Submission of assignments

Assignments should be submitted through iLearn. All assignments MUST be word-processed.

Students must use School of Education referencing procedures (APA style) in all assessment tasks (a copy can be downloaded from iLearn).

Applications for extensions must be made via the Faculty of Human Science's online facility BEFORE the submission date. To ensure that consistency in the consideration of such requests is maintained, extensions can only be granted by the Unit Convener – Michael Stevenson.

No assessable work will be accepted after the return of marked work on the same topic. If a student is still permitted to submit on the basis of unavoidable disruption, an alternative topic will be set.

Unless an extension is granted, late submissions will be penalised 5 per cent of the total possible mark for the assignment for each day it is late.

Students must retain an electronic copy of assignments.

Students who experience a disruption to their studies through ill-health or misadventure are able to apply for ‘Special Consideration’. Information related to 'Special Consideration' can be found at: ask.mq.edu.au

The Special Consideration policy can be found at: Policy Central [http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html]

Note: All students are required to submit their assignments via Turnitin. Please see the relevant iLearn facility.

Academic Honesty

The nature of scholarly endeavour, dependent as it is on the work of others, binds all members of the University community to abide by the principles of academic honesty.

Plagiarism is a matter of particular importance. Plagiarism is defined as using the work or ideas of another person and presenting this as your own without clear acknowledgement of the source of the work or ideas. This includes, but is not limited to, any of the following acts:

• copying out part(s) of any document or audio-visual material or computer code or website content without indicating their origins;

• using or extracting another person's concepts, experimental results, or conclusions;

• summarising another person's work;

• submitting substantially the same final version of any material as another student in an assignment where there was collaborative preparatory work;

• use of others (paid or otherwise) to conceive, research or write material submitted for assessment; and

• submitting the same or substantially the same piece of work for two different tasks (self-plagiarism).

The University’s Academic Honesty Policy can be found on the Policy Central website: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html

University Policy on Grading

The University recognises the importance of producing grades and reports of student learning achievements that are valid, reliable and accurate representations of each student’s capabilities in relation to clearly articulated learning outcomes. Your final result for this unit will include a grade plus a standardised numerical grade (SNG).

For an explanation of the policy go to Policy Central:

http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/index.html

Coursework

The coursework for TEP387 involves a one-hour lecture on Monday 3.00pm–4.00pm, and a two-hour subject-specific tutorial incorporating microteaching lessons.

The lecture has as its focus the basics of effective classroom practice. During the lectures, students are encouraged to interact with the presenters. It is not envisaged that these presentations should be highly structured. Students are encouraged to ask questions and discuss issues.

An outline of the lecture component of the course is provided later in this unit guide.

Microteaching lessons

The microteaching lessons will take place in the subject-specific tutorials during Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10. These presentations are designed to give students experience in presenting material to an audience. Lessons MUST NOT exceed TEN minutes.

Each lesson must be accompanied by a lesson plan outlining the:

• title of the presentation

• presentation's objectives

• targeted outcomes

• equipment and/or resources required

• instructional sequence utilised

  • stages of the lesson (including timing)

  • teacher activity

  • student activity.

Note: a copy of the microteaching planning pro forma and the lecturer’s evaluation sheet are available on iLearn.  

The student determines the content of the lesson – it does, however, need to be a concept or skill relevant to discipline they have elected to teach. It is expected that the lesson will be interactive and allow for the use of questioning. The lesson plan must be submitted to the tutor prior to the presentation.

Microteaching lesson will be recorded to allow students to view themselves, reflect on, and evaluate their presentation. The recorded microteaching lessons may also be used as stimulus material for group discussion if students agree. Students are required to supply their own recording storage device such as a USB (memory stick). You can also record your presentation on your phone’s camera or download it from the flip cameras used to record each presentation.

Presenters will receive written feedback from their tutor and peers.

Professional Experience & EDTE302

Satisfactory completion of the student's third-year professional experience placement is required before Preservice Teachers can commence their methodology or professional experience units in their final year. Supervising Teachers are required to provide a report on the Preservice Teacher's progress at the end of the 20 days.

Depending on the year you commenced your program, professional experience will be completed within EITHER TEP387/TEP388 OR within EDTE302:

• Pre-2014 - professional experience is completed as part of TEP387/TEP388. Students who undertake professional experience in S1 will complete this requirement as part of TEP387, whereas students who undertake professional experience in S2 as part of TEP388 will complete this requirement as part of TEP388.

• 2014 and beyond - professional experience is completed separately through EDTE302.

For students in pre-2014 programs and undertaking professional experience in Session 1, satisfactory completion of professional experience is required to pass TEP387. Failure of the professional placement will result in a Fail for this unit.

Satisfactory progress does not require students to demonstrate the attributes of a Graduate Teacher at the end of the initial 20 days, but they have to show progress that suggests that they will develop these attributes by the end of the program.

More detailed information regarding the Professional Experience requirements of the School of Education Secondary Professional Experience Website.