Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

satisfaction of course staff concerned and the on-site supervisor,
each of whom will write an assessment of the placement. At the
end of placements, students are required to write a placement
report.
DMT6156 60 Credit Points
Module 6
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DMT6155 Module 5
Placement work continues within the same or a second setting. If
appropriate, the placement may take place in remote rural
locations, other Australian states, or other countries if suitable
supervision can be arranged. This might be particularly
appropriate in the case of interstate or international students and
those from remote locations. For students in the Perth area,
weekly supervision group continues from Module 5. For those
further afield (undertaking placement in remote locations, or in
other States or countries) university supervision will be via
delegated local resources, staff visits where possible, intensive
short courses in the university, tele-conferencing and email.
Students present seminars concerning placements, case material,
project work, case study or creative work to the student body.
This give students the opportunity to share their research and
experience with others, and become familiar with speaking about
their work to an audience.
DMT6205 30 Credit Points
Module 5
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DMT5154 Module 4
Students will normally commence their placement in a setting
external to the University and begin preparation for the case
study. While on placement students will attend a campus based
supervision group. The purpose of the case study is to examine
and communicate a student’s work on placements in depth. In this
instance the case study is a genre of writing spanning the
‘scientific paper’, biography, narrative and story telling.
DMT6206 30 Credit Points
Module 6
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DMT5154 Module 4
Students will normally continue with their external placement,
their on-campus supervision group and their case study. The
purpose of the case study is to examine and communicate a
student’s work on placements in depth. In this instance the case
study is a genre of writing spanning the ‘scientific paper’,
biography, narrative and story telling.
DMT6207 30 Credit Points
Module 7
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DMT6205 Module 5
Placement work continues within the same or a second setting.
Students present seminars concerning placements, case material,
project work, case study or creative work to the student body.
Students share their research and experience with others, and
become familiar with speaking about their work to an audience.
DMT6208 30 Credit Points
Module 8
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DMT6206 Module 6
Placement work normally continues or concludes during this
module. Students present seminars concerning placements, case
material, project work, case study or creative work to the student
body. Students share their research and experience with others,
and become familiar with speaking about their work to an
audience.
DSE4110 10 Credit Points
Teaching Secondary Drama
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit provides and develops strategies for teaching and
learning through Drama. Students engage (through participation,
reflection and application) in drama processes to explore ideas,
identities and feelings using a range of skills and knowledge of
techniques. An aesthetic understanding and knowledge of key
practices are explored through the drama process. The unit covers
drama as a learning process that can be used across the secondary
curriculum within an outcomes framework.
DSE4210 10 Credit Points
Teaching Drama Processes
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will develop an understanding of key drama processes in
a contemporary context. The unit will explore through both
theory and practice some of the major exponents and innovators in
the field. Through associated practical work students will develop
and refine their skill-base incorporating the function of the
teacher, classroom strategies and management, planning and
programming.
DTE4110 10 Credit Points
Design and Technology Education
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The unit provides an introduction to the philosophy and teaching
of Design and Technology through a review of current Western
Australian curriculum. Through this unit students will develop
strategies for planning and delivering programs of student
activities in Design and Technology. Students will engage in an
exploration of learning processes used in the Design and
Technology classroom.
DVA7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
PRACTICAL PROJECT: Students will design, direct or produce
a major arts project, culminating in a performance, installation or
exhibition. Working in a contemporary arts environment, in
collaboration with other students from other arts disciplines,
students will be asked to research, devise and produce new works
of art or approaches to arts practice. It is expected that this activity
will be a contemporary expression of arts practice and could
frequently be an exploratory work spanning and integrating art
forms. Students will combine the analytical, creative and technical
experiences developed throughout the course.
DVS5201 20 Credit Points
Theory and Practice of Social Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DVS5101 Contemporary Theories: Overview of Development
The primary aim of the unit is to give an insight into project,
programme and policy assessment approaches and practice
intended to encourage development which is socially, ecologically
and economically sustainable. The unit will therefore examine
current process and practice of impact assessment as a tool to
induce development which is sustainable. The course content will
provide an overview of the role of impact assessment in
identifying, mitigating, monitoring and evaluating impacts of
development projects, programmes and policies. The emphasis of
the unit is on the practice and pitfalls of impact assessment in
developing countries, from social, political and ecological
perspectives.
DVS6111 20 Credit Points
Research Proposal
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students, in consultation with an appropriate member of the
teaching staff of Edith Cowan University, will choose a research
topic, formulate a research question and develop their research
ideas, culminating in a dissertation proposal. This proposed
research will then be followed by intensive independent study to
produce a complete dissertation in the next semester.
ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008 229