EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession
Faculty of Education
EDF1061 Working in education: An introduction to the profession is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF1061
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF1061
No unit lists EDF1061 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
This unit offers an introduction to education as a profession, and supports you with foundational knowledge, skills and understandings as you embark on teaching as a profession. You will work with a range of structures, educative frameworks and models that support, inform or regulate practice (including Monash ready2teach curriculum, child safety, teacher standards, improvement frameworks and relevant codes of conduct and ethics). You will build your professional skills, knowledge and understandings of teaching through a process of personal inquiry, exploration of exemplary practices and compliance with requirements. You will represent these as a linked network of concepts that collectively build to explain the context, roles and requirements of a professional teacher. A combination of individual and group reflective activities, online modules, and contextual case study analyses will provide the learning contexts for this foundational unit.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Case study critique (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Teacher concept map as a professional/personal case-study (2400 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
show an understanding of the structures, policies, behaviours, practices and requirements of the
profession - 2
orient yourself as an emerging professional within a range of frameworks and legislation that guide the
profession of teaching, including curriculum, child safety, teacher standards, improvement frameworks
and relevant codes of conduct and ethics - 3
demonstrate a developing understanding of the everyday practices, routines and roles connected to
teaching as a profession - 4
articulate your professional obligations, emerging orientations and educational philosophies
- 5
exhibit a range of personal and interpersonal capabilities that meet or exceed professional expectations
- 6
showcase foundational knowledge, skills and understandings of concepts associated with the work of
teaching (curriculum, planning, pedagogy, assessment, reporting) - 7
demonstrate understanding of a range of communication skills required in educational and professional
settings.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials20 hours
- Lectures4 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
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Where it fits
EDF1061 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
- EARCHPRI02Part A. Education studiesEarly childhood and primary educationNo reviews yet
- PRISEC05Part A. Education studiesPrimary and secondary educationNo reviews yet
- PRISECHP03Part A. Education studiesPrimary and secondary health and physical educationNo reviews yet
- PRIMARY04Part A. Education studiesPrimary educationNo reviews yet
- SECONDRY01Part A. Education studiesSecondary educationNo reviews yet
- SCNDRYHP01Part A. Education studiesSecondary health and physical educationNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Maria Gindidis
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Maria Gindidis
- Dr Tim Fish
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF1061?
EDF1061 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF1061 offered?
In 2024, EDF1061 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula.
How much work is EDF1061?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF1061 have an exam?
No. EDF1061 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF1061?
EDF1061 is part of Early childhood and primary education; Primary and secondary education; Primary and secondary health and physical education; Primary education; and Secondary education, and 1 other area of study.