James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2007

ED5212 - Graduate Final Professional Experience

Credit points: 03
Year: 2007
Student Contribution Band: National Priority Band
Administered by: School of Education

Available only to students enrolled in a Master of Teaching. Students should have completed 33 units of MTeach subjects, including 12 units in each teaching area from the first degree for secondary students, towards Master of Teaching.

This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for professional experience within the Master of Teaching program. Students will complete 5 (five) days of professional orientation, engaging in group visits to education settings and sessions with education leaders. Students will be allocated a school and attend for 25 allocated days, completing a range of activities to develop an understanding of the complexities of teachers roles and the changes that occur over the school semester. As a culminating experience, students will plan, teach and evaluate a full-time 3 (three) week block of teaching. In addition students will develop an understanding of the important link between the work of educators and a range of community education services (community education service 50 hours).

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:ED5211
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
ED4481 and ED4498

Availabilities

Townsville, Block, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Non-standard start/end 22-Jan-2007 to 03-Aug-2007
Face to face teaching 22-Jan-2007 to 03-Aug-2007 (22-27 January 5 days (25 hours) professional experience and 12-16 February 5 days professional orientation for both Option 1 and Option 2. 100 hrs professional experience - (Option 1: 16 April to 11 May) or (Option 2: 9 July to 3 August))
Coord/Lect: Ms Helen McDonald.
Contact hours:
  • 10 hours lectures
  • 25 hours practicals
  • 200 hours professional experience
Assessment:satisfactory completion of professional experience; satisfactory completion of community education service.

Cairns, Block, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Non-standard start/end 22-Jan-2007 to 03-Aug-2007
Face to face teaching 22-Jan-2007 to 03-Aug-2007 (22-27 January 5 days (25 hours) professional experience and 12-16 February 5 days professional orientation for both Option 1 and Option 2. 100 hrs professional experience - (Option 1: 16 April to 11 May) or (Option 2: 9 July to 3 August))
Coordinator: Dr Pauline Taylor
Lecturer: jc128181.
Contact hours:
  • 15 hours lectures
  • 50 hours fieldwork
  • 150 hours professional experience
Assessment:satisfactory completion of professional experience; satisfactory completion of community education service.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.