The Professional Practice of Teaching G (11356.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | Online self-paced On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Teacher Education | Graduate Level | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Synthesise key international, national and local education policies and legislative instruments in relation to own professional context;
2. Recommend strategies for communication and collaboration with other professionals, parents/carers and support personnel;
3. Critically reflect on the relationship between professional learning and improved student learning; and
4. Implement strategies for developing cooperative and inclusive classrooms.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
Students enrolled in EDM101 Master of Secondary TeachingOR
Students enrolled in ARB007 Bachelor of Design & ARB009 Bachelor of Arts in a faculty approved pathway (please submit a waiver request)
Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Online self-paced | Mrs Amy Smith |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Mrs Amy Smith |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 09 August 2027 | On-campus | Mrs Amy Smith |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 09 August 2027 | Online self-paced | Mrs Amy Smith |
Required texts
A reading list will be provided for this unit via the unit Canvas page.
Readings and other stimulus material will be provided on Canvas and are available through the UC library. Students are advised to utilise these and other resources when preparing for tutorials/workshops, online activities and when planning assessment tasks.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.
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, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.
Special assessment requirements
Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
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.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
As a unit of study offered in self-paced mode, attendance at scheduled sessions is not a mandatory requirement of this unit. Students who enrol in the ‘self-paced study' option (in lieu of tutorials) effectively have no tutorials to attend.
Approximate weekly engagement hours are outlined on the unit Canvas site. However, you should expect to engage in between 12 - 15 hours of work for this unit per week. This is inclusive of module activities and assessment preparation.
Participation requirements
There is a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. With this in mind, we encourage and expect students to actively participate in all module activities to enhance their learning opportunities.
Required IT skills
- its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
- assessment task, and
- it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
- its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.
In-unit costs
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
Additional information
The theoretical foundations of this unit are linked with professional practice research and engagement with critical enquiry and reflective practices.
