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Undergraduate Course: Placement 2 (EDUA08054)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPlacement 2 consists of a block placement of five weeks in Semester 2 with focus on the Early Stages (P1-P3). As well as taking their first steps in the classroom, students have opportunities to learn about school life in general and the local community. Placement 2 requires students to plan for teaching time across the whole curriculum range, and to take account of individual differences and pupil assessment. It also provides opportunities for students to develop class management strategies and gain the confidence that comes with this. The students work towards taking full responsibility for teaching for one whole day.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Placement 1 (EDUA08055)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Only available to students registered on the BEd Primary Programme (UTPREDB)
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information 35 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s). Block placement of 5 weeks commences 11 January to 11 February.
Serial days or an enquiry week over semesters 1 .
Preparation classes prior to block placement
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Placement Study Abroad Hours 175, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 10 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 100 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The purposes of Placement 2 are to develop understanding and professional competence in relation to:

- the curriculum, principles and practices in early education;
- the role of observation and reflection in planning for effective teaching and successful learning;
- planning, implementing and evaluating their own teaching in the P1 to P3 range;
- planning, teaching, managing and evaluating one whole day;
- the roles of teachers and other associated professionals within and beyond the school;
- self-evaluation to improve teaching and learning.
Assessment Information
Evidence of achievement of the Learning Outcomes is derived from:

- The Teaching File
- The Professional Development Portfolio, containing written tasks and Progress Review
- Successful completion of the placement
Details of how these assessment points are overtaken are given to the students in writing in the full Placement 2 documentation
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Kevin Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 6676
Email: kevin.wright@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Marzia Ballardin
Tel: (0131 6)51 6381
Email: Marzia.Ballardin@ed.ac.uk
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