2015 Course Enrolment Guide
Faculty of Education and Arts
Master of Education
(Pre-2015 Continuing Students)
Information last updated on 5 February 2015
Students should note that Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly.
Check the website for the latest updates.
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic
year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be
provided by your Faculty/School.
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment.
You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an appointment.
Contact Details:
National, Online and Brisbane Course Coordinator:
Email:
Dr Janelle Young
[email protected]
Canberra Course Coordinator
Email:
Associate Professor Carolyn Broadbent
[email protected]
Melbourne and Ballarat Course Coordinator
Email:
Dr. Ann Downton
[email protected]
Strathfield Course Coordinator
Email:
Mr Mick Ryan
[email protected]
Course Administration GraduateStudies Unit:
E-mail:
[email protected]
Table of Contents
1. How to use this Guide ............................................................................................................................. 2
2. Program Information– Master of Education ............................................................................................. 3
3. Unit Offerings in 2015 .............................................................................................................................. 8
4. Enrolment .............................................................................................................................................. 11
5. Course Completions .............................................................................................................................. 11
1. How to use this Guide
This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where the units
available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015.
Enrolling in units for 2015
1.
Read Section 2. ‘Program Information’ for information on course structure and unit sequence.
Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units.
• A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated
unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling
into that unit.
• A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently
enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit.
If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or co-requisite
requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.
2.
Refer to the unit listings in Section 3. ‘Units Offered in 2015’ to select your units. Take note of the
study period in which units are offered.
3.
You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student
Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides detailed information on managing your studies.
4.
Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). Student Connect is a
web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/381148) may result in late fee penalties.
Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you enrol or re-enrol
in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable
you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates
published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/273880).
“Turnitin”
The Faculty of Education and Arts values students’ academic honesty and integrity. It employs a
range of processes and technologies to support students to ensure their work aligns with University’s
Academic Honesty Policy and Framework for Academic Integrity. Turnitin, now available at ACU, is an
online originality checker and is an educative tool for students. It allows students to preview their work
and identify originality prior to handing in assessment items. To review the University Academic
Honesty Policy please go to https://students.acu.edu.au/640585.
Information last updated 5 February 2015
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2. Program Information– Master of Education
PLEASE NOTE:
The Master of Education at ACU has been reviewed and course rules vary depending on which year you
commenced the degree. Students are encouraged to speak to their Course Coordinator to clarify their
specific enrolment questions.
For students who commenced the degree prior to 2014
The course rules in this Course Enrolment Guide DO NOT apply to your degree. Please visit the online
Handbook and select the year you were first enrolled into the degree to check your course rules:
https://students.acu.edu.au/387052
The list of Unit Offerings for 2015 is on Page 8 of this Course Enrolment Guide. Please consult with your
Course Coordinator if you require further advice.
For students who commenced the degree in 2014 the following rules apply:
2.1.1
General
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the schedule of unit offerings,
consisting of:
•
20 cp from Core Education Units
•
20 cp from Core Research Units
•
20 cp from the Capstone Project Units
•
20 cp from any Specialisation or Elective Units.
Core Education
Units
(20cp)
Core Research Units
(20cp)
Specialisation or
Elective units
(20cp)
Project/s
(20cp)
EDCU623
EDRS602
Social Justice
Identity and
Curriculum
(10cp)
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
(10 cp) (previously EDFD654)
Specialisation 1
OR
Elective
(10cp)
EDRS600
Capstone
Research
Project(20cp)
EDCU624
Teachers
Leading
Curriculum
Change
(10 cp)
EDRS603
Methods of
Educational
Research (10cp)
Specialisation 2
OR
Elective
(10 cp)
Note:
(Prerequisite:
EDFD655 or
EDRS603)
(previously EDFD655)
(Prerequisite:EDFD654 or
EDRS602)
A student who has completed a Postgraduate Certificate may be granted advanced standing of
up to 40 cp and will be required to complete a further 40 cp as determined by the Course
Coordinator and approved by the Executive Dean.
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2.1.2
Degree with a named specialisation
The following specialisations have two core specialisation units and must be taken with the two
Core Education units: EDCU623 Social Justice, Identity and Curriculum and EDCU624 Teachers
Leading Curriculum Change. The two core research units: EDRS602 Evidence in Contemporary
Education and EDRS603 Methods of Educational Research, together with EDRS600 Capstone
Research Project relating to the specialisation, will complete the degree with a named
specialisation in:
2.1.3
•
Arts Education
•
Contemporary Learning
•
Gifted Education
•
Language and Literacy Education
•
Mathematics Education
•
Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
The following specialisations have four core units, all of which must be completed for a named
specialisation. EDRS602 Evidence in Contemporary Education and EDRS603 Methods of
Educational Research, together with EDRS600 Capstone Research Project relating to the
specialisation, will complete the degree with a named specialisation in:
•
Career Development
•
TESOL
•
Special Education
•
Middle School Mathematics
Note:
A student who has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Education with 40 credit points
from a named specialisation may be granted a Master of Education degree with that named
specialisation by completing the two core research units and a Capstone Research Project
relating to the specialisation.
2.1.4
Autism Spectrum Studies
The three Autism Spectrum Studies units in this specialisation are not offered at ACU. Students
should first complete the Advanced Professional Certificate (Autism Spectrum Disorder) with
the units ERASD1, ERASD2 and ERASD3 at Eastern Ranges School, Melbourne. When
successfully completed, students will be eligible to apply to ACU for specified credit into the
ACU Master of Education (Autism Spectrum Studies) specialisation.
Once admitted to ACU, students must complete the Core Education Unit EDCU624 Teachers
Leading Curriculum Change, the two core Research units: EDRS602 Evidence in
Contemporary Education and EDRS603 Methods of Educational Research, together with
EDRS600 Capstone Research Project relating to Autism Spectrum Studies.
Please note that if you are unable to complete the above requirements for a Master of
Education, you will only be eligible to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Autism
Spectrum Studies) if you have completed at least 20 credit points of ACU units.
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2.2
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where
applicable.
EDUCATION UNITS
EDCU623
10
Social Justice, Identity and Curriculum
EDCU624
10
Teachers Leading Curriculum Change
EDRS602
10
Evidence in
EDFD654)
EDRS603
10
Methods of Educational
EDFD655) (Pre: EDRS602)
RESEARCH UNITS
Contemporary
Research
Research
(previously
(previously
CAPSTONE PROJECT UNITS
EDRS600
20
EDRS610
20
Capstone Project (Pre EDFD654; Pre or Co: EDFD655
Capstone Applied Project in Education
PROJECT UNIT
EDRS601
10
Research Project (Pre: EDFD654 or EDRS602) (not
offered in 2015)
SPECIALISATION UNITS
Arts Education
EDAR605
10
Arts Education 1: Discourses Shaping Arts Curriculum,
Pedagogy and Policy
EDAR606
10
Arts Education 2: Understanding and Assessing
Student Learning
Contemporary Learning
EDST618
10
Contemporary Learning 1: Teaching with Technology
EDST619
10
Contemporary Learning 2: Teaching and Learning
Online
EDFD667
10
Gifted Education: Contexts and Issues
EDFD669
10
Gifted
Education:
Partnerships
Gifted Education
Profiling,
Provisions
and
Language and Literacy Education
EDLA627
10
Contemporary Literacies: Issues and Practices
EDLA628
10
A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies
Mathematics Education
EDMA628
10
Learning Mathematics
EDMA629
10
Teaching Mathematics
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Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
EDFD623
10
Professional Practice and Wellbeing in Inclusive
Schooling Communities
EDFD652
10
Perspectives on Wellbeing and Inclusive Schooling
Career Development
EDSS609
10
Counselling for Career Development
EDSS610
10
Educating for Lifelong Career Development
EDSS611
10
Professional Practice and Development
EDSS612
10
Career Assessment: Theory and Job Search Advising
Middle School Mathematics
EDMA641
10
Number Development in Middle School Mathematics
EDMA642
10
Geometry and
Mathematics
EDMA643
10
Statistics and Probability in Middle School Mathematics
EDMA644
10
Algebra and Function in Middle School Mathematics
Measurement
in
Middle
School
Special Education
EDTS613
10
Contextual Issues for Inclusive Learning
EDTS614
10
Assessment in Inclusive Education
EDTS615
10
Inclusive Teaching Practice
EDTS616
10
Inclusive School Community Practice
EDLA612
10
Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL
EDLA614
10
Language, Culture and Communication
EDLA618
10
Teaching Strategies for TESOL
EDLA628
10
A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies
TESOL
Autism Spectrum Studies*
EDAS601
10
EDAS602
10
EDAS603
10
Frameworks and Interventions in ASD
Authentic Program Planning and ASD
Practices in Social Behaviour, Social Communication
for ASD (Core Unit)
*The Autism Spectrum Studies units must be undertaken at the Eastern Ranges School in Melbourne.
Students do not enroll in these units through ACU. Once the units are completed, an application must be
made for specified credits into the Master of Education.
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU
website.(http://students.acu.edu.au/387052 ). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select
Unit Descriptions.
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Delivery Modes:
•
•
•
Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at an ACU
campus or another location
Multi-mode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including examinations,
practicums, residential etc.)
Online – Fully online (including assessments)
Resources and Timetables:
Timetable information can be found online at https://acututor.acu.edu.au/aplus/apstudent
or you can visit the Graduate Studies Unit LEO site http://leo.acu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=8422
where you will find a range of valuable resources, including timetables, maps, administration forms and
other information about unit offerings across all campuses and sites.
Requirements to Complete Award
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please
refer to the Course Rules for your program.
Course Title
Master of Education
Course Rules
https://students.acu.edu.au/560062
Notice for students who wish to receive an award for a course of study other than that for which
they are enrolled:
If you are enrolled in a Master’s degree and wish to exit with a Graduate Certificate you may apply for
course completion once you have met the requirements of the lower level award. Subsequently, if you
wish to resume your studies in the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for admission to
that course.
If you are enrolled in a Master’s degree and intend to complete this degree, you may request a letter (if
required) from the Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the
Graduate Certificate, but you cannot receive this award.
If you are enrolled in a dual degree and intend to complete this degree, you may request a letter (if
required) from the Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the
relevant single award, but you cannot receive this award.
Information last updated 5 February 2015
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3. Unit Offerings in 2015
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
Semester 1
Unit Code
Unit Title
EDAR605
Arts Education 1 :
Discourses Shaping Arts
Curriculum, Pedagogy
and Policy
Social Justice, Identity
and Curriculum
EDCU623
EDCU624
EDCU624
Teachers Leading
Curriculum Change
Teachers Leading
Curriculum Change
EDFD617
Research Project
(only for CEOM cohort)
EDFD652
Perspectives on
Wellbeing and Inclusive
Schooling
Wellbeing and Inclusive
Schooling (only for
CEOM cohort)
Gifted Education:
Contexts and Issues
Teaching Strategies for
TESOL
A Metalanguage for 21st
Century Literacies
Learning Mathematics
EDFD662
EDFD667
EDLA618
EDLA628
EDMA628
EDMA643
EDMA643
EDMA644
EDRS600
Statistics and Probability
in Middle School
Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
in Middle School
Mathematics
Algebra and Function in
Middle School
Mathematics
Capstone Research
Project (Includes meetings
Delivery
Mode
Online
Dates
Location
Attendance
14 -15 March
and 2 – 3 May
Strathfield
Multi-mode
Individual Meetings
with Supervisors
Melbourne
14, 28 March, and
2,16, 30 May
Melbourne
7 March,
21-22 March,
and 9 May
Melbourne
7 - 8 March
(plus online
component)
Strathfield
Online
Online
Online
Attendance
Online
Online
Online
Online
Online
Attendance
Online
Multi-mode
with supervisor) (not available
for students in the Grad Cert
Education)
EDRS602
EDRS602
EDRS603
Evidence in
Contemporary Education
Evidence in
Contemporary Education
Methods of Educational
Research (not available for
Online
Multi-mode
Online
students in the Grad Cert
Education)
EDRS604
Overview of Educational
Research
Information last updated 5 February 2015
Online
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Unit Code
Unit Title
Delivery
Mode
Multi-mode
Dates
Location
7 -8 March
(plus online
component)
Melbourne
EDSS609
Counselling for Career
Development
EDSS609
Counselling for Career
Development
Attendance
21 -22 Feb
and 2 - 3 May
Adelaide
EDSS609
Counselling for Career
Development
Multi-mode
21 – 22 Mar
(plus online
component)
Strathfield
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong
Career Development
Multi-mode
10 -11 February
(plus online
component)
Adelaide
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong
Career Development
Multi-mode
21 - 22 February
(plus online
component)
Melbourne
EDSS610
Educating for Lifelong
Career Development
Multi-mode
7 – 8 March
(plus online
component)
Nth Sydney
EDST618
Contemporary Learning
1: Teaching with
Technology
Contextual Issues for
Inclusive Schooling
Inclusive School
Community Practice
EDTS613
EDTS616
Online
Online
Online
Professional Term 5
Unit Code
Unit Title
Delivery
Mode
Dates
Location
EDRS602
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
Multi-mode
11 - 12 July
(plus online component)
Melbourne
EDRS603
Methods of Educational
Research (not available for students
Multi-mode
18 – 19 July
(plus online component)
Strathfield
Delivery
Mode
Dates
Location
in the Grad Cert Education)
Semester 2
Unit Code
EDAR606
EDCU623
EDCU624
EDFD623
EDFD669
Unit Title
Arts Education 2:
Understanding and Assessing
Student Learning
Social Justice, Identity and
Curriculum
Teachers Leading Curriculum
Change
Professional Practice and
Wellbeing In Inclusive
Schooling Communities
Gifted Education: Profiling,
Provisions and Partnerships
Information last updated 5 February 2015
Online
Online
Online
Online
Online
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Unit Code
Unit Title
Delivery
Mode
Positive Education: A
Strengths-based Approach
Assessment and Curriculum
Design for TESOL
Language, Culture and
Communication
Online
EDLA627
Contemporary Literacies:
Issues and Practices
Online
EDMA629
Teaching Mathematics
Online
EDMA641
Number Development in
Middle School Mathematics
Geometry and Measurement in
Middle School Mathematics
Algebra and Function in Middle
School Mathematics
Online
EDFD682
EDLA612
EDLA614
EDMA642
EDMA644
EDRS600
Capstone Research Project
Dates
Location
Online
Online
Online
Attendance
8 August, 29-30 August,
and 10 Oct
Melbourne
15 – 16 August
(plus online component)
Melbourne
1 – 2 August
(plus online component)
12 – 13 September
(plus online component)
8 – 9 August
(plus online component)
Strathfield
Multi-mode
(Includes meetings with supervisor)
(not available for students in the Grad
Cert Education)
EDRS602
EDRS603
Evidence in Contemporary
Education
Methods of Educational
Research(not available for students
Online
Online
in the Grad Cert Education)
EDRS603
Methods of Educational
Research(not available for students
Multi-mode
in the Grad Cert Education)
EDRS604
Overview of Educational
Research
EDRS610
Capstone Applied Project in
Education (Includes meetings with
Online
Multi-mode
supervisor) (not available for students
in the Grad Cert Education)
Professional Practice and
Development
Professional Practice and
Development
Professional Practice and
Development
Multi-mode
EDSS612
Career Assessment, Theory
and Job Search Advising
Multi-mode
29 - 30 August
(plus online component)
Melbourne
EDSS612
Career Assessment, Theory
and Job Search Advising
Multi-mode
22 - 23 August
(plus online component)
Nth Sydney
EDST619
Contemporary Learning 2:
Teaching and Learning Online
Assessment in Inclusive
Education
Inclusive Teaching Practice
EDSS611
EDSS611
EDSS611
EDTS614
EDTS615
Information last updated 5 February 2015
Multi-mode
Multi-mode
Adelaide
Melbourne
Online
Online
Online
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4. Enrolment
Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can enrol in units online for the 2015
Academic Year, using Student Connect (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information
about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides
provided.
Students please note:
The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course
information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other
enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. (http://students.acu.edu.au/42835).
5. Course Completions
Students completing the final semester of their course are required to complete an Application to Course
Complete (ACC) form (visit Enrolment Forms, http://students.acu.edu.au/154918) in order to be
assessed for course completion.
Information last updated 5 February 2015
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