EUB141 The Professional Early Childhood Teacher (Work Integrated Learning)
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| Unit code: | EUB141 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $578 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,528 |
| International unit fee | $4,572 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Online
| Unit code: | EUB141 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
This unit provides essential skills for effective academic and professional communication and maintaining personal and professional well-being and resilience. The unit will also examine professional and ethical standards and conduct in early childhood education and care. Through a blend of theory and practical application, you will learn how to write academically, engage in professional conversations and deliver impactful presentations supporting success in study and work. You will learn to uphold academic integrity through proper citation practices. You will learn and apply critical thinking and reflection, including analysing arguments and evaluating multiple sources of evidence.
You will participate in 10 days of work integrated learning placement. This will provide opportunities to reflect and expand on material covered in this unit. This placement may be undertaken in your place of employment, subject to criteria.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Communicate effectively in both written and oral modes with a wide range of audiences, including families and colleagues.
- Evaluate written communication for its language and scholarship, and its appropriateness for different audiences.
- Critically reflect on professional conversations to articulate and interrogate pedagogical practice.
- Articulate national frameworks and expectations for teachers.
- Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors, teachers and peers to improve teaching practices.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct during work integrated learning placement.
Content
- GenAI prompt engineering
- Academic writing and referencing
- Professional communication
- Difficult conversations
- Effective presentations
- Teaching philosophy
- Professional and personal well-being and resilience
- The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
- The National Quality Framework
- Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in active and reflective learning. Learning activities are designed to draw upon your professional experience and prior learning.
A range of teaching and learning experiences will be used including:
- professional readings
- video and/or audio recordings
- online interactives and activities
- embedded support for writing, referencing and presentation skills.
Your work integrated learning placement will involve 10 days of supervised teaching practice, formal discussions and observations and integration with early childhood settings.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- feedback from peers in group discussions
- unit coordinator and tutor comments to the cohort
- supervising teachers
- formative assessment tasks, and
- summative assessment tasks.
Assessment
Overview
This unit has three assessment items.
1. Professional presentations - this task draws on your skills with writing, editing and referencing to create and critique two professional presentations for different audiences that were created using GenAI.
2. Work Integrated Learning Project - this task draws on your understanding of professional and ethical conduct to engage in professional conversations and observations of the enactment of codes and policy in early childhood settings.
3. Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form - this task assesses your engagement in professional conversations and demonstration of professional conduct during your work integrated learning placement.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional presentations
Using Gen AI you will create two 5-minute presentations on the same topic – one for the Early Childhood Australia national conference and one for colleagues in your service. Analyse and evaluate the results of the Gen AI produced presentation and verify the quality of the scholarly resources. Update the presentations to based on your analysis and evaluation. You will submit the two presentation and a 1000 word reflection on your process of critical analysis of AI generated outputs.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Work Integrated Learning Project
You will engage in and record a series of professional conversations with an experienced early childhood teacher about professional and ethical standards and conduct, including the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, the National Quality Framework, and the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics. During your work integrated learning placement you will also record your observations of professional and ethical conduct and standards in practice. You will submit the recordings and observations together with a 1000 word reflection. Your reflection must include links to unit materials and other academic references. You must obtain consent from the teacher. Conversation prompts will be provided but you are encouraged to include your own additional questions.
You will submit evidence of your engagement in the work integrated learning placement (recordings and observations), along with your question prompts and reflection.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form
You will submit your completed Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form. You must sign the form and it must also be signed by the supervising teacher and site co-ordinator.
This piece of assessment will be graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Note: As part of this task you will complete 10 days of work integrated learning placement in your early childhood education and care setting.
Threshold Assessment:
You must achieve a passing grade (satisfactory) on this task to successfully pass this unit. If this task is unsatisfactory, it cannot be resubmitted.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Meet, and show evidence of, the public health or employment vaccination mandates/requirements of your state jurisdiction.
Blue Card
A blue card is required to complete this unit. A blue card confirms that you have passed a screening of your criminal history (the Working with Children Check) and have been approved to work with children and young people. For more information on the blue card and how to apply please visit the QUT website.
Costs
There may be costs related to immunisations.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace health and safety protocols in relation to computer use will apply.
Managing the risk associated with your work integrated learning placement is bound in an agreement with the systemic employment bodies and individual sites where necessary. The Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) places duties of care on everyone to ensure the health and safety of themselves and others in the workplace.
Students should be aware of and comply with the QUT work integrated learning policy.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.ED34 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five)
- Knowledgeable: Integrate theory, curriculum and context to plan, implement and evaluate learning and teaching.
Relates to: ULO4, Work Integrated Learning Project - Collaborative: Collaborate with children, families, colleagues, wider communities and other professionals to promote child learning development and wellbeing outcomes
Relates to: ULO5, Work Integrated Learning Project - Reflective: Critically reflect on practice to engage in continuous quality improvement in early childhood contexts.
Relates to: ULO3, Work Integrated Learning Project - Professional: Apply policy, legislative requirements, codes of conduct and ethical principles to early childhood practice.
Relates to: ULO6, Work Integrated Learning Project - Communicative: Articulate early childhood teaching philosophies, pedagogies and practices to a variety of audiences.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO4, Professional presentations, Work Integrated Learning Project
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Online
| Unit code: | EUB141 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
This unit provides essential skills for effective academic and professional communication and maintaining personal and professional well-being and resilience. The unit will also examine professional and ethical standards and conduct in early childhood education and care. Through a blend of theory and practical application, you will learn how to write academically, engage in professional conversations and deliver impactful presentations supporting success in study and work. You will learn to uphold academic integrity through proper citation practices. You will learn and apply critical thinking and reflection, including analysing arguments and evaluating multiple sources of evidence.
You will participate in 10 days of work integrated learning placement. This will provide opportunities to reflect and expand on material covered in this unit. This placement may be undertaken in your place of employment, subject to criteria.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Communicate effectively in both written and oral modes with a wide range of audiences, including families and colleagues.
- Evaluate written communication for its language and scholarship, and its appropriateness for different audiences.
- Critically reflect on professional conversations to articulate and interrogate pedagogical practice.
- Articulate national frameworks and expectations for teachers.
- Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors, teachers and peers to improve teaching practices.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct during work integrated learning placement.
Content
- GenAI prompt engineering
- Academic writing and referencing
- Professional communication
- Difficult conversations
- Effective presentations
- Teaching philosophy
- Professional and personal well-being and resilience
- The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
- The National Quality Framework
- Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in active and reflective learning. Learning activities are designed to draw upon your professional experience and prior learning.
A range of teaching and learning experiences will be used including:
- professional readings
- video and/or audio recordings
- online interactives and activities
- embedded support for writing, referencing and presentation skills.
Your work integrated learning placement will involve 10 days of supervised teaching practice, formal discussions and observations and integration with early childhood settings.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- feedback from peers in group discussions
- unit coordinator and tutor comments to the cohort
- supervising teachers
- formative assessment tasks, and
- summative assessment tasks.
Assessment
Overview
This unit has three assessment items.
1. Professional presentations - this task draws on your skills with writing, editing and referencing to create and critique two professional presentations for different audiences that were created using GenAI.
2. Work Integrated Learning Project - this task draws on your understanding of professional and ethical conduct to engage in professional conversations and observations of the enactment of codes and policy in early childhood settings.
3. Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form - this task assesses your engagement in professional conversations and demonstration of professional conduct during your work integrated learning placement.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional presentations
Using Gen AI you will create two 5-minute presentations on the same topic – one for the Early Childhood Australia national conference and one for colleagues in your service. Analyse and evaluate the results of the Gen AI produced presentation and verify the quality of the scholarly resources. Update the presentations to based on your analysis and evaluation. You will submit the two presentation and a 1000 word reflection on your process of critical analysis of AI generated outputs.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Work Integrated Learning Project
You will engage in and record a series of professional conversations with an experienced early childhood teacher about professional and ethical standards and conduct, including the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, the National Quality Framework, and the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics. During your work integrated learning placement you will also record your observations of professional and ethical conduct and standards in practice. You will submit the recordings and observations together with a 1000 word reflection. Your reflection must include links to unit materials and other academic references. You must obtain consent from the teacher. Conversation prompts will be provided but you are encouraged to include your own additional questions.
You will submit evidence of your engagement in the work integrated learning placement (recordings and observations), along with your question prompts and reflection.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form
You will submit your completed Work Integrated Learning Feedback Form. You must sign the form and it must also be signed by the supervising teacher and site co-ordinator.
This piece of assessment will be graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Note: As part of this task you will complete 10 days of work integrated learning placement in your early childhood education and care setting.
Threshold Assessment:
You must achieve a passing grade (satisfactory) on this task to successfully pass this unit. If this task is unsatisfactory, it cannot be resubmitted.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Meet, and show evidence of, the public health or employment vaccination mandates/requirements of your state jurisdiction.
Blue Card
A blue card is required to complete this unit. A blue card confirms that you have passed a screening of your criminal history (the Working with Children Check) and have been approved to work with children and young people. For more information on the blue card and how to apply please visit the QUT website.
Costs
There may be costs related to immunisations.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace health and safety protocols in relation to computer use will apply.
Managing the risk associated with your work integrated learning placement is bound in an agreement with the systemic employment bodies and individual sites where necessary. The Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) places duties of care on everyone to ensure the health and safety of themselves and others in the workplace.
Students should be aware of and comply with the QUT work integrated learning policy.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.ED34 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five)
- Knowledgeable: Integrate theory, curriculum and context to plan, implement and evaluate learning and teaching.
Relates to: ULO4, Work Integrated Learning Project - Collaborative: Collaborate with children, families, colleagues, wider communities and other professionals to promote child learning development and wellbeing outcomes
Relates to: ULO5, Work Integrated Learning Project - Reflective: Critically reflect on practice to engage in continuous quality improvement in early childhood contexts.
Relates to: ULO3, Work Integrated Learning Project - Professional: Apply policy, legislative requirements, codes of conduct and ethical principles to early childhood practice.
Relates to: ULO6, Work Integrated Learning Project - Communicative: Articulate early childhood teaching philosophies, pedagogies and practices to a variety of audiences.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO4, Professional presentations, Work Integrated Learning Project