1997 QUT Handbook

concepts of teaching and reflective processes.
Courses: ED26
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEB431 INTERACTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES
Interactive Teaching Strategies offer alternatives to whole-class
or lecture methods of presentation, and can be used with any
age level and in any content area (K–12, TAFE, UNI). They
increase confidence, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of learning;
insure less separation due to race, gender, ethnicity, or status;
make learning relevant to individual experience, and invite
the use of higher order thinking skills. This is a practical,
hands-on subject, structured according to principles of adult
learning, a workshop format with contract-based assessment.
Courses: ED26, ED51
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEB441 EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING
The nature of counselling/helping in educational contexts; the
educator as counsellor; characteristics of effective helpers, practical
development of communications skills, building an empathic
relationship; structuring the counselling process; application
of some counselling theories to the educational contexts;
practical sessions using educationally based role plays to demonstrate
effective use of the skills learned. Compulsory study
school for external students. Incompatible with Studies in Counselling
or equivalent at Diploma of Teaching level.
Courses: ED26, ED37, ED43, ED50, ED51, ED52, ED54,
ED61
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEB443 HUMAN SEXUALITY & LEARNING
Key topics in sexual behaviour and learning such as heterosexual
and homosexual sexuality across the life span, contraception,
abortion, STDs, child sexual abuse, sexual assault,
pornography. Implications for school, community, and healthcare
workers and educators, with emphasis on the former.
Courses: ED26, ED37, ED43, ED50, ED51, ED52, ED54,
NS40, NS48
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEB444 HUMAN SEXUALITY & DEVELOPMENT
Medical, legal, and developmental issues in human sexual
behaviour related to sexuality and disability/illness, infertility
and its options, pregnancy and birthing, sexuality and aging,
sexual dysfunction, transsexuality, and HIV/AIDS. Implications
for school, community and health-care workers and
educators, with emphasis on the latter.
Courses: ED26, ED37, ED43, ED50, ED51, ED52, ED54,
NS40, NS48
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEB480 RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION
Development of an awareness and understanding of the research
process for a historical, sociocultural, ethical and theoretical
perspective; the validity, applicability and suitability
of various research strategies for specific educational endeavours;
comprehension and evaluation of research findings drawn
from a variety of perspectives, paradigms and methodologies;
development of skills to conduct research appropriate to answer
questions.
Courses: ED23, ED24, ED26, ED37, ED43, ED50, ED51,
ED52, ED54
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEN602 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL
COUNSELLING
The major theoretical approaches to counselling are applied
to problems and concerns arising in the educational context.
Theories outlined include Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, Existential,
Person-Centred, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Behaviour,
Rational-Emotive, and Reality. Skills and techniques
associated with each major theory will be presented and related
to educationally based problems and concerns. The effects
and outcomes of counselling inventions will be investigated
and ethical issues will be addressed.
Courses: ED13, ED11 , ED61 Prerequisites: LEB441
Credit Points: 12
Incompatible with: LEB442
■ LEN603 EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Professional practices of educational counsellors working in
the P-12 context; intervention, prevention, affective, and developmental
programs discussed; adolescent issues and career
counselling outlined; consultation: models, theories and
practices; self-management skills highlighted: time management,
program evaluation, accountability and decision-making
discussed.
Courses: ED13, ED11, ED61 Credit Points: 12
■ LEN604 PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment techniques and strategies; assessment of intelligence,
academic skills, aptitude, personality; reliability, validity,
test construction and standardisation procedures; the
process of administering assessment instruments; interpretation
of test results and assessment data; using assessment data
in programming and placement.
Courses: ED13, ED11 Credit Points: 12
■ LEN605 LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
PROGRAMMING FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Special educational needs of children in early childhood,
school (P-12) and post-secondary settings arising from physical,
cognitive, behavioural and socio-cultural differences; developmental
screening; diagnosing student functioning in cognitive,
social-emotional, self-help and motor skill areas; programming
and curriculum decision making for children with
special needs; techniques of formative and summative assessment
appropriate to student learning needs; strategies for inclusive
education; roles and models of support and advisory
personnel including in-service strategies.
Courses: ED13, ED11 Credit Points: 12
■ LEN606 REMEDIATING OF LEARNING
DIFFICULTIES
In-depth review of research of the impact of learning disabilities/difficulties
and developmental delay on the learning of
literacy from years 1-12 and in post-secondary education; studies
in language and its use in learning; assessment and monitoring
techniques and approaches to literacy acquisition by
students with learning difficulties/disabilities. Draws on developments
in areas such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics,
metacognition and process approaches to literacy and learning
within an inclusive education framework.
Courses: ED13, ED11 Credit Points: 12
■ LEN607 CAREER EDUCATION & CAREER
GUIDANCE
Focus on career planning as a lifelong process, emphasising that
education and guidance programs focus on skill development
for repeated decision-making throughout the lifespan; the background
and influence of career development theory; the complementary
relationship between career education and career guidance.
Educator and counsellor skills necessary to enable students
to effectively assist career development are included.
Courses: ED13, ED11, ED61
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEN608 FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT LEARNING &
DEVELOPMENT
Provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding
of the complex nature of the adult learning and development
process. This is achieved by exposing students to
contemporary theories and strategies in adult learning and
development and extending their knowledge to the adult and
workplace environment. Key concepts such as the motivation,
self-directed learning and knowledge construction are addressed.
Special emphasis is placed on transferring the theory
to practice.
Courses: ED13, ED11, ED61
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ LEN609 CAREER THEORY
This unit focuses on a review of the theoretical perspectives
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