| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
300.463 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to appreciate the nature of the curriculum area; identify the desired student outcomes; recognise the key elements of career and Vocational and Educational Training (VET) courses; consider appropriate content, resources and learning strategies for developing programs within this area; and develop the abilities, confidence and skills to design and deliver suitable career education programs. |
| Content |
This unit introduces students to the provision of career education and an understanding of career development in Western Australian secondary schools. It focuses on what may be provided for students in Years 8 to 10 and on the structure of Vocational and Education Training (VET) programs in Years 11 and 12. |
| Assessment |
This includes the preparation of a series of lesson plans, a learning program and a resource folder.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student or a student enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Education who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
James Rogan |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: enrolment in a Bachelor of Education combined course or the Graduate Diploma in Education; for students in the Bachelor of Education combined course: EDUC2202 Constructions of Teachers' Work |
Contact hours—lectures/seminars: 3 hrs per week for 10 weeks
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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