EEH401 - Professional Issues in Health and Physical Education

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Trent Brown
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in E377
Prerequisite:

EPP203 and EPP303 OR EEH201

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture and 1 x 2-hour seminar per non-placement week

Learning experiences are also via the Unit site

Content

This unit focuses on professional issues critical to students' future as health and physical educators. In this unit, students will identify evidence-seeking questions related to the field of health and physical education and consider how these have influenced, or are likely to influence, pedagogical approaches to health and physical education in schools.
Opportunities will be provided for students to explore the important role that theory and evidence-based practice plays in reflecting on, debating and responding to a range of contemporary professional issues. Students will also engage in learning experiences and assignment tasks aimed towards preparing pre-service teachers for professional engagement with colleagues, parents/carers and the community as well as engagement in ongoing professional learning throughout their career as teachers of health and physical education

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Examine contemporary issues that impact on the role of the HPE professional and student learning within the field of health and physical education

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO7: Teamwork

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Demonstrate an understanding and critique of relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Examine the rationale for continued professional learning and its implications for improved student learning

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Evaluate the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers' professional knowledge and practice

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Professional Issues Debate 1600 words 
or equivalent
40% Week 5
Assessment 2: Professional Portfolio 2400 words
or equivalent
60% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: EEH401 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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