Curriculum - Assessment, Planning and Reporting (10425.1)

Required texts

Required Reading:

Brady, L. & Kennedy, K. (2019) Curriculum Construction. (6^th Ed). Frenchs Forest: Pearson.

We anticipate that all students enrolled in this unit will gain access to an electronic 'revel' edition of this text, free of charge. Please see the unit's Canvas site for further details.

If you wish to purchase a hard copy, you may do so on campus or direct from the publisher here:

http://www.pearson.com.au/9781488619793

Other essential readings will be made available via the unit's Canvas site.

Recommended Reading:

Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high- quality units (2^nd ed.). Virginia, USA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum   Development.

Wiliam, D. (2011). Embedded formative assessment. Bloomington, USA: Solution Tree Press.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Approval of extenuating circumstances for extensions will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener. 

Special assessment requirements

Normally, an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

Satisfactory completion of a 10-day Professional Experience Placement, as evidenced by a satisfactory final report.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Global Employability Program for all International Students

International students are required to complete the Global employability program before they are eligible to participate in a school-based placement.

Learner engagement

An indicative breakdown of workload for the unit is as follows:

Lectures: 10 hours

Tutorials: 20 hours

Weekly readings and class preparation: 20 hours

Assessment preparation: 100 hours

Professional Experience Placement: 10 days

Participation requirements

Attendance at all scheduled sessions in this unit is compulsory and absences could result in a fail. All absences need to be supported by appropriate documentation (e.g. medical certificate).

Successful engagement with all learning activities in this accredited Initial Teacher Education course is necessary to demonstrate that you have met the Graduate career stage of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL, 2011).

It is recognised that sometimes absence is unavoidable. If you are absent for more than two sessions, however, your engagement with the unit could be considered unsatisfactory. Successful completion of the professional experience component is critical to success in the whole unit.  Refer to assessment (5a) on the Canvas site for further details. Students must make themselves familiar with the processes and policies of professional experience.

Required IT skills

It is expected that students undertaking this unit will have a basic level of information technology competence that includes electronic manipulation of documents, PowerPoint, photographs, videos, slideshows, e-books, websites and apps.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Successful professional placement of 10 days is a requisite for a Pass in this unit.

This unit involves work-integrated learning (WIL): Placement or Internship/Simulation/WIL Fieldwork/WIL Project. Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL policy and WIL procedure, and the Assessment policy, and Assessment procedure. For teaching degrees, students need to ensure they have their WWVP or for NSW, their Working with Children, COVID vaccination status and evidence of PSTR uploaded to InPlace.

This unit involves a 10-day professional practicum and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in section 6. Workplace learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. School student and staff confidentiality must always be maintained (refer policies on ATES - Professional Experience Handbook, ACT ED Teachers' Code of Professional Practice (or equivalent) and Student Conduct Rules), including for assessment items such as reports or essays. This applies to staff and patrons of any outside agency where an internship or other WIL activity is taking place. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities (lectures, workshops, tutorials, practicals etc. as scheduled – see section 3) for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g., timetable clash), it is recommended that you contact the Academic Programs Team to discuss re-scheduling this unit.

Additional information

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

Theoretical foundations: The teaching and learning approach is underpinned by social constructivist and social learning theories where students are provided with engaging learning activities for discussion and negotiation. 

Research Led Education: This unit involves research-led education and/or work-integrated learning. There are active researchers delivering this unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously.  All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

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