Course Title: Supervise students outside the classroom

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: TCHE5892C

Course Title: Supervise students outside the classroom

School: 360T Education

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4349 - Certificate IV in Education Support

Course Contact: Robyn Blaikie

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 4383

Course Contact Email: robyn.blaikie@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Armen Dickranian  armen.dickranian@rmit.edu.au  9925 9494

Soosan Kian  soosan.kian@rmit.edu.au  9925 9183
 

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

No specific pre-requisite and co-requisite.
 

Course Description

This unit focuses on the skills and knowledge required to supervise students in school grounds, community settings, and other non-classroom environments.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CHCEDS023 Supervise students outside the classroom
Element:	1. Identify potential risks associated with an activity in cooperation with relevant personnel
Element:	3. Maintain calm and confident demeanour
Element:	4. Review and reflect on the effectiveness of strategies and performance
Element:	2. Use positive student management techniques

Learning Outcomes

This unit develops the skills and knowledge required to supervise students in school grounds, community settings, and other non-classroom environments.On successful completion of this unit, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

This unit is part of Certificate IV in Education Support program. You will study this unit with several other units on the same day. Your program consists of face to face teaching, Directed Study and you are expected to participate in professional placement. It is highly recommended that students attend all classes as crucial learning activities, assessment task preparation and some assessment tasks are completed in class. You are not required to attend to complete Directed Study, however you are expected to complete all work given and will at times be required to show evidence that the work has been completed in this unit. Directed Study is a very important part of your program. An outline of your Directed Study will be given by your teacher and is published in the Weekly Program Delivery Plan.
The student learning experience will be facilitated through participation in a range of activities: 


Group discussion 

Research assignments

Guest speakers

Oral and/or written questions on "What if?" scenarios

Realistic simulations and role play
Practical demonstrations and direct observation of actual work and simulated work practice
Oral Presentations
Individual and group projects - Completing the projects will include negotiated independent study time and practical work relevant to the unit of competency. 

Professional placement
 

Teaching Schedule

Program Dates:
Sememster 1

9 February - 19 June, 2015

Easter Break 2 April - 7 April, 2015
Mid semester break 7 April -10 April, 2015

This unit will be delivered weekly. The times will be outlined in the program delivery plans which are updated each week.

Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources. Should the teaching schedule change students will be advised via blackboard.
Library Orientation & an RMIT Online Systems Information Session will be scheduled during the first two weeks of your program. Information about student services, rights and responsibilities is contained in your student diary.

Week	CHCEDS023 Supervise students outside the classroom	Elements
1	Identifying physical hazards	1
2	Articulating verbal directions	3
3	Evaluating risks	1
4	Addressing cultural differences	1
5	Identifying risks and hazards in activities Assessment task Risk Evaluation Essay	1
6	Reviewing students’ health and medical needs prior activities	1
7	Monitoring, controlling and defusing stressful situations	3
8	Modelling positive behaviour	2
9	Evaluating strategies with other staff members Assessment Task 2 - Folio submission (Reflective notes)	2
10	Reflecting and reviewing importance of risk-management strategies	Assessment 3 Observation/ Demonstration in workplacement
11	Reflecting and reviewing supportive behaviour techniques when supervising outside the classroom outside
12	Reflecting and reviewing effective communication procedures and equipment
13	Reflecting on experiences responding to individual student needs
14	Making accurate observations and assessments of student interactions
15	Reporting information accurately and according to organisational standards
16	Reflecting on the the responsibilities of an education support worker when supervising in a non-classroom environment

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT

There are no set texts in this course. RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through handouts, our online systems and access to facilities and relevant software. You will also have access to the library resources. It is recommended that you bring:

• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Highlighter pens
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
• Headphones (use your own or they can be purchased from the Brunswick Library very cheaply)
• USB (Memory stick)

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

The Student Charter www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/supporting-learning-and-teaching/student-charter/ summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT University student as well as the responsibilities of the university.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which can be found on the RMIT University website at: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qwxbqbg739rl1

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 - Risk Evaluation (Essay) - Week 5

Assessment Task 2 - Folio submission (Reflective notes) - Week 9

Assessment Task 3 - Observation and Demonstration in workplacement - Week 10-16

Assessment Matrix

The assessment mapping demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency and with the critical aspects of assessment for each unit. The assessment mapping grids for units will be available on Blackboard for students to access.

CA - Competency achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent

Other Information

You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work, including online submissions. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.

Attendance - The major learning experience involves participating in face to face classes. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Feedback - Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Students will be asked to attend mid semester interviews with relevant teachers and Program Coordinator.

Special Consideration - All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please see the RMIT website for further information.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagarism and and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
 

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