Module Details

Module Code: PRTC C2703
Module Title: Supervised Professional Practice 2
Title: Supervised Professional Practice 2
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 30
Module Coordinator: Janette Davies
Module Author:: Dawn Murphy
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Module Description: The aims of this module are to facilitate and support learners in their professional practice placement in an early childhood context. Learners will be encouraged to apply their accumulated programme learning to their professional practice placement experiences, and to examine how their professional practice placement experiences can inform their understanding of various theoretical perspectives. The module aims for learners continue to self-reflect and to develop personally and professionally with increasing confidence in evaluating their own and others’ practice.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Demonstrate capacity to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with children in the placement setting.
LO2 Support children's learning and development, in indoor & outdoor learning environments, using pedagogical practices that are informed by theory, research and the Aistear and Síolta professional frameworks.
LO3 Implement appropriate practices in relation to children's health, wellbeing and care needs, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
LO4 Provide verbal and written accounts of professional practice of children's learning and development, underpinned by theoretical perspectives.
LO5 Demonstrate capacity to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with adults in the placement setting.
LO6 Take a self-reflective approach to their own professional practice and be able to highlight strengths as well as areas in need of further learning and development.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Workshop participation and discussion
Workshops to provide a space for discussion and peer-learning before and after supervised professional practice placement.
Communication and relationships with children and adults.
• Attunement and responsiveness • Non-verbal communication • Alternative communication approaches • Communication through stories, songs and rhymes • Recognising and supporting children's expression through the '100 Languages' and • Co- professional relationships • Professional verbal and written communication with adults.
Pedagogical practices.
• Developing practices that are informed by theory, research and professional frameworks- Aistear, Síolta and the National Framework for Children & Young People's Participation.
Health, wellbeing and care needs.
• Policies and practices in relation to Quality Regulatory Framework- Health, Welfare and Development of the Child & Safety.
Developing reflective practice.
Using reflective models in relation to professional practice experiences • Growth of self-efficacy and professional identity over the stage • Recognising strengths & areas for development
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 100
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Learners are assessed via three components. These components are i)
Minimum 80% attendance at SPP2 workshops; ii) A ‘Pass’ in relation to professional practice placement; iii) A mark of not less
than 40% in the SPP2 portfolio.
The portfolio consists of reflective activities, to be submitted at regular intervals throughout the placement period.
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.
Reassessment Description
Learners who do not achieve some or all of the SPP2 components shall be provided with one repeat opportunity in the next academic year, where IT Carlow is satisfied with the learner’s fitness and preparedness to do so.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Tutorial Contact Small group workshops 12 Weeks per Stage 0.67 8
Work - based Learning Contact Block 400 hour supervised professional practice placement in Semester 3 12 Weeks per Stage 33.33 400
Total Weekly Contact Hours 34.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Work - based Learning Contact Work based learners must complete a minimum of 265 hours of supervised professional practice. 12 Weeks per Stage 22.08 265
Total Weekly Contact Hours 25.08
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Bruce, Meggitt and Grenier. (2010), Childcare and Education, Hodder Education, London.
  • Nóirín Hayes. (2013), Early Years Practice, Gill Education, p.224, [ISBN: 9780717157204].
  • Barnardos. (2016), The Key Person Approach: Positive Relationships with Children in the Early Years, Barnardos, Ireland.
  • Elaine Hallett. (2016), Early Years Practice For Educators and Teachers, p.216, [ISBN: 978144629871].
  • Jennifer A. Moon. (2004), A Handbook of Reflective and Experiential Learning, Taylor & Francis Group, p.200, [ISBN: 9786610549382].
  • Paige-Smith, A., and Craft, A., (Eds). (2011), Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years, 2nd. Open University Press, Maidenhead.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Carolyn P. Edwards,Lella Gandini,George E. Forman. (1998), The Hundred Languages of Children, Greenwood Publishing Group, p.488, [ISBN: 1567503101].
  • Janet Moyles. (2006), Effective Leadership and Management in the Early Years (p110-123), Open University Press, p.192, [ISBN: 9780335221028].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
Supplementary Article/Paper Resources
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