PRTC H3406 Supervised Professional Practice 3 Portfolio Assignment Brief- Faculty of Lifelong Learning, SETU Ireland

Assignment Brief Details: 

Part 1:

Briefly describe the context and ethos of the early years setting in which you work.  With specific reference to this setting, outline your role and learning goals for this academic year.

Please note that these learning goals will form part of the reflection / discussion during your tripartite meeting in Term 2.

Part 2: Project

Weighting 50% 

Addresses learning outcome 1, 2 and 4 of SPP3.

Word count 2,800 +/- 10

Following children’s emerging interests and creating inquiry-based curriculums requires a practitioner to actively listen to children.  Describe and discuss how practitioners listen to children within an early years’ settings and reflect on tensions in practice and policy which may prevent active listening.

Your discussion should include reference to listening approaches, reflection on practice, literature and policy.

Part 3: Presentation

Weighting 30% 

Addresses learning outcomes 1 and 2 of SPP3.

Word count 600. Max – 15 slides. Time 12-15 mins max

‘An enabling environment promotes children’s physical, mental and emotional well-being’ (Hodgman, 2011)

In your presentation demonstrate how in your setting you promote children’s overall development through your provision of an appropriate environment.

Your presentation should include reference to the theory, literature & policy, as well as including reference to your experiences as an early year’s practitioner.

Part 4: Reflection

Weighting 20% 

Addresses learning outcomes 6 of SPP3. 

Word count 1200 +/- 10%

Critically reflect on your accumulated learning and practice experiences this academic year.  Create a personal development learning plan which considers your strengths, topics of interest for further learning and skill areas for future development in early years practice.

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Grade Descriptor/Rubric -Presentation-Part 3

Continuous Assessment Submission Guidelines  

Artificial Intelligence

As part of the assessment strategy, students may be called upon, at random, to orally defend any piece of work submitted.  This would be conducted, not as a punitive measure, but rather as a way of positively supporting the overall assessment process and ensure that it is robust. Work submitted through Turnitin will produce an AI report as well as a Similarity report. Assignments which have copied work from websites, from other authors, from other students or any other sources may receive a grade of 0.

Assignments must be submitted via Turnitin. If assignments are not submitted via Turnitin, this will be regarded as a non-submission. It is the student’s responsibility to upload assignments to the correct Turnitin link.

Please observe the suggested word count. Assignments that are too short or too long may be penalised.

Plagiarism

Assignments which have copied work from websites, from other authors, from other students or any other sources may receive a grade of 0. All instances of plagiarism must be reported to the Head of Department who, in turn, is obliged to report them to the Registrar. Students who receive this grade may be asked to justify their actions to the University’s plagiarism panel. Students must apply to the examination board at the end of the academic year to re-submit their work in such instances. Please note that copying verbatim from original sources is unacceptable even if you provide references.

Late Submissions

Failure to submit an assignment on time and in the prescribed method without an extension or other extenuating circumstances shall result in the imposition of penalties upon the learner.

Assignments received at any time after two weeks of the due date to be graded, but a penalty applies, as follows:

a) Assignments submitted at any time up to one week after the due date to have the mark awarded to them reduced by 10 per cent (for example, from 57% to 47%)

b) Assignments submitted more than one week but up to two weeks after the due date to have the mark reduced by 20 per cent (for example, from 87% to 67%)

Assignments received more than two weeks after the due date shall not be accepted. In this event, the learner shall receive a grade of 0”

Extension Policy

Only in exceptional circumstances will extensions be granted.

Undergraduate and postgraduate extensions cannot be granted by your lecturer. Such extensions can only be granted by the Faculty of Lifelong Learning once a completed extension form and supporting documentation is returned online.

Students can apply for extensions at the following link – LLL Extension Request Form

Extensions must be sought in advance of the submission date. Extensions will not be granted retrospectively.

The circumstances under which an extension request will be considered include, but are not limited to:

• Serious personal / family / business reasons
• Where a student is representing their country or university

An extension request is unlikely to be considered under the following circumstances:

• Minor illnesses such as a common cold
• Holidays during the academic year
• Multiple assignments due at the one time
• Failure to plan study schedule
• Debs / weddings / social events
• IT and /or computer failure

The Faculty of Lifelong Learning reserve the right to request supporting documentation. If you are applying for an extension that exceeds 5 days you must submit supporting documentation (e.g. letter from a doctor, employer, line manager etc.) so that any prolonged absence can be verified.

To avoid any unnecessary distress, please ensure that you back up your work regularly as you undertake your assignment.

Failure to submit a piece of assessment may result in a grade of 0.

Referencing 

Correct referencing and citation are very important in academic writing.  for the referencing system used by SETU (Harvard) please click on this link:

 https://library.setu.ie/research–support/   and choose the option of Cite them Right.