1997 QUT Handbook

Professional Practice Component
Knowledge gained from in-depth contextual studies and curriculum and professional studies is used to
prepare a total program of work. This is fully implemented in a final two weeks of practice. School and
community domains are also studied in preparation for beginning teaching.
Contact: 5 single Thursdays and a 5 week block session
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Year 1, Semester 1
CPP411/1 Understanding Education in Contemporary Australia 6 3
LEP413/1 Human Development & Learning 6 3
Curriculum Studies 1A Unit 12 3
Curriculum Studies 1B Unit 12 3
PRP401 Teaching Studies (to be taken in association with
Curriculum major) 12 3
Professional Practice Component
Orientation to the secondary school. Planning, teaching and evaluation: developing responsibility first for
teaching single lessons and subsequently for a series of lessons. Interpersonal relations: relating effectively
to students as learners and teachers as colleagues.
Contact: 5 week block session
Year 1, Semester 2
CPP411/2 Understanding Education in Contemporary Australia 6 3
LEP413/2 Human Development & Learning 6 3
Curriculum Studies 2A Unit 12 3
Curriculum Studies 2B Unit 12 3
Career Elective Unit 12 3
Professional Practice Component
Knowledge gained from in-depth contextual studies and curriculum and professional studies is used to
prepare, teach, and evaluate units of work. Key foci of the study of school and community domains include
social justice and equity policies. Foci on schools, school and classroom management programs, situated
knowledge base on beginning teacher.
Contact: 6 week block session
Part-Time Course Structure (Science and Music only)
There will be no part-time intake in 1997.
Year 1, Semester 1
LEP413/1 Human Development & Learning 6 3
Curriculum Studies 1A Unit 12 3
PRP402/1 Teaching Studies (to be taken in association with
Curriculum major) 6 3
Year 1, Semester 2
LEP413/2 Human Development & Learning 6 3
Curriculum Studies 1B or 2A Unit 12 3
PRP402/2 Teaching Studies (to be taken in association with
Curriculum major) 6 3
Year 2, Semester 1
CPP412 Understanding Education in Contemporary Australia 12 3
Curriculum Studies 2A or 1B Unit 12 3
Year 2, Semester 2
Curriculum Studies 2B Unit 12 3
Career Elective Unit
Professional Practice Component
12 3
Program details are as per the full-time course outline. It is also anticipated that students will undertake
practice blocks according to the full-time calendar. In cases where this is not feasible the situation may be
negotiated.
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