ECE112 - The Planning Cycle
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Lam Pham |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E333, E334 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed ECE111 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week NIKERI (CBD): |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
In this unit, students will develop the skills necessary to create and implement effective, child-centered learning plans by engaging with all aspects of the early years planning cycle. Students will work with a range of observations that focus on individual, small groups, and whole groups of children to analyse their learning and make appropriate links to an approved early learning framework. The analysis of children’s learning will inform the planning of play-based experiences that extend on children’s knowledge. The plans developed by students will be responsive to children’s interests, strengths, abilities and learning dispositions. Students will learn a range of teaching strategies to effectively support children’s engagement and learning and how to evaluate, reflect upon and revise plans.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Recognise and apply all components of a planning cycle to an approved early years learning framework and explain how this facilitates children’s learning. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Analyse a range of pedagogical documentation and apply this to planning for children’s learning, development and wellbeing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Analyse teaching strategies associated with play-based pedagogy, including intentional teaching, guided play, adult and child-led learning. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Evaluate and apply appropriate technologies and resources to collect, analyse and share information about the planning cycle. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Case Study | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: Presentation | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ECE112 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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