Credit Points: 25.0
Contact: A 3—hour lecture/seminar each week or equivalent. (First or second semester.)
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:
A understand the needs of stakeholders involved in the process of school—to—workplace dual recognition programs;
• develop and implement quality programs involving students in school and work—based education;
• analyse the political, economic and social contexts surrounding workplace education; and
• maintain a continuing process of reflection on outcomes of these programs, drawing on these reflections to refine programs and their own professional practice.
Content: A study of the Australian Vocational Training System in context and the relationship to program development and evaluation; current issues such as key competencies and their application to the workplace and educational environment; managing components of courses involving multiple learning sites; staffing needs and implications; the concept of 'pathways' in education and implications for professional practice; developing community links; and case studies of 'best practice'.
Assessment: One essay of 2,000 words (33.3 per cent), and one assignment of 4,000 words or an equivalent individually negotiated project (66.6 per cent).
The course aims to upgrade and/or retrain graduate teachers in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages in the primary, secondary and adult sectors.
The course has as its objectives that diplomates should be able to:
• identify the principles and approaches to teaching and learning English as a second language;
A understand and apply current English as a Second Language (ESL) methodologies;
A apply strategies for recognising students requiring English as a Second Language (ESL) tuition and analysing their learning needs;
A understand the nature and form of the English language; and
A demonstrate competence in the management of English as a Second Language (ESL) programs and resources which are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
Please Note: There is no further new student intake into this course. The last intake was in 1995. The course is no longer taught at the Hawthorn campus but subjects will be available at the Parkville campus.
Students who have not completed the course in 1995 will be able to complete the course at the Parkville campus.
Please refer to the Parkville section of the Course and Subject guide for information regarding the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies course.
Qualifying for the certificate will fulfil the first half of the requirements of the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies (TESOL) offered at the Parkville campus.
Faculty of Education office, Alice Hoy building, Parkville campus, Telephone: 9344 8285, or Program Co—ordinators:
Elizabeth Taylor, Telephone 9344 8345 or Chris Davison, Telephone 9344 8.377 of the Department of Language and Literacy Education, Parkville campus.
ENQUIRIES
Graduate Diploma in Curriculum##
Graduate Diploma of Education##
Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration#
Graduate Diploma in Graphic Communication Education"
Graduate Diploma in Information and Communications Technology Education##
Graduate Diploma in Mathematics Education#
Graduate Diploma in Student Welfare#
Graduate Diploma in Technology Education##
▪ Refer to The University of Melbourne Handbook 95 (Volume 5 Education) or Hawthorn Institute of Education Handbook 1996
▪ Last intake was in 1994
## Last intake was in 1995
# Refer to Parkville section of this Course and Subject Guide for details of these courses
Graduate Diploma in Curriculum.
Please Note: There is no further new student intake into this course. The last intake was in 1995.
The Graduate Diploma in Curriculum is a one—year full—
time, or equivalent part—time, course in curriculum which is designed for educators in schools, colleges and private educational and training settings.
Completion of the course to a satisfactory standard will be regarded as satisfying the Faculty of Educations requirements for a Master of Education preliminary course of study, so that a Master of Education may be gained after the equivalent of a further year of full—time study.
The Course Code for the Graduate Diploma in Curriculum is 228AA.
CREDIT
A student who, having completed other equivalent studies at a tertiary level, enrols in the course for the Graduate Diploma in Curriculum may, with approval, be given credit for subjects the equivalent of which have been
passed in the other tertiary studies provided that the amount of credit shall not exceed 50 per cent of the requirements of the course.
Credit will not be granted for similar studies in a course for which the student has already taken out an award, or which was used to gain entry to the Graduate Diploma in
.
Curriculum course.Exemptions from some of the requirements of a subject may be granted to students who submit evidence of having completed related studies and/or experience in those areas.
PERIOD OF CANDIDATURE
After being admitted, a candidate must pursue a course of advanced studies for at least one, and not more than two academic years, as a full—time student, or for at least two, and not more than four, academic years as a part—time student, unless a candidate has had a different period of candidature approved by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the Faculty.
Code
482-855 482-858 482-859 482-866 482-871 482-872 482-874 482-876 482-881 482-882 For those following
Subjects
Understanding Organisations Management of Human Resources 1 Management of Human Resources 2 Computers in Education
Marketing in Education Administration of Curriculum 1 Leadership in Small Groups Planned Change in Organisations
Managing Diversity 16.7
Professional Development and Training 16.7 with an interest in the pastoral curriculum the
electives may be available in the Graduate
Points 16.7 161 16.7 16.7 161 16.7 16.7 16.7Diploma in Student Welfare:
UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Following the confirmation of results at the end of the academic year the enrolments of certain students come under review as follows:
1. Students who gain credit of less than one half of their total enrolment in that year
2. Students who fail a subject for the second time;
3. Students who do not complete their course within two years as a full—time student or within four years as a part—
time student.
Please refer to the General Information section at the front of this Course and Subject Guide, under Unsatisfactory Progress, for an outline of the Faculty process in dealing with students who fall into these categories.
COMPUTER LITERACY
Successful study in the graduate programs will require students to develop computer literacy. In practical terms, this means that students will need to acquire skills in word processing, file and disk management, network and on—line library access. The Faculty's Computer Facilities offer
anumber of training cou
rses specifically tailored to these and other needs. Enquiries should be directed to: Hawthorn: — Telephone 9810 3332; Parkville: — Telephone 9344 8415.
QUALIFYING FOR THE AWARD
The Graduate Diploma in Curriculum may be granted to
astudent who has complied with the prescribed conditions and has gained
acumulative score of 100 points by having passed or been given credit for three compulsory subjects and three elective subjects.
Compulsory Subjects
Code Subjects Points
774-112 Orientations to Curriculum 16.7 774-113 Curriculum Design and Implementation 16.7 774-114 Managing Curriculum Evaluation 16.7
Sub—Total 50.0
Elective Subjects
The three elective subjects may be taken from a group of five subjects within the Graduate Diploma in Curriculum:
774-115 Curriculum Context, Policy and Goals 16.7 774-116 Assessment and Reporting 16.7
774-117 Applied Project 16.7
774-118 Advanced Teaching Practice 773-199 Resea
rch Methods
Sub—Total Total
Students may also choose their three elective subjects from subjects within the Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration and the Graduate Diploma in Student Welfare. The accredited units deal with some major aspect of curriculum theory and practice.
Course Objectives
Graduate Diploma in Curriculum
The course has as its objectives that diplomates should be able to:
• demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of a variety of curriculum perspectives and their implications for practice;
• develop, implement and evaluate curriculum in their own specialist areas;
• demonstrate a general understanding of curriculum theory and practice transcending their subject areas, which may open up a broader range of possible career paths; and
A appreciate the broad social, philosophical and educational significance of different curriculum policies.
From the Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration:
167
16.7
50.0
100.0
Staff
B Carozzi