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Postgraduate international course

Master of Education (Inclusive Education)

Year 2020 This PDF contains information about the course structure. For more information about the course
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QUT code EU70

CRICOS 081798G
Code Title
Duration 1.5 years full time
Course structure
QUT is committed to ensuring our courses 29 Policy and Practice
Total credit 144 meet the changing needs of the profession. Year 1, Semester 2
points This course is currently being refreshed and LCN6 Understanding Reading and
International 2020: $29,900 per year some of the details displayed may change. 32 Writing Difficulties
fee (indicative, full-time (96 credit
subject to points) LCN6 Supporting Learners with Social,
annual review) Structures 34 Emotional and Behavioural Needs
● EU70 Inclusive Education (Part-time) -
Course contact Freecall: Semester 1 entry Year 2, Semester 1
1800 181 848 ● EU70 Inclusive Education (Full-time) - EDN6 Conducting and Evaluating
(within Australia)
Phone: Semester 1 entry 11 Educational Research
+61 3 9627 4853 ● EU70 Inclusive Education (Part-time) -
(outside Australia) LCN6 Supporting Students with an
Semester 2 entry
Mon - Fri, 8.30am - 5pm ● EU70 Inclusive Education (Full-time) - 35 Autism Spectrum Disorder
Campus Kelvin Grove Semester 2 entry Year 2, Semester 2
● EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units SELE Select 24 credit points from the
Start months July, February of advanced standing (Part-time) - CT Option Units list
Semester 1 entry
● EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units Year 3, Semester 1
of advanced standing (Full-time) - EDN6
Sem 1 entry Facilitated Study Unit
04-1
● EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units
of advanced standing (Part-time) - SELE Select 12 credit points from the
Semester 2 entry CT Option Units list
● EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units Year 3, Semester 2
of advanced standing (Full-time) - EDN6
Sem 2 entry Facilitated Study Unit
04-2
SELE Select 12 credit points from the
Unit Lists
CT Option Units list
● Option units

EU70 Inclusive Education (Part- EU70 Inclusive Education (Full-

time) - Semester 1 entry time) - Semester 1 entry
Semesters Semesters
● Year 1, Semester 1 ● Year 1, Semester 1
● Year 1, Semester 2 ● Year 1, Semester 2
● Year 2, Semester 1 ● Year 2, Semester 1
● Year 2, Semester 2
● Year 3, Semester 1 Code Title
● Year 3, Semester 2 Year 1, Semester 1
Code Title EDN6 Professional Dialogues in
10 Education
Year 1, Semester 1
EDN6 Conducting and Evaluating
EDN6 Professional Dialogues in 11 Educational Research
10 Education
LCN6 Inclusive Education: Theory,
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Code Title Code Title
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN635 LCN634
Disorder Behavioural Needs
Year 1, Semester 2 Year 1, Semester 1
LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice
Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
LCN634 LCN635
Behavioural Needs Disorder
SELECT Select 24 credit points from the Option Units list SELECT Select 24 credit points from the Option Units list
Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2
EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit
EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit
SELECT Select 24 credit points from the Option Units list SELECT Select 24 credit points from the Option Units list

EU70 Inclusive Education (Part-time) - Semester EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units of
2 entry advanced standing (Part-time) - Semester 1 entry
Semesters Semesters
● Year 1, Semester 2 ● Year 1, Semester 1
● Year 1, Semester 1 ● Year 1, Semester 2
● Year 2, Semester 2 ● Year 2, Semester 1
● Year 2, Semester 1 ● Year 2, Semester 2
● Year 3, Semester 2
● Year 3, Semester 1 Code Title
Year 1, Semester 1
Code Title
EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
Year 1, Semester 2
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice
EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
Year 1, Semester 2
LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties
LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties
Year 1, Semester 1
Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice LCN634
Behavioural Needs
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
LCN635 Year 2, Semester 1
Disorder
EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research
Year 2, Semester 2
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research LCN635
Disorder
Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN634 Year 2, Semester 2
Behavioural Needs
EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit
Year 2, Semester 1
EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit
SELECT Select 24 credit points from the Option Units list
Year 3, Semester 2
EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units of
EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit
advanced standing (Full-time) - Sem 1 entry
SELECT Select 12 credit points from the Option Units list Code Title
Year 3, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 1
EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
SELECT Select 12 credit points from the Option Units list EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice
EU70 Inclusive Education (Full-time) - Semester 2 Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
entry LCN635
Disorder
Semesters Year 1, Semester 2
● Year 1, Semester 2
● Year 1, Semester 1 EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit
● Year 2, Semester 2 EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit
Code Title LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties
Year 1, Semester 2 Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN634
Behavioural Needs
EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research
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EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units of 13TP1 (Block) 12 credit point option units
advanced standing (Part-time) - Semester 2 entry LCN636 Introductory Educational Counselling
Semesters The LCN636 block runs from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 January,
● Year 1, Semester 2 2020.
● Year 1, Semester 1 LCN620 Psychoeducational Assessment
● Year 2, Semester 2
The LCN620 block runs from Monday 13 to Friday 17 January,
● Year 2, Semester 1
2020.
Code Title
Semester 1 12 credit point option units
Year 1, Semester 2
Code Title
EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
Investigating Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early
LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties EAN601
Childhood
Year 1, Semester 1
EAN614 Arts and Sciences in Early Childhood
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice
LCN600 Connected Learning
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
LCN635 LCN612 Sociolinguistics
Disorder
LCN614 Grammar for Second Language Teaching
Year 2, Semester 2
LCN617 Children's Literature: Criticism and Practice
EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research
LCN621 Career Development and Professional Practice
Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN634 It is recommended that you only choose this option if you have
Behavioural Needs
already completed LCN637 Career Development: Policy and
Year 2, Semester 1
Process Context
EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit
LCN623 Leadership Concepts, Theories and Issues
EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice
LCN630 Leadership, Policy and Change in Action
EU70 Inclusive Education with 4 units of
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum
advanced standing (Full-time) - Sem 2 entry LCN635
Disorder
Code Title
Theory and Practice of Second Language Teaching
Year 1, Semester 2 LCN638
and Learning
EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research Semester 2 12 credit point option units
LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties Code Title
Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and EAN603 Child Development in Context
LCN634
Behavioural Needs EAN615 Mathematics in Early Childhood
Year 1, Semester 1 Language, Literacies and Communication in Early
EAN616
EDN604-1 Facilitated Study Unit Childhood
EDN604-2 Facilitated Study Unit LCN601 Designing Spaces for Learning
LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and Practice LCN604 Second Language Curriculum Design
Supporting Students with an Autism Spectrum LCN606 Second Language Assessment
LCN635
Disorder LCN616 Inquiry Learning
LCN618 Advanced Educational Counselling
Option units The LCN618 block runs from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July,
In this list 2020.
● 13TP1 (Block) 12 credit point option units
LCN624 Leading and Managing People
● Semester 1 12 credit point option units
● Semester 2 12 credit point option units LCN631 Strategic Management
● EU60 6TP2 (2 Mar-17 Apr 2020) 6 credit point option units LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing Difficulties
● 5TP4 (5 May - 5 June 2020) 6 credit point option units
● 5TP6 (22 July-23 Aug) 6 credit point option units Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and
LCN634
● 5TP8 (14 Oct-15 Nov 2019) 6 and 12 credit point option Behavioural Needs
units LCN636 Introductory Educational Counselling
13TP1 (Block) 12 credit point option units The LCN636 block runs from Monday 29 June to Thursday 2
July, 2020.
Code Title
Theory and Practice of Second Language Teaching
Units in the 13TP1 teaching period are delivered as a 4 or 5 LCN638
and Learning
day intensive class at Kelvin Grove Campus during the
Queensland school holidays, and before semester begins. LCN639 Youth, Popular Culture, and Texts
There will also be some further work throughout the remainder
of the teaching period.

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EU60 6TP2 (2 Mar-17 Apr 2020) 6 credit point option units EAN614 Arts and Sciences in Early Childhood
Code Title Credit Points 12
EUN631 STEM for 21st Century Learners
EUN633 Thinking in STEM Early childhood teaching and learning in the arts and sciences
EUN635 Assessment and STEM Learning requires ongoing construction and reconstruction of new
knowledges about learners, learning and the early years context
EUN637 STEM Inquiry Experience in which learning takes place. The content builds constructively
on your knowledge base in the areas of the arts and sciences
5TP4 (5 May - 5 June 2020) 6 credit point option units and promotes ongoing development of effective communication
Code Title capabilities using appropriate literacies for engaging in confident
EUN632 Digital Fluency for STEM Learning leadership in students' professional learning environments.
EUN634 STEM Pedagogies View unit details online | View unit timetable
EUN636 Designing for Connected STEM Understanding
EUN638 Applied STEM in Education EAN615 Mathematics in Early Childhood
Credit Points 12
5TP6 (22 July-23 Aug) 6 credit point option units
Code Title Children's early experiences are critical in laying the foundation
EUN633 Thinking in STEM for them to become numerate citizens and critical participants in
society. It is essential that children have opportunities to develop
EUN635 Assessment and STEM Learning concepts that are foundational to understanding in mathematics.
EUN637 STEM Inquiry Experience Therefore, early years educators require knowledge about how
young children develop understanding in a number of conceptual
5TP8 (14 Oct-15 Nov 2019) 6 and 12 credit point option units areas and a positive disposition towards mathematics. In this
Code Title unit, you will learn about foundational concepts in mathematics
EUN634 STEM Pedagogies and explore ways in which early childhood educators can
develop appropriate learning opportunities and foster children's
EUN636 Designing for Connected STEM Understanding mathematical development.
EUN638 Applied STEM in Education
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Unit Synopses EAN616 Language, Literacies and
EAN601 Investigating Curriculum and Pedagogy Communication in Early Childhood
in Early Childhood Credit Points 12
Credit Points 12
The focus of this unit is to help you to understand recent
Debates and shifts in education contribute to the shaping of new research-based practices for literacy learning and teaching in the
pedagogical approaches and curriculum directions. In this unit years before compulsory schooling and the early years of
you will be given opportunities to take the lead in current schooling. Emphasis is placed on a definition of literacy as
discussions and debates. Issues will be examined using critical social practice, and a balanced approach to literacy
analytical frameworks, interpreting existing research, and teaching and learning is fore grounded. The unit highlights the
through developing your own learning agenda for critically importance of all children becoming active participants in society
assessing issues and contingencies. and of knowing and engaging in a range of literacy practices.
The unit will provide opportunities for you to consider the
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importance of providing 'high quality' literacy instruction to all
students as a basic foundation of a socially just or 'high equity'
EAN603 Child Development in Context education system. This unit will engage you in addressing
Credit Points 12 current issues and debates and understanding the recent
research evidence and professional practices that underpin
Increasingly, developmental science is an interdisciplinary field effective literacy learning and teaching in the early years.
that takes account of psychological and sociological theories, as
well as perspectives from the neurosciences and biology. The View unit details online | View unit timetable
unit will review a range of current perspectives that inform
understanding about child development. The application of this EDN604 Facilitated Study Unit
knowledge to early childhood education and other professional Credit Points 12
contexts in which practitioners work with young children and their
families will be a focus. This unit will enable students to develop The units EDN604-1 and EDN604-2 are linked together, and can
their scholarly abilities in the analysis of theory and research on be studied concurrently, or consecutively. In these units you will
child development and its application to their professional undertake an in-depth literature review to investigate the
responsibilities. empirical research and other scholarship, theory, policy, and
practice on a topic of your choice. As capstone units, these
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serve as the culminating achievement in your degree. You will
take charge of your learning and make decisions about the topic,
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refine specialised academic knowledge and skills required to
analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise information,
programs, concepts and theories. You will build an integrated
understanding of a body of knowledge, and apply your learning
to effectively communicate the implications of your findings for
educational practice. You will cultivate ways of working to
identify problems, research the evidence base, and apply your
consolidated learning in response to new decision-making
career.
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EDN604 Facilitated Study Unit
Credit Points 12
The units EDN604-1 and EDN604-2 are linked together, and can
be studied concurrently, or consecutively. In these units you will
undertake an in-depth literature review to investigate the
empirical research and other scholarship, theory, policy, and
practice on a topic of your choice. As capstone units, these
serve as the culminating achievement in your degree. You will
take charge of your learning and make decisions about the topic,
approaches and outcomes, supported by feedback. You will
refine specialised academic knowledge and skills required to
analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise information,
programs, concepts and theories. You will build an integrated
understanding of a body of knowledge, and apply your learning
to effectively communicate the implications of your findings for
educational practice. You will cultivate ways of working to
identify problems, research the evidence base, and apply your
consolidated learning in response to new decision-making
career.
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EDN610 Professional Dialogues in Education
Credit Points 12
This unit develops understanding of what it means to be an
innovator and a leader in a contemporary professional context.
The unit is underpinned by the notion that innovation means
being more critical, being open, being able to engage with
greater uncertainty and complexity, and being able to learn from
the past and from a broad range of contemporary ideas in order
to manage the future. You are encouraged to undertake a
disciplined inquiry into educational problems and issues through
reflection on your own professional contexts and guided close
reading of scholarly works about the big debates in education.
This unit supports the development of a learning agenda that will
inform directions for your study in the course as you develop
your personal area of interest and work collaboratively with
others in the development of that agenda. The unit also provides
opportunities for learning through online technologies.
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EDN611 Conducting and Evaluating Educational
Research
Credit Points 12
To bridge the gap between practice and research knowledge
that may inform practice, you need to be confident in actively
seeking research evidence on aspects of your own practice and
to develop critical reflection skills towards reported findings. It
assists you to search databases and other sources to locate
published research reports in your field and evaluate them
critically. This unit focuses on needs for reading, understanding
and evaluating research. It is useful for professionals seeking to
both use and conduct research projects.
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EUN631 STEM for 21st Century Learners
Equivalents CRZ631
Credit Points 6
STEM provides a disciplinary context through which learners of
all ages, in formal and informal settings, can develop what are
often referred to as 21st Century Skills, including critical and
creative thinking, collaboration, communication, innovation and
entrepreneurism, and digital fluency. In turn, the development of
these skills supports the development and enhancement of
conceptual understanding across the STEM disciplines. This
unit, the first in the STEM in Education study area, introduces
various conceptual frameworks for understanding STEM in
Education that will be further explored in other units of the study
area. This unit will prompt you to critically reflect upon your
experiences of STEM education and to identify opportunities to
further support the learning of STEM and the development of
21st century skills. You will connect with peers who represent a
broad cross section of STEM education contexts and who share
an interest in advancing STEM education.
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EUN632 Digital Fluency for STEM Learning
Pre-requisites EUN631
Equivalents CRZ632
Credit Points 6
Digital technologies are a pervasive and integral part of most
societies and it is imperative that learners be afforded the
opportunity to use these technologies in their learning of STEM.
Learning about various digital technologies relevant to STEM
teaching and learning and using technologies for online
knowledge sharing will be significant parts of this unit. The
exploration of digital technologies as tools for learning and the
development of fluency in using these technologies underpins
the critical consideration of how these technologies can be used
to develop learners' connected STEM understanding and skills.
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EUN633 Thinking in STEM
EUN631 can be enrolled in the same
Pre-requisites
teaching period as EUN633
Equivalents CRZ633
Credit Points 6
STEM curricula make various references to types of discipline-
specific thinking (e.g., mathematical modelling, scientific inquiry,
systems thinking, computational thinking, and design thinking),
as well as the more general skills of critical and creative thinking,
collaboration and communication. Understanding such types of
thinking supports a connected approach to STEM teaching and
learning.
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EUN634 STEM Pedagogies
Pre-requisites EUN631
Equivalents CRZ634
Credit Points 6
Productive work in the STEM fields is often associated with
some form of question-posing and problem solving, and
authentic STEM learning hinges on learners curiously inquiring
into the world around them. Pedagogies have been developed
that can be used in STEM education to promote such inquiry-
oriented learning, including those that make significant use of
digital technologies to support learning. Through such learning
approaches, learners not only develop understanding about
STEM concepts and propose solutions to problems, but they
also authentically develop various higher-order thinking skills.
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EUN635 Assessment and STEM Learning
EUN631 and EUN632 and EUN633 and
Pre-requisites EUN634. EUN631 can be enrolled in the
same teaching period as EUN635
Equivalents CRZ635
Credit Points 6 content knowledge and skill, your knowledge of digital
Backward-design of learning involves firstly identifying the
desired learning goals and establishing how the learner will
demonstrate achievement of the goals, and then planning a
sequence of instruction that will enable learners to develop the
understanding and skills needed to demonstrate achievement of
the learning goals. Taking such an approach ensures that the
intentions of STEM curricula are enacted and the desired
development of a connected understanding of STEM knowledge
and skills, including 21st century skills, is achieved.
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EUN636 Designing for Connected STEM
Understanding
EUN631 and EUN632 and EUN633 and
Pre-requisites
EUN634
Equivalents CRZ636
Credit Points 6 conceptual understandings and pedagogical practices necessary
There are numerous overlaps and interconnections between the
content knowledge and skills of each STEM discipline, and in
turn discipline-specific curricula. In this unit, you will focus on
developing your ability to identify content and skill based
conceptual connections within and between the STEM
disciplines. From this, you will then consider defining learning
goals that are aligned to the content and skills of the disciplines
(including the connections you've identified), and then designing
transdisciplinary curriculum and instruction that are aligned to
the learning goals and which will develop your learners'
connected STEM understanding and skills.
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EUN637 STEM Inquiry Experience
EUN631 and EUN632 and EUN633 and
Pre-requisites EUN634. EUN631 can be enrolled in the
same teaching period as EUN637
Equivalents CRZ637
Credit Points 6
STEM-based industries bring together experts from the various
STEM disciplines to collaboratively solve problems, including the
creation of new knowledge and products. Experiencing the real-
world application of STEM knowledge and skill provides a basis
for the design and implementation of authentic learning that
achieves the intentions of STEM curricula.
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EUN638 Applied STEM in Education
EUN631 and EUN632 and EUN633 and
EUN634 and EUN635 and EUN636 and
Pre-requisites
EUN637. EUN636 can be enrolled in the
same teaching period as EUN638
Equivalents CRZ638
Credit Points 6
This unit is the capstone unit of the STEM in Education study
area. In this unit you will draw upon your STEM pedagogical
technology as a tool for learning, and your previous experiences
of STEM problem-solving activities and work, to construct a
strategic plan to advance STEM Education in your particular
education context. This plan will incorporate principles and
practices of STEM in Education that have been developed
throughout the units of the study area, including the development
of learners' transdisciplinary, connected understanding of the
knowledge and skills of STEM. Your strategic plan will be
aligned to relevant STEM curricula.
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LCN600 Connected Learning
Equivalents CLN601
Credit Points 12
Contemporary learners are immersed in a rapidly changing
connected learning environment with a challenging array of
digital technologies and social media. You will develop the
to engage in professional learning and to innovatively promote
learning in this environment. This unit promotes connected
learning in a variety of formal and informal learning contexts,
including: school, public and academic libraries; schools and
universities; workplace and community. As members of the unit's
connected learning community, you will experience the socially
situated, production-centered and interest-driven nature of
connected learning. You will explore and learn to use a range of
social media and develop an online personal learning network.
You will undertake connected learning design projects. The
products are directly applicable to your professional practice as
an educator. This unit will be taught via blended learning.
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LCN601 Designing Spaces for Learning
Equivalents EUQ647
Credit Points 12
Educators and learners engage in learning in a variety of spaces
and learning environments - school libraries and other
information centres, classrooms, studios, laboratories, online.
Learning space needs vary according to learners' context and
attributes, and intended learning approaches and outcomes.
Purposefully designed spaces contribute to the quality and
outcomes of learning. Theoretical principles of learning and
designing are widely applicable but changing social and
educational conditions influence the needs of learners in
particular contexts. You will view familiar educational
environments, both physical and virtual, in different and creative
ways. You will explore collaborative design principles and
approaches, and develop innovative solutions to design
problems for your own learning context. While this is a core unit
in Teacher-Librarianship, it welcomes students from a variety of
other postgraduate disciplines. This unit will be taught via
blended learning.
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LCN604 Second Language Curriculum Design
Equivalents CLN613
Credit Points 12
Whether working with an official syllabus or curriculum or from
an analysis of language needs, EAL/D teachers, community
language teachers and those who work with them such as
school leaders, curriculum and materials developers, policy
makers and program managers in the area of TESOL, need an
understanding of current issues in course design and the
processes involved in developing effective language programs
for specific groups of learners. This unit introduces the factors
that influence teachers in the development of language
programs. It includes analysis of the following areas: learner
profiles and needs; aims and objectives; processes and criteria
for selecting methodology; content selection and sequencing;
choice and evaluation of materials and resources and processes
involved in developing courses.
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LCN606 Second Language Assessment
Equivalents CLN616
Credit Points 12
This unit introduces the theories and practices in second
language assessment. It examines and evaluates both
classroom based assessment tasks and standardised tests used
to assess the proficiency of second language speakers.
Language teachers and school leaders need both the
understanding of theoretical aspects of language assessment,
and the skills necessary for the creation and interpretation of
classroom-based language assessment tasks. Through reading
and discussion of recent research into language assessment,
you will also develop a framework through which to evaluate
language assessment tasks used in a teaching context relevant
to you.
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LCN612 Sociolinguistics
Equivalents CLN640
Credit Points 12
In the context of teacher education, there is increasing
acknowledgement of the importance of studying the relationships
between language, culture, pedagogy and society. This unit
introduces sociolinguistic topics that explain how language
relates to and shapes social variables such as class, gender and
generation. It also examines the factors impacting educational
settings such as bilingualism, code-switching, and language
planning and policy. At a time of increasing diversity in local and
national settings, understanding the social and cultural
influences on language use is crucial for ensuring access and
participation by all learners. It is also vital for understanding
language choices and rights in a multicultural, pluralistic society.
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LCN614 Grammar for Second Language
Teaching
Equivalents CLN642
Credit Points 12
Second Language Teachers need not only to be able to speak
and understand the language they are teaching but have an
understanding of how the language works - its systems and rules
of usage. This unit focuses on raising awareness of traditional
and functional perspectives of grammar. It also introduces
participants to current issues concerning the role of grammar in
Second Language Teaching and Learning and to various options
for the integration of grammar into the communicative teaching
of spoken and written discourse.
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LCN616 Inquiry Learning
Equivalents EUQ645
Credit Points 12
Inquiry learning is embedded throughout the curriculum in all
levels of schooling and higher education. In this unit you will
pose and research your own inquiry question related to inquiry
pedagogy. You will analyse an existing inquiry unit of work, or
design your own inquiry unit. This unit provides a research
based, theoretical and practical context for developing
information literacy within an inquiry-based learning
pedagogy. This unit will be taught via blended learning.
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LCN617 Children's Literature: Criticism and
Practice
Equivalents CLN659
Credit Points 12
School libraries and classrooms are spaces where multi-
literacies and multi-modal textualities are constant and ever-
increasing presences in the daily and educational lives of
students and staff. The ability to select, critically evaluate, and
effectively share texts for and with young people is essential for
effective teaching and teacher-librarianship. Children's literature,
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in its many forms, demands flexible, critical reading practices in
order to be put to its best use as a pedagogical tool; in particular,
children's literature is a powerful tool for engaging students in
issues around knowledge, identity, society, and culture. This unit
provides teachers and teacher-librarians with a range of tools,
strategies, and approaches for the critical analysis of children's
literature, which in turn will enable them to communicate critically
with students and stakeholders in classrooms and libraries.
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LCN618 Advanced Educational Counselling
Pre-requisites LCN636 or SPN651
Equivalents SPN610
Credit Points 12
Classroom teachers and professionals working in educational
contexts take an active role in the total development of their
students. This involves helping students cope with the stressors
and personal conflicts that impinge upon their academic
performance. This unit builds on the knowledge and skills gained
in its pre-requisite, and provides you with an overview of major
theories of counselling and assists in the development of a
framework using one of these approaches that may be used as a
basis for your own counselling.
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LCN620 Psychoeducational Assessment
Equivalents SPN612
Credit Points 12
This unit is designed to provide you with a broad understanding
of the various types of psychoeducational assessment
techniques and strategies used in the educational context by
Guidance Officers/School Counsellors. Throughout this unit,
you will examine a range of psychoeducational assessment
strategies such as observation, interviewing and formalised
testing of learners who exhibit learning, behavioural and/or
emotional difficulties.
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LCN621 Career Development and Professional
Practice
Equivalents SPN618, EUQ642
Credit Points 12
In this unit you will consider lifelong learning within the context of
career; and develop knowledge and skills to enable you to lead
the delivery of career development programs to a wide ranging
clientele. The importance of effective and theoretically based
career programs in preparing all individuals for lifelong career
decision-making has long been recognised. As a practitioner,
you need to develop skills to create innovative and flexible
programs which will meet individual needs and have a solid
theoretical foundation as the basis of your practice. You will
consider the means by which varied theories and models of
career development can inform your practice. You will make
connections between the theoretical foundations laid down in
LCN637 and the construction of effective career development
programs which foster personal understandings of career,
encourage individual construction of career and are appropriate
for diverse groups. This unit will be taught via blended learning.
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LCN623 Leadership Concepts, Theories and
Issues
Equivalents SPN625
Credit Points 12
The unit provides a foundation for understanding core leadership
concepts and processes and critically reviews past and current
conceptions and theories of leadership. Key issues central to
the work of leaders are explored. The unit is appropriate for
those from both educational and non-educational backgrounds.
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LCN624 Leading and Managing People
Equivalents SPN626
Credit Points 12
This unit focuses on developing your understanding about some
of the many important people issues in organisations today. It is
argued in this unit that people are the most important resources
in organisations and, as such, a study of the effective leadership
and management of that resource is important in enhancing
organisational effectiveness.
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LCN629 Inclusive Education: Theory, Policy and
Practice
Equivalents SPN644
Credit Points 12
Schools are a reflection of diversity within global and local
education communities. An inclusive approach to education
involves a critique of social values and priorities and the
structures and institutions they support. It involves the politics of
recognition and is concerned with the serious issue of who is
included and who is excluded within education and society
generally. This unit will provide an understanding of the historical
and theoretical background of inclusion as well as knowledge of
the theories, current research, and implications for instructional
practice related to supporting students with learning difficulties
and disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
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LCN630 Leadership, Policy and Change in Action
Anti-requisites SPN627, SPN628
Equivalents SPN645
Credit Points 12
As leaders you will play a significant role in leading and
managing changes imposed by educational policies. An
understanding of systemic and organisational change processes
and the challenges posed by the process of policy form the
critical knowledge base for leaders to achieve quality outcomes
in a competing global environment. The unit presents the
theories and processes of educational change; organizational
cultures and values and their influence on change; policy
processes (development, implementation and evaluation); policy
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trends and change in educational contexts.
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LCN631 Strategic Management
Anti-requisites SPN637
Equivalents SPN646
Credit Points 12
There have been increasing demands from statuary bodies and
other stakeholders for all organisations, whether schools,
educational institutions, voluntary organisations, businesses or
government departments, to be effective, efficient and managed
in a transparently responsible way. This has come at a time
when most organisations face external environments that are
increasingly chaotic - instability being driven by such forces as
increasing government legislation, legal challenges, changing
technology, information growing exponentially, reduced time
frames and demands for improved quality. This unit will look at
the strategic management of an organisation, general systems
theory and the issues of governance and accountability to
analyse the processes educational organisations and other
organisational settings use to maintain their strategic intent and
to harness the continuous and discontinuous innovation required
to sustain organisations in challenging times.
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LCN632 Understanding Reading and Writing
Difficulties
Anti-requisites SPN614
Equivalents SPN647
Credit Points 12
While the understanding and application of learning theory is
essential to the teaching of all students, there will always be
some for whom specialised approaches are required in order to
maximise their potential. Estimates indicate that approximately
16% of children in Australia can be described as ineffective
readers. Children who experience reading and writing difficulties
are at high risk for academic failure during their school years and
chronic unemployment and ill-health in adulthood. Accordingly, it
is vitally important for teachers to develop their knowledge and
skills so that they can meet the needs of diverse literacy learners
in a flexible, inclusive manner using evidence-based approaches
to instruction (DEST, 2005). Content in this unit relates to the
components considered critical to reading and writing success,
with recognition of classroom-based assessment practices and
recommended instructional practices for readers and writers
experiencing difficulties.
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LCN634 Supporting Learners with Social,
Emotional and Behavioural Needs
Equivalents SPN649
Credit Points 12
Educators' concerns about effectively managing the classroom
environment are intensified by the inclusion of learners with
additional needs. Behaviours associated with low engagement,
learning difficulties, attention and activity disorders, autism
spectrum disorders, and moderate to severe disabilities present
major challenges for educators. Accordingly, sound knowledge
of effective classroom management practices and the ability to
work collaboratively with support personnel to plan and provide
appropriate supports to address the needs of all learners are
essential. Theoretical approaches and practical strategies that
are particularly effective in teaching and supporting learners with
social, emotional and behavioural needs in inclusive classrooms
will be emphasised. Procedures for evaluating the effectiveness
of management practices as well as issues of social justice and
equity will also be discussed.
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LCN635 Supporting Students with an Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Equivalents SPN650
Credit Points 12
In accordance with 2005 DEEWR requirements, teachers must
acquire the knowledge and skills to support all learners in
inclusive classrooms. Students with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder make up a significant proportion of the total student
body requiring special attention in schools. In the Department of
Education and Training (DET) schools alone, there are over
4,000 students (or 0.9% of the total student population) identified
with one of the autism spectrum disorders. Most of these
students are enrolled in regular schools in inclusive classrooms
(Education Queensland, 2003). This unit will assist you as a
classroom and specialist teacher, school counsellor or guidance
officer to deepen your knowledge in the area of Autism Spectrum
Disorders and to develop your skills in identifying and supporting
this group of students in an inclusive educational setting.
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LCN636 Introductory Educational Counselling
Equivalents SPN651, EUQ640
Credit Points 12
This unit will introduce you to core counselling techniques and
communication skills that underpin effective helping strategies
used by counsellors in a range of helping professions. The unit
will assist you to understand and use particular skills that help to
increase your own self-awareness and awareness of the needs
of others. The aim of effective counselling is to develop the
capacity of clients to problem-solve and to work towards their
goals and potential.
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LCN638 Theory and Practice of Second
Language Teaching and Learning
Anti-requisites CLN608, CLN612
Credit Points 12
Educational institutions are experiencing growing enrolments of
students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Domestically educators may be working with students learning
English as an additional language (EAL) or with Indigenous
students using Standard Australian English as an additional
dialect (EAD). Overseas, the focus might be on teaching English
as a foreign language (EFL). For teachers, school leaders and
policy makers, and people interested in Teaching English to
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Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), knowledge and skills in

promoting learning and support are crucial. This unit provides
you with knowledge, understandings and skills in second
language teaching and learning, including curriculum
development, task design, classroom teaching, and evaluation.
The focus is both on bilingual education contexts and settings
where students are using English as an additional language or
dialect (EALD). It also addresses Languages Other Than English
(LOTE) programs.

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LCN639 Youth, Popular Culture, and Texts

Equivalents CLN647, CRN600
Credit Points 12

In popular culture, youth find the resources and means for

identity formation, social relations, and pleasure, as well as
develop a range of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. To
make learning meaningful and relevant to students' lives, you
need to understand the ways popular cultural texts
(entertainment media, computer-based, and mobile) form the
cultural capital of youth. You also need to develop new
knowledges and skills of textual analysis that will enable them to
critique, select, and use various cultural texts for specific
pedagogical purposes and learning contexts. This unit
emphasises new contexts and knowledge with particular
significance for teacher-librarianship as it provides the
opportunity to engage with contemporary texts that capture the
experiences, knowledge, and desires of youth, which impact on
their cultural, economic, social, political, and ethical lives. In the
context of this unit youth includes young people of school age
approximately 5-18 years.

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