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ED3046: EFFECTING CHANGE IN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING (2024-2025)

Last modified: 12 Nov 2024 11:46


Course Overview

This course is designed for students registered on the BA Childhood Practice degree with a focus on utilising new learning to effect change in an Education and Childcare setting.  The aim of the course is to promote and encourage the use of workplace based activities as the basis for academic study.  This course is designed to meet the continuing professional development of individuals involved with working with children and students must be employed in a relevant educational setting for a minimum of 12.5 hours per week. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Vicky Simpson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
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What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The central focus of this course is to utilise new learning to effect change in an education and childcare setting. Through investigation of principles of learning across other disciplines and cultures, professional thinking will be challenged. The course will cover:
  • Study of some current research to develop detailed knowledge and understanding of a specialised area of child development and learning.
  • Planning and implementing changes and monitoring and evaluating the impact on children's development and learning.
  • Interrogation of the assumptions underpinning curriculum documentation.
  • Comparative study of own setting and a setting within another sector.
  • Maintenance and development of a professional journal.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 6000
Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 6000
Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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