Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| Online | Session 1 | N/A |
Unit description
Develops students’ conceptual knowledge of the key curriculum areas of science and technology, mathematics, creative arts, language, history and physical wellbeing for children aged from birth to five years. Students will create a portfolio of resources that can be used to develop children’s conceptual knowledge of these areas, with links made to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (DEEWR, 2009) and the National Quality Standard (ACECQA, 2011).
Unit content
Topic 1: Holistic curriculum in the early childhood setting: an integrated approach to learning.
Topic 2: Key curriculum areas in prior to school settings:
- science and technology
- mathematics
- creative arts
- language
- physical wellbeing
- history
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | articulate conceptual knowledge related to key curriculum areas for children from birth to five years | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | create a portfolio of resources that can be used to develop conceptual knowledge, and experiences, for each curriculum area using an integrated and holistic approach | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 3 | argue, with reference to the literature, how the resources will support the conceptual development of children’s learning of key curriculum knowledge | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 4 | link the chosen resources to the EYLF and the NQS | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Workshop on-site 3 hours (10 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Critical review | 50% |
| Portfolio | 50% |
Online
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 3 hours (10 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Critical review | 50% |
| Portfolio | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2019 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.