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46 The University of Melbourne Prospectus and Handbook 1992 —Volume Four Staff: Gael Barrett.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial session each week.
One or more class sessions may be replaced by an excursion. (Two semesters.)
Content: Australia and the Australians. The people and the land in the 19th century and the sources of the population; the social groups in Australia, introducing the basic concepts used by sociologists in the analysis of society; 19th century Australian literature with attention to images of Australia.
Assessment: Two 1500-word essays, each of equal weight. Students must complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-213 AUSTRALIAN STUDIES B Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Gael Barrett.
Prerequisite: Australian Studies A.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial session a week.
One or more class sessions may be replaced by an excursion. ( Two semesters.)
Content: Development of Urban Australia. The development of Melbourne from foundation to 1900, with emphasis on social aspects of 19th century urban life; Australian literature which offers images and interpretations of Australian cities; the structural and social aspects of the changing urban environment.
Assessment: Two 1500-word essays, each of equal weight. Students must complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-306 AUSTRALIAN STUDIES C Credit points: 16.7
Staff: Gael Barrett.
Prerequisite: Australian Studies B.
Contact: A 2 to 3-hour lecture/tutorial each week.
Field visits may be included where appropriate. (Two semesters.)
Content: 20th Century Australia. The formative experiences, especially World War I and the depression of the 1930's; Australian literature which reflects these experiences; social change, including Marxist theory and the causes, manner and significance of change. Independent study projects will be undertaken.
Assessment: Two papers of approximately 1250 words each chosen from the three areas of study (25 per cent each); an independent project in the form of a 2000-word essay (50 per cent). Students may choose one area or a combination of the areas of study.
Students must complete each item of assessment.
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-408 AUSTRALIAN STUDIES D Credit points: 16.7
Staff: Gael Barrett.
Prerequisite: Australian Studies C, or equivalent.
Contact: This subject is offered externally, normally with four contact hours during vacations or other negotiated times. (Two semesters.)
Content: Viewpoints of Australia. The perspectives adopted by historians, sociologists and writers in studying Australia. Topics include: theory and method of history and sociology, examples of the work of historians and sociologists, traditional and contemporary works by Aborigines in translation from Aboriginal languages and in English, and literary work by whites about Aborigines.
Assessment: Three papers of approximately 1500 words each (33 per cent each). Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-120 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE A Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Contact: A 21/2 to 3-hour lecture/laboratory session each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: The basic principles of genetics and evolution, and the use of these principles to examine human evolution and the evolution of Australian fauna and flora. Introduction to microbiology with emphasis on bacteria and viruses and the relevance of micro-organisms to everyday life.
Assessment: Written reports on each class exercise, equally weighted and equivalent to approximately 3000 words in total (100 per cent). Students must satisfactorily complete the assessment for each component. Results will be graded.
466-214 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE B Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisite: Biological Science A.
Contact: A 21 /2 to 3-hour lecture/laboratory session each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: Human health and body functioning including: sensation and perception; physiological effects of factors such as stress, exercise and pregnancy; immune system functioning and problems; other health issues according to the interests of the group.
Assessment: A 1500-word (50 per cent); written reports on class exercises, equally weighted and equivalent to approximately 1500 words (50 per cent). Students must satisfactorily complete the assessment for each component. Results will be graded.
The Institute of Education 47 466-312 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE C
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisite: Biological Science B.
Contact A 3-hour lecture/laboratory session each week; 12 hours of fieldwork on a weekend field excursion during first semester. (Two semesters.) Content The origins and diversity of Australian flora and fauna; ecological principles of interaction between the flora, fauna and non-living aspects of the environment animal behaviour from a biological perspective.
Assessment A 1000-word essay (20 per cent); eight short written reports (56 per cent); a field project (24 per cent). Students must satisfactorily complete the assessment for each component. Results will be graded.
466-456 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE D:
ETHOLOGY OF HUMANS AND OTHER PRIMATES
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisite: Biological Science C or equivalent.
Contact This subject is offered externally, normally with four contact hours at a time to be negotiated with students. (Two semesters.)
Content: The principles of ethology, current theories of human evolution and the socio-biology debate.
Further study of the behaviour of human and non- human primates.
Assessment A 3000-word assignment (49 per cent);
three equally-weighted assignments of approximately 1000 words each (51 percent). Results will be graded.
466-411 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE D: HUMANS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisite: Biological Science C or equivalent.
Contact: This subject is offered externally, normally with up to four hours contact time on campus. ( Two semesters.)
Content: An examination of current environmental issues, including supply and allocation of resources, pollution, maintenance of genetic diversity and land- use conflicts, in the context of human biological and cultural evolution and explosive population growth.
Issues are also viewed in terms of politics and economics and as conflicts in values.
Assessment: A 3000-word assignment (49 per cent);
three equally-weighted assignments of approximately 1000 words each (51 percent). Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Miller G T Living in the Environment: an introduction to environmental science 6th edition Wadsworth Belmont California 1990.
466-410 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE D: ISSUES IN HUMAN BIOLOGY
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisite: Biological Science C or equivalent.
Contact: This subject is offered externally, normally with four hours contact time on campus. (Two semesters.)
Content: A broad consideration of the biological and social implications of recent developments in areas such as human genetics, genetic engineering, reproductive technology, life style diseases, experimental techniques involving animals, and mechanisms of life support; the consequences of these new developments in terms of outcomes and related ethical and social issues.
Assessment: A 3000-word assignment (49 per cent);
three equally-weighted assignments of approximately 1000 words each (51 percent). Results will be graded.
466-311 CIIANGING PATTERNS OF CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION Credit points: 16.7
Staff: Rosemary Boreham.
Prerequisites: Minimum credit of 133 points, including Education and Care B.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week for internal students. If demand exists, the subject will be offered externally with a 2-hour lecture/tutorial on campus during a mid-semester break. (Second semester.)
Content: An exploration of the changing attitudes towards young children and their education during selected periods of western history and in the writings of key childhood theorists. The reasons for establishing institutions outside the home for the care and development of young children.
Assessment: A 3000-word assignment in which students demonstrate their ability to locate primary source material and provide some independent analysis. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-310 COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL HEALTH
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Ruth Coulson.
Prerequisites: Minimum credit of 133 points including Human Development B.
48 The University of Melbourne Prospectus and Handbook 1992 — Volume Four Contact: A 2-hour lecture/seminar each week.
(Second semester.)
Content: Meaning and implications of health and illness; environmental factors affecting health;
individual responsibility and community resources in relation to a wide range of health problems;
psychological well-being and stress.
Assessment: An assignment of approximately 3000 words (75 per cent); an assignment of approximately 1000 words (25 per cent); a 15-minute oral presentation (ungraded requirement). Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment.
Results will be graded.
466-304 COMMUNITY LANGUAGES IN AUSTRALIA
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Jan Millikan.
Prerequisites: A minimum credit of 133 points in the course.
Contact: A 2-hour tutorial/workshop each week.
(Second semester.)
Content: A study of the major community languages and language use in Australia, considering the implications for education, and early childhood education in particular. Topics include: National Language Policy; English, Australian English, and community language usage;social factors in language usage; the teaching of ESL.
Assessment: A 3000-word essay or equivalent.
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-349 COMPUTERS IN EARLY CHILDIiOOD ELECTIVE PRACTICUM STUDY
Credit points: 8.3 Staff: Pamela Andrew.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week. (First or second semester.)
Content: The use of micro-computers in early childhood settings. Topics include: the applications of software in early childhood settings; issues in the use of micro-computers with young children; the use of integrated software packages for administration in child care settings; the development of wordprocessing skills: using computer language with children.
Assessment: A written report on software evaluation of approximately 1000 words, accompanied by a brief class demonstration (50 per cent); a 500-word written and/or demonstrated developmental project of the use of an integrated package or Logo (50 per cent). Results will be graded.
466-122 DANCE A Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Linda Leah.
Contact: A 2 1/2-hour lecture/workshop each week.
(Two semesters.)
Content: Exercises designed to develop kinesthetic awareness, coordination and flexibility;
improvisational themes for individual and group work which will enable students to select, organise and design dance compositions; workshops which introduce resources for dance theatre, including performance space, costume and lighting.
Assessment: Dance composition for a small group (30 per cent); practical project on the integration of dance and theatre arts (40 per cent); submission of written dance commentary (30 per cent). Total word requirement is 2000 words across all assignments.
Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance/
participation. Results will be graded.
466-216 DANCE B Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Linda Leah.
Prerequisite: Dance A.
Contact: A 2 1/2-hour lecture/workshop each week.
(Two semesters.)
Content: Theories on the origins of dance and how these have developed into various branches, e.g., ritual, folk, theatrical and educational; an overview of dance from various cultures; techniques for preparing material for children's performance and production of a performance, adapting performance to dance education.
Assessment: History and anthropology group composition and written assignment (60 per cent);
school performance and commentary (30 per cent);
two written dance commentaries (10 per cent). Total word requirement is 3300 words across all assignments. Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance/participation. Results will be graded.
466-314 DANCE C Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Linda Leah.
Prerequisite: Dance B.
Contact: A 3-hour lecture/workshop each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: An analysis of simple rhythmic patterns using voice, body percussion and instrumentation accompanied by dance practices; a study of the `new' generations of dancers and their influence on dancing in the USA, Europe and Australia; approaches to
49 choreography leading to a final concert; critical
evaluation of dance performance and production.
Assessment Individual performance work (20 per cent); review of two contemporary dance works showing background research into choreography (30 percent); written composition commentary (10 per cent); composition, production and performance of dance piece (40 per cent). The written components of the assessment require 500 words for each 10 per cent. Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance/
participation. Results will be graded.
466-413 DANCE D Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Phyllis Lloyd.
Prerequisite: Dance C.
Contact This subject is offered externally, normally with four hours contact time on campus; however, students may negotiate with the lecturer for additional contact time. (Two semesters.)
Content A study of the `new' dance forms which emerged in Europe during the period between the two world wars (this period has particular relevance to current philosophy and practice in dance education); major dance artists to be reviewed include Isadora Duncan, Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman and Gertrude Bodenweiser. Aesthetic criteria for evaluation of dance in education.
Assessment: Two 3000-word essays on the appreciation of dance in performance and the aesthetic component in the teaching of dance (50 per cent each). Results will be graded.
466-346 DRAMA ELECTIVE PRACTICUM STUDY Credit points: 8.3 Staff: Carole O'Neill.
Contact A 2-hour tutorial/workshop each week.
(First semester.)
Content The scope of puppetry as an art form and as a resource in the education of children. In workshop sessions, construction by students of puppets such as glove, rod, marionette and shadow. Development of manipulatory and vocal skills in order to use puppets to communicate effectively.
Assessment Contribution to and presentation of a Theatre-in-Education piece using puppetry (50 per cent); a log book submitted at the end of the course including notes from workshop sessions, reviews of two Theatre-in-Education productions, individual working plans such as the design, construction and use of puppets (50 per cent). Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment.
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-125 EDUCATION AND CARE A Credit points: 19.4
Staff: Rosemary Boreham.
Contact: Two 2-hour lectures and two 2-hour tutorials a week, and a total of five 3-hour field visits. The lectures and tutorials cover Themes and Issues, Principles and Practice, and Professional Development. (Two semesters.)
Content: Themes and Issues Some critical themes and issues which impinge upon the provision of care and education programs for children. Principles and Practice Skills of observing, recording and interpreting children's behaviour. Professional Development Interpersonal communication skills, including attending and listening, assertion and negotiation skills.
Assessment: Themes and Issues A 1500-word examination or essay (34 per cent). Principles and Practice Two 1500-word essays or equivalent (66 per cent). Professional Development A journal (minimum of 20 pages) or negotiated alternative contract (ungraded requirement). Students must.
satisfactorily complete each item of assessment.
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed texts: Hendrick J Total Learning Merrill Columbia 1986. Wilson L C Infants and Toddlers:
Curriculum and Teaching Delmar New York 1986.
466-219 EDUCATION AND CARE B Credit points: 22.2
Staff: Catherine Orme.
Prerequisite: Education and Care A.
Contact: A maximum of three 2-hour lectures and three 1-hour tutorials a week, plus five 3-hour field visits as part of demand time. Students take core studies plus either Stream A - Preparation for Schooling (Diploma of Teaching), or Stream B - Out-of-School Care Program (Diploma of Social Science). (Two semesters.)
Content: Core Studies Themes and Issues: a study of formal and informal agencies responsible for education and care from sociology of education and comparative perspectives. Principles and Practice:
the application of theories of learning and development to the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs. Professional Development:
interpersonal skills.
Assessment: Themes and Issues: a 1500-word examination or essay (30 per cent). Principles and Practice: two 1500-word assignments or equivalent (70 per cent Core 40 per cent and Stream A or B 30 per cent). Professional Development: submission of a satisfactory Professional Development journal.
Minimum 80 percent attendance at tutorials. Results will be graded.
50 The University of Melbourne Prospectus and Handbook 1992 —Volume Four 466-322 EDUCATION AND CARE C(1) -
CARE
Credit points: 5.6
Staff: Glenda MacNaughton.
Prerequisite: Education and Care B.
Contact A 2-hour lecture/workshop each week. (First semester.)
Content: An introduction to theories and principles of administration relevant to managing children's care services. Additional content will take account of different experiential backgrounds of students.
Assessment: An applied project of at least 1500 words (80 per cent); group presentation (20 per cent). Students must pass both to pass the subject.
Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
466-321 EDUCATION AND CARE C(1) - TEACHING
Credit points: 5.6 Staff: Gillian Williams.
Prerequisite: Education and Care B.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial each week; a 3-hour field visit. (Two semesters.) Content: Theories and principles of administering pre-school educational programs; government policies that affect pre-school programs; more advanced studies of program planning for pre-school educational services, including planning for children with special needs.
Assessment: An applied project of at least 1500 words (80 per cent); group presentation (20 per cent). Students must pass both to pass the subject.
Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
466-320 EDUCATION AND CARE C(2) Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Sue Tinworth.
Prerequisite: Education and Care B.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture and a 2-hour tutorial each week; a 3-hour field visit. (Two semesters.) Content: Themes and issues: culture care and education. Principles and practice: focus on working with children with special needs. Professional Development: working with parents and other professionals.
Assessment: Themes and Issues: a 1500-word examination or essay involving critical review (30 per cent); a 4000-word essay comprising a statement of personal professional philosophy (70 per cent).
Professional Development: an oral report on project with parent/staff (ungraded requirement). Students must complete each item of assessment satisfactorily.
Minimum 80 percent attendance at tutorials. Results will be graded.
466-138 EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENT A
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Jill Rodd.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: An introduction to some critical themes and issues which impinge upon the provision of care and education programs for children, drawing upon the perspectives of history, philosophy and politico- legal studies. The application of some theories of learning and development to the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs. Critical aspects of development from middle childhood to early adolescence.
Assessment: An essay or comparable assignment (e.g. a logbook) of approximately 1000 words for each of the three topics, weighted as follows: Themes and Issues (40 per cent), Principles and Practice (40 per cent), and critical aspects of development (20 per cent). Students must complete each item of assessment satisfactorily. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-139 EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENT Al
Credit points: 5.6 Staff: Gillian Williams.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week. (First semester.)
Content: Principles and Practice: the application of some theories of learning and development to the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs, e.g., maturationist, behaviourist, cognitive- interactionist and humanist theories; and the processes of program planning in a variety of settings in sessional and full-day programs.
Assessment: An essay of approximately 1000 words or equivalent. Minimum 80 per cent attendance.
Results will be graded.
466-170 EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENT A2
Credit points: 18.1 Staff: Catherine Orme.
Contact: A maximum of three 2-hour lectures and three 1-hour tutorials a week, plus six 3-hour field visits. (Two semesters.)
Content: Themes and Issues: a study of formal and informal agencies responsible for education and care from sociology of education and comparative perspectives. Principles and Practice: the application of theories of learning and development to planning, implementing and evaluating programs; Stream A (Teaching): the changing role of the school within the community.
51 Assessment: Themes and Issues: a 1500-word
examination or essay (23 per cent). Principles and Practice: two 1500-word assignments or equivalent (38.5 per cent each). Students must satisfactorily complete each item of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance at tutorials. Results will be graded.
466-184 EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENT A3
Credit points: 5.6 Staff: Jillian Rodd.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture each week for 15 weeks.
(Two semesters.)
Content: Psychological Studies (Stream A - Teaching): the educational implications of selected theories of learning and cognitive development; issues related to the teaching and learning of three to eight year olds. The influence of educational settings on socio-emotional development.
Assessment A 1-hour examination (50 per cent); a 1000-word essay or equivalent (50 per cent). Results will be graded.
466-303 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit points: 16.7
Staff: Brian Jacka.
Prerequisites: Minimum credit of 133 points, including Human Development B.
Contact A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week. (Second semester.)
Content: The development of self-knowledge and understanding - personal motivation, personality characteristics, learning styles, intellectual capabilities and a variety of strategies, based upon Eastern and Western psychologies, for fostering personal and professional development.
Assessment: A 3000-word essay or project or equivalent (70 per cent); five practical tasks of equal weight (30 per cent). Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
English
English A, B and C are composed of individual components which will cover a range of studies of novels, short stories, drama and creative writing.
The content statements for the components within these subjects are presented together.
466-136 ENGLISH A Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Marian Maddern.
466-221 ENGLISH B Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Marian Maddern.
Prerequisite: English A, or equivalent.
466-324 ENGLISH C Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Marian Maddern.
Prerequisite: English B, or equivalent.
Contact: A 3-hour lecture/tutorial each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: The four components making up a minor study expose the students to a range of literary forms (novel, stories, poetry, drama) and perspectives (thematic: e.g., literature about migrants; regional:
e.g., Australian novels; Historical: e.g., English poetry from 1900 to 1920). At least one component will involve the students themselves in creative writing.
These areas are extended and further developed in the additional three components making up a sub- major (i.e., A-C level sequence).
Assessment: Two equally-weighted essays or equivalent (e.g., a folio of work) for each subject. In English A and B each essay will he approximately 1500 words; in English C, 2250 words. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
466-431 ENGLISII D Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Marian Maddern.
Prerequisite: English C or equivalent.
Contact: This subject is offered externally, normally with four hours contact time on campus; however, students may negotiate with the lecturer for additional contact time. (Two semesters.)
Content: Two topics from: trends in the modern novel; recent trends in children's literature; black American novelists; Shakespeare - three late plays;
modern Australian drama; some Australian poets;
the Australian short story; and literature by and about Aborigines.
Assessment:Two essays of approximately 2500words each. Results will be graded.
466-345 ENGLISH ELECTIVE PRACTICUM STUDY
Credit points: 8.3 Staff: Margaret Aitken.
Prerequisite: Practicum Studies: English.
Contact: A 2-hour activity-based tutorial/workshop each week. (First semester.)
Content: Written and oral children's literature,drawn