FIELD EXPERIENCE C

OED2FEC

2014

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject students develop the knowledge and skills required to undertake an extended journey in a remote natural environment and consolidate their outdoor education journey skills, environmental knowledge, and introductory outdoor leadership skills. Theory and practical work encourages the development of safe practice, reasonable judgment, understanding of self, care for others and the environment, sound preparation, and the ability to learn from experience.

Faculty: Faculty of Education

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Brendon Munge

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Cultural heritage of the Australian Alps	Recommended	Scougall, B. (ed). (1992)	CANBERRA: CPN PUBLICATIONS
Readings	Searching for the Snowy: an environmental history	Recommended	Seddon, G. (1994)	ALLEN & UNWIN
Readings	The Australian Alps: Kosciusko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks	Recommended	Slattery, D. (1998)	SYDNEY: UNSW PRESS

Bendigo, 2014, Summer semester, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Brendon Munge

Class requirements

Field Trip
One 18.0 days field trip per study period on any day including weekend during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Tutorial
Eight 1.0 hours tutorial other recurrence on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
15-minute presentation		10
practical competencies	Practical work hurdle (compulsory). Satisfactory participation and performance to defined exit standards are required to meet the compulsory hurdle assessment	50
two 1750-word assignments	Written work hurdle (compulsory). An overall pass mark in the two written assignments is required to meet the compulsory hurdle assessment.	40

Bendigo, 2014, Week 38-51, Day