Course Enrolment Guide Graduate Certificate in Education

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Course Enrolment Guide Graduate Certificate in Education
2015 Course Enrolment Guide
Faculty of Education and Arts
Graduate Certificate in Education
(Commencing 2015 Students)
Information last updated on 9 January 2015.
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 Faculty/School.
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:
National, Online and Brisbane Course Coordinator:
Email:
Dr Janelle Young
Janelle.Young@acu.edu.au
Canberra Course Coordinator
Email:
Associate Professor Carolyn Broadbent
Carolyn.Broadbent@acu.edu.au
Melbourne and Ballarat Course Coordinator
Email:
Dr. Ann Downton
Ann.Downton@acu.edu.au
Strathfield Course Coordinator
Email:
Mr Mick Ryan
Mick.Ryan@acu.edu.au
Course AdministrationGraduate Studies Unit:
E-mail:
feapg@acu.edu.au
Director Postgraduate
Dr Janelle Young
Janelle.Young@acu.edu.au
Course Enrolment Guide Graduate Certificate in Education
2015
Table of Contents
1. How to use this Guide ............................................................................................................................. 2
2. Program Information– Graduate Certificate in Education ....................................................................... 3
3. Unit Offerings in 2015 .............................................................................................................................. 7
4. Enrolment ................................................................................................................................................ 9
5. Course Completions ................................................................................................................................ 9
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 Information’ for information on course structure and unit sequence.
Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units.
• 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 the unit listings in Section 3. ‘Units Offered in 2015’ to select your units. Take note of the
study period in which units are offered.
3.
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.
4.
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 9 January 2015
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2. Program Information– Graduate Certificate in Education
2.1
Requirements for Completion of the Degree
2.1.1
General
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 40 cp from the schedule of unit offerings,
consisting of:
20 cp from Core Units and 20 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
OR
10 cp Education Units; and 10 cp from Research Units; and 20 cp from the Schedule of Unit
offerings
2.1.2
Degree with a named specialisation
2.2 To qualify for the Graduate Certificate with a named specialisation, a student must complete
40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
20 cp from Education Units and
20 cp from one cognate Specialisation;
OR
10 cp from Education Units; and
10 cp from Research Units; and
20 cp from one cognate Specialisation;
OR
40 cp from one Specialisation (eg. Career Development, TESOL or Specialisation for a
sponsored cohort) as determined by the Course Coordinator and approved by the Executive
Dean.
Two Unit Specialisation
A specific pathway has been identified for students completing the following two unit named
specialisations in the Graduate Certificate in Education:
•
Arts Education
•
Contemporary Learning
•
Gifted Education
•
Language and Literacy Education
•
Mathematics Education
•
Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a)
20 cp from Core Education Units EDCU623 and EDRS602
(b)
20 cp from listed Specialisation Units*
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Core Education
Unit
Research Unit
Specialisation Unit Specialisation Unit
EDCU623
EDRS602
Social Justice,
Identity and
Curriculum
(10cp)
Evidence in
Contemporary
Education
(10 cp)
Specialisation Unit
1
(10cp)
2015
Specialisation Unit
2
(10cp)
Four Unit Specialisation
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Education degree with a named specialisation in:
•
Career Development
•
Middle School Mathematics
•
TESOL
•
Special Education
•
Wellbeing and Inclusive Schooling
a student must complete all units listed for that specialisation in the Schedule of Unit
Offerings.
2.3
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where
applicable.
CORE EDUCATION UNITS
EDCU623
10
Social Justice, Identity and Curriculum
EDCU624
10
Teachers Leading Curriculum Change
EDRS602
10
Evidence in Contemporary Education
EDRS603
10
Methods of Educational Research (Pre: EDFD654 or
EDRS602)
RESEARCH UNITS
CAPSTONE PROJECT UNIT
EDRS600
20
Capstone Research Project (Pre or Co: EDFD655 or
EDRS603)
PROJECT UNIT
EDRS601
10
Research Project (Pre: EDFD654 or EDRS602)
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There are two units in the following specialisations:
Arts Education
EDAR605
10
Arts Education 1: Discourses Shaping Arts Curriculum,
Pedagogy and Policy
EDAR606
10
Arts Education 2: Understanding and Assessing Student
Learning
Contemporary Learning
EDST618
10
Contemporary Learning 1: Teaching with Technology
EDST619
10
Contemporary Learning 2: Teaching and Learning Online
10
Gifted Education: Contexts and Issues
Gifted Education
EDFD667
Language and Literacy Education
EDLA627
10
Contemporary Literacies: Issues and Practices
EDLA628
10
A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies
Mathematics Education
EDMA628
10
Learning Mathematics
EDMA629
10
Teaching Mathematics
Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
EDFD623
10
Professional Practice and Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling
Communities
EDFD652
10
Perspectives on Wellbeing and Inclusive Schooling
There are four units in the following specialisations:
Career Development
EDSS609
10
Counselling for Career Development
EDSS610
10
Educating for Lifelong Career Development
EDSS611
10
Professional Practice and Development
EDSS612
10
Career Assessment: Theory and Job Search Advising
Middle School Mathematics
EDMA641
10
Number Development in Middle School Mathematics
EDMA642
10
Geometry and Measurement in Middle School Mathematics
EDMA643
10
Statistics and Probability in Middle School Mathematics
EDMA644
10
Algebra and Function in Middle School Mathematics
10
Contextual Issues for Inclusive Learning
Special Education
EDTS613
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EDTS614
10
Assessment in Inclusive Education
EDLA612
10
Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL
EDLA614
10
Language, Culture and Communication
EDLA618
10
Teaching Strategies for TESOL
EDLA628
10
A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies
2015
TESOL
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/142401). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit
Descriptions.
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)
Resources and Timetables
Timetable information can be found online at https://acututor.acu.edu.au/aplus/apstudent
or you can visit the Graduate Studies Unit LEO site http://leo.acu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=8422
where you will find a range of valuable resources, including timetables, maps, administration forms and
other information about unit offerings across all campuses and sites.
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
Graduate Certificate in Education
Information last updated on 9 January 2015
Course Rules
http://students.acu.edu.au/643188
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3. Unit Offerings in 2015
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
Semester 1
Unit Code
Unit Title
EDRS600
Capstone Research Project
EDRS602
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
EDRS602
Delivery
Mode
Multi-mode
Dates
Location
7 - 8 March
(plus online component)
Strathfield
14 -15 March
and 2 – 3 May
Strathfield
Attendance
7 – 8 March
and 11 – 12 April
Melbourne
(Includes meetings with supervisor)
Online
Multi-mode
EDRS603
Methods of Educational
Research
Onlne
EDRS604
Overview of Educational
Research
Online
EDCU623
Social Justice, Identity and
Curriculum
Online
EDCU624
Teachers Leading Curriculum
Change
Teachers Leading Curriculum
Change
Online
EDCU624
EDAR605
EDST618
EDFD667
EDMA628
EDFD652
EDSS609
Attendance
Arts Education 1 : Discourses
Shaping Arts Curriculum,
Pedagogy and Policy
Contemporary Learning 1:
Teaching with Technology
Gifted Education: Contexts
and Issues
Learning Mathematics
Online
Perspectives on Wellbeing and
Inclusive Schooling
Counselling for Career
Development
Online
Online
Online
Online
EDSS609
Counselling for Career
Development
Attendance
21 – 22 Feb
and 2 - 3 May
Adelaide
EDSS609
Counselling for Career
Development
Attendance
21 – 22 Mar and
16 – 17 May
Strathfield
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong Career
Development
Multi-mode
10 -11 February
(plus online component)
Adelaide
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong Career
Development
Multi-mode
21 - 22 February
(plus online component)
Melbourne
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong Career
Development
Multi-mode
7 – 8 March
(plus online component)
Nth Sydney
EDTS613
Contextual Issues for Inclusive
Schooling
Teaching Strategies for
TESOL
A Metalanguage for 21st
Century Literacies
Statistics and Probability in
Middle School Mathematics
Online
EDLA618
EDLA628
EDMA643
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Online
Online
Online
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EDMA643
Statistics and Probability in
Middle School Mathematics
EDMA644
Algebra and Function in Middle
School Mathematics
Attendance
7 March,
21-22 March,
and 9 May
2015
Melbourne
Online
Professional Period 5
Unit Code
Unit Title
Delivery
Mode
Dates
Location
EDRS602
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
Multi-mode
11 - 12 July
(plus online component)
Melbourne
EDRS603
Methods of Educational
Research
Multi-mode
18 – 19 July
(plus online component)
Strathfield
Delivery
Mode
Dates
Location
15 – 16 August
(plus online component)
Melbourne
1 – 2 August
(plus online component)
12 – 13 September
(plus online component)
8 – 9 August
(plus online component)
Strathfield
Semester 2
Unit Code
EDRS610
Unit Title
Capstone Applied Project
Multi-mode
(Includes meetings withsupervisor)
EDRS600
Capstone Research Project
Multi-mode
(Includes meetings withsupervisor)
EDRS602
EDRS603
EDRS603
EDAR606
EDLA627
EDST619
EDFD682
EDMA629
EDFD623
EDSS611
EDSS611
EDSS611
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
Methods of Educational
Research
Methods of Educational
Research
Online
Online
Multi-mode
Arts Education 2:
Understanding and Assessing
Student Learning
Contemporary Literacies:
Issues and Practices
Online
Contemporary Learning 2:
Teaching and Learning Online
Positive Education: A
Strengths-based Approach
Teaching Mathematics
Online
Professional Practice and
Wellbeing In Inclusive
Schooling Communities
Professional Practice and
Development
Professional Practice and
Development
Professional Practice and
Development
Online
Onine
Online
Online
Multi-mode
Multi-mode
Multi-mode
Adelaide
Melbourne
EDSS612
Career Assessment, Theory
and Job Search Advising
Multi-mode
29 - 30 August
(plus online component)
Melbourne
EDSS612
Career Assessment, Theory
and Job Search Advising
Multi-mode
23 - 24 August
(plus online component)
Nth Sydney
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EDLA612
EDLA614
EDTS614
EDMA641
EDMA642
EDMA644
EDCU623
EDCU624
Assessment and Curriculum
Design for TESOL
Language, Culture and
Communication
Online
Assessment in Inclusive
Education
Number Development in
Middle School Mathematics
Geometry and Measurement in
Middle School Mathematics
Algebra and Function in Middle
School Mathemetics
Social Justice, Identity and
Curriculum
Teachers Leading Curriculum
Change
Online
2015
Online
Online
Online
Attendance
8 August, 29-30 August,
and 10 Oct
Melbourne
Online
Online
4. 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).
5. 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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