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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Education : Diploma/Bachelor of Education and Training
The Diploma of Education and Training is designed for persons who are or would like to become involved in training and educational roles but who have no formal qualifications in vocational education and training. It may be completed in two years full-time or equivalent part-time.
The course broadly aims to develop professional educators and trainers able to make significant contributions to the Australian community, business, industry, educational and governmental organisations. Completion of the course should enable you to:
apply and adapt key concepts and theories of adult education and training within the changing contexts of vocational education and training;
evaluate the contexts of vocational education and training using a range of theoretical perspectives;
analyse the interplay between group, individual and organisational needs and assess how these can be addressed through education and training;
develop and maintain professional relationships and collaborative work practices; and
engage in on-going critical reflection as a means of continuing your professional development.
The Bachelor of Education and Training is designed for persons who are involved in training or educational roles but who have no formal qualifications in vocational education or training. An honours year, following the third year of the Bachelor of Education and Training, provides the opportunity for candidates with a special interest in and capacity for research to undertake a challenging and intensive program with a major research focus in a selected area of vocational education and training. The degree may be complete in three years full-time or equivalent part-time.
The course broadly aims to develop professional educators and trainers able to make significant contributions to the Australian community, business, industry, educational and governmental organisations. Completion of the course should enable you to:
apply and adapt key concepts and theories of adult education and training within the changing contexts of vocational education and training;
evaluate the contexts of vocational education and training using a range of theoretical perspectives;
analyse the interplay between group, individual and organisational needs and assess how these can be addressed through education and training;
develop and maintain professional relationships and collaborative work practices; and
engage in on-going critical reflection as a means of continuing your professional development.
In the Honours year or part-time equivalent, two subjects are undertaken from the postgraduate subject pool (see Master of Education brochure or The University of Melbourne Handbook) in addition to a research methods subject and a minor thesis. An honours year, following the third year of the Bachelor of Education and Training, provides the opportunity for candidates with a special interest in and capacity for research to undertake a challenging and intensive program with a major research focus in a selected area of vocational education and training.
You may apply for the Bachelor of Education and Training (Honours) if you have completed the Bachelor of Education and Training at a standard of H2A or above in the final year, or an approved equivalent.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Education (Honours) award you must:
complete the subject Orientations to Education and Training (25 points);
complete the subject Research Methods (25 points);
complete a 10,000 word thesis (25 points); and
complete one of the following subjects - Contextual Issues in Curriculum, Development and Change in Organisations; Learning Theory and Curriculum Practice, Information Technology - Enhanced Learning or Special Project.
Please contact the Office of the Faculty Office at the Hawthorn campus, telephone (03) 9810 3320, for further information about these courses.
The Diploma of Education and Training and the Bachelor of Education and Training courses consist of three compulsory streams. Studies in Learning provides subjects which enable the student to understand learning in the workplace, the wider influences on learning and the learner, and selected models and theories of learning appropriate to vocational education and training. Elective subject choices are available in this stream in the second year of the course. Contexts of Education and Training provides the student with background knowledge about work and cultural issues affecting VET including the significance of information technology. The double stream of Curriculum Studies and Professional Practice provides the professional knowledge and practice necessary for graduates to assume responsibility for education and training programs. The compulsory subjects in this stream are designed to allow students to adapt models and approaches to their own workplaces. Elective subject choices are available in this stream in the second year of the course.
Third year subjects taken in the Bachelor of Education and Training provide studies which extend knowledge gained in earlier years in each of the streams.
To qualify for the award of Diploma of Education and Training or Bachelor of Education and Training you must comply with the course outline as detailed below.
Compulsory Subjects 468-101 Developing a Learning Culture 12.5 468-103 The Work Context 12.5 468-105 Planning and Delivery 1 12.5 468-107 Program Design 12.5 468-102 Learning and Thinking 12.5 468-104 Culture, Equity and Access 12.5 468-106 Planning and Delivery 2 12.5 468-108 Program Evaluation 12.5 Total points 100.0
Compulsory Subjects 468-205 Information Technology and Vocational Education 12.5 468-207 Assessment and Reporting 12.5 468-209 Mentoring and Coaching 12.5
Elective Subjects 468-206 Contemporary Issues in Vocational Education and Training (Vet) 12.5 OR 468-216 Information Technology Policy and Program 12.5 468-208 Administration of Education and Training 12.5 OR 468-217 Managing Network Systems 12.5 468-201 Diversity 12.5 OR 468-202 Issues in Workplace Literacy and Numeracy 12.5 468-203 Learning in Organisations 12.5 OR 468-204 Collaborative Learning 12.5 468-210 Consultancy and Project Management 12.5 OR 468-211 Individual Project 12.5 OR 468-215 Information Technology Programs 12.5 Total points 100.0
Compulsory Subjects 468-101 Developing a Learning Culture 12.5 468-103 The Work Context 12.5 468-105 Planning and Delivery 1 12.5 468-107 Program Design 12.5 468-102 Learning and Thinking 12.5 468-104 Culture, Equity and Access 12.5 468-106 Planning and Delivery 2 12.5 468-108 Program Evaluation 12.5 Total points 100.0
Compulsory Subjects 468-205 Information Technology and Vocational Education 12.5 468-207 Assessment and Reporting 12.5 468-209 Mentoring and Coaching 12.5
Elective Subjects 468-206 Contemporary Issues in Vocational Education and Training (Vet) 12.5 OR 468-216 Information Technology Policy and Program 12.5 468-208 Administration of Education and Training 12.5 OR 468-217 Managing Network Systems 12.5 468-201 Diversity 12.5 OR 468-202 Issues in Workplace Literacy and Numeracy 12.5 468-203 Learning in Organisations 12.5 OR 468-204 Collaborative Learning 12.5 468-210 Consultancy and Project Management 12.5 OR 468-211 Individual Project 12.5 OR 468-215 Information Technology Programs 12.5 Total points 100.0
Compulsory Subjects 468-302 Vocational Education and Training (VET) Policy and Practice 25.0 468-303 Managing Learning in the Workplace 25.0 468-304 Praxis 25.0
Elective Subjects 468-301 Models of Learning and Curriculum Design 25.0 OR 468-306 Linking Multimedia to Learning 25.0 Total points 100.0
Compulsory Subjects 468-101 Developing a Learning Culture 12.5 468-103 The Work Context 12.5 468-105 Planning and Delivery 1 12.5 468-189 Practices in Technology 1 12.5 468-102 Learning and Thinking 12.5 468-104 Culture, Equity and Access 12.5 468-106 Planning and Delivery 2 12.5 468-118 Practices in Technology 2 12.5
Compulsory Subjects 468-401 Orientations to Education and Training 25.0 468-407 Research Methods 25.0
Elective Subjects (Choose Two) 468-403 Contextual Issues in Curriculum 25.0 468-402 Development and Change in Organisations 25.0 468-405 Learning Theory and Curriculum Practice 25.0 468-404 Information Technology - Enhanced Learning 25.0 468-406 Special Project 25.0
Please contact the Faculty Office at the Hawthorn campus for details about lateral entry and credit.
The delivery of subjects is flexible and may involve a range of alternative modes. These include:
Weekly Sessions
A combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars.
Intensive Seminars and Workshops
These may be offered as intensive sessions of one or more days. Weekend and vacation teaching may also be possible.
Computer Mediated Delivery
As most subjects in the course involve use of computer technology, where possible, students will be engaged in the use of Bulletin Boards, information networks and multimedia applications. Students will be encouraged to publish and communicate with colleagues and lecturers using this technology.
Combinations
Subjects may be delivered in one or a combination of these modes. The only exception is the computer mediated delivery; this will not be the only form of delivery for any subject.
The contact hours listed in the subject descriptions are, therefore, expressed in terms of the total contact for that subject. It should be noted that the type of delivery used will be determined, to some extent, by student demand.
Professional practice subjects within the first two years of the Curriculum Studies and Professional Practice strand of the Diploma, and the Bachelor of Education & Training include a Workplace Learning Agreement. These subjects include a special requirement statement which advises students of the need to be able to negotiate such an agreement.
This Agreement sets out the student's personal learning goals within a particular work context, a plan for achieving these goals and indicators of attainment. Each student is required to collaborate with workplace mentors, supervisors or colleagues, as well as lecturers and fellow students, in designing and implementing the Agreement.
This Agreement is designed to enhance students' performance in the workplace through the integration of theory and practice.
To enable the completion of the Agreement, applicants for these courses are required to have available access to an approved role in education and training. Such access is normally guaranteed by the employer in writing as a condition of entry to the course. Should access to this role become unavailable or restricted during the course, the student will be responsible for finding an alternative placement as approved by the Faculty. Failing this, in extenuating circumstances, the Faculty may assist a student to find a placement or approve a period of leave of absence for a reasonable period of time in which employment may be sought by the student.
In the technology specialisation of the Bachelor of Education and Training, the Workplace Learning Agreement is the means by which the practicum is completed satisfactorily. Moreover, in this specialisation, on completion of all Workspace Learning Agreements associated with the course, students will have been engaged in supervised practice teaching for 80 days.
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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Education : Diploma/Bachelor of Education and Training
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