood service or community setting without a valid Working With
Children Check Card and National Police Certificate.
Pre-service teachers must download an application form for a Working With Children Check (WWCC)
during the enrolment period. Students are classified by the Department of Justice Victoria as “volunteers”
for this purpose and no fee is charged for this check. It is the student's responsibility to submit the
application form and, upon receiving the WWCC Card, submit the original WWCC Card and a copy of the
original WWCC Card to Professional and Community Experience office at the appropriate campus.
Information and application forms for the WWCC are available from the Department of Justice Victoria
website: Working with Children Check http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/.
Pre-service teachers must download and complete the National Police Certificate application form from the
Victoria Police Website. It is the pre-service teacher’s responsibility to submit the application form and,
upon receiving National Police Certificate, submit the original and a copy of the original to Professional and
Community Experience office at the appropriate campus. National Police Certificate application forms
available
from
the
Victoria
Police
Website:
National
Police
Record
Check
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=274.
The Professional and Community Experience personnel will sight the original Working With Children Check
Card and National Police Certificate, verify its authenticity, and return it to the pre-service teacher. The
copy will be placed in the pre-service teacher’s Professional & Community Experience file. Pre-service
teachers must carry the WWCC Card and National Police Certificate every time they visit a school or work
with children as part of their University Course.
International students must obtain and submit their relevant police check from their home country and from
any other country/ies where they have been domiciled for twelve months or more for the last ten years to
the Professional and Community Experience office. These police checks must be sighted and
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authenticated before these pre-service teachers will be permitted to undertake a Professional Experience
placement within schools.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement (EDFX207) is a compulsory component of the course which is completed during
Year 3. It involves pre-service teachers working in partnership with a registered agency such as The Smith
Family or the Brotherhood of Saint Laurence for example in projects which seek to improve the education
and well-being of people in disadvantaged and/or marginalised groups in the community.
Involvement in Community Engagement Placements varies from weekly placements throughout the year to
block periods of time.
All projects must be approved by the Communitiy Engagement Lecturer-in-Charge prior to beginning.
Part-time pre-service teachers
To maximise learning opportunities the following units must be studied in the same year:
•
•
•
•
EDLA204 and EDMA202
EDFD218 and EDFX212
EDFD220 and EDFX213
EDFD457 and EDFX413
Out-of-phase pre-service teachers or those repeating a unit
Pre-service teachers who are returning to study following a period of leave of one semester or more may
find that their original program map has been phased out and/or that some units are no longer available. In
such cases it is important that you request an appointment with the Course Coordinator, Course Advisor or
Course Administrator to check that the units which you are enrolling into are appropriate.
Communication
Pre-service teachers are expected to check their ACU email accounts regularly in order to keep up-to-date
with information that the University may be communicating to them.
Pre-service teachers can expect to receive communication from the Course Coordinator which are sent to
pre-service teacher ACU email accounts or placed as announcements to the Special Unit – BEd Primary
(Melb) available in the Learning Environment Online.
All emails to University staff must be sent from the Pre-service teacher’s ACU email account. Staff are not
permitted to reply to student emails from non-ACU addresses.
Study Abroad
Pre-service teachers consistently achieving high academic results may consider studying abroad for one
semester, usually in the first semester of Year 3. Study abroad will extend the length of time necessary to
complete your course.
Credit
Credit for units, completed at a tertiary institution other than ACU, either as part of a non award course or
as part of an undergraduate teacher education course, will be considered in cases where 80% of the
learning outcomes studied match those of units in the program offered at ACU. Applications for credit with
supporting documentation are to be submitted within the first six weeks of commencing the course. Please
download and complete the form available at Enrolment Forms (http://students.acu.edu.au/154918).
Credit is granted for all successfully completed units within either the Certificate, Advanced Certificate or
Diploma in Educational Studies at ACU because these units are also in the Bachelor of Education
(Primary) program.
Requirements to Complete Award
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer
to the Course Rules for your program.
Course Title
Course Rules
Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Pass and Honours)
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Course Enrolment Guide – Bachelor of Education (Primary) – Students commenced 2013 or later
2015
Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study other than that for which they are
enrolled
(a)
if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit with a lower level
award, however you may request a letter from your Course Coordinator confirming that you have
satisfied the requirements for the relevant lower award;
(b)
if you do in fact exit with a lower level award and subsequently wish to resume your studies in
the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for admission to that course in order to
resume your studies.
(c)
if you intend to continue in a dual degree, you cannot exit with a single level award, but you may
request a letter from the Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements
for the relevant single award.
5. Enrolment
Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can enrol in units online for the 2015 Academic
Year, using Student Connect (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the
enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided.
Students please note:
The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course
information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other
enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. (http://students.acu.edu.au/42835).
6. Course Completions
Students completing the final semester of their course are required to complete an Application to Course
Complete (ACC) form (visit Enrolment Forms, http://students.acu.edu.au/154918) in order to be
assessed for course completion.
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