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466-363 The Early Childhood Professional 3B

Credit points: 16.7

Coordinator: Manjula Waniganayake.

Prerequisite: The Early Childhood Professional 2 or approved equivalent.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. Students should spend time on the practical application of computer programmes to administrative tasks.

Timetable: Second semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate an awareness of the nature of the role of the early childhood administrator in selected settings and some of the basic theoretical principles underpinning this role;
• identify the key areas of responsibility associated with this role, and obtain sufficient knowledge to carry out essential administrative tasks;
• demonstrate an awareness of the management structure of a selection of early childhood organizations, industrial relations and current government policies which impinge on administrative practice; and
• demonstrate the use of appropriate computer applications in administrative processes related to selected early childhood settings.

Content:

An introductory study of some basic organizational and administrative theories as they relate to practice within selected early childhood settings. Organizational skills as they relate to the effective implementation of an early childhood programme such as management of different categories of staff, staff appraisal and time management. Basic administrative responsibilities associated with an early childhood setting including budgeting, record keeping, enrolment processes and the use of computer applications in these areas. Administrative implications of government policy relating to funding issues, accreditation and industrial relations. The role of the committee of management in selected services and implications for the early childhood professional. Consideration of the value dimensions of the administrative role in the early childhood centre through the use of practical examples.

Assessment:

Two applied tasks or equivalent, to 3,000 words (60 per cent) and a 2000-word essay (40 per cent).

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