ECP228 - Professional Practice 2 (3-5 Years)

Year:

2022 unit information
Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online), CBD*
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule:

Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334
Prerequisite:

ECP227 or ECE212
Corequisite:

Nil
Incompatible with:

Nil
Study commitment

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

1 x 2-hour seminar per week. Students will also engage in a 1-hour online workshop per week
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online)

2 x cloud conferences per trimester
1 x 2-hour online workshop per week
2 x 1-hour online class per trimester (recordings provided)
In-person attendance requirements

The unit also includes a Professional Experience placement (25-days)
Note:

*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery

Content

This unit will provide students with opportunities to engage with the education and care of children from 3-5 years of age and apply theories of child development in practical contexts. In a professional experience placement, students will observe and engage with young children, teachers and families and will be able to critically analyse and reflect on the components of quality environments and programmes for young children.

Students will be able to make critical connections between theory and practice, and incorporate their understandings about the National Quality Framework legislative and regulatory requirements (including the child care accreditation requirements), and National and Victorian Curriculum documents in the context of teaching, learning and care for children from 3-5 years of age.

Hurdle requirement

20-days of professional experience placement. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the complete the unit.

Unit Fee Information

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