EAD500 - Integrative Seminar/Field Placement

Subject Title
Integrative Seminar/Field Placement

Subject Description
This is the third in a sequence of Integrative Seminar/Field Placement courses for students in the Child Development degree program. This course offers the Child Development student an opportunity to participate as part of a team and interact with children and families in a community organization. Classroom activities model and encourage reflective practice and group problem-solving. The field placement will be supervised, and will assist the student in applying theory to practice, working with children and their families. Students will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and are expected to take on a facilitation role.

The field placement offers the student the opportunity to work in diverse settings that vary from work experiences and from previous field placement experiences to extend understanding and promote new skills.

The course includes an integrative seminar, to allow students to have broadened discussions generated from their experiences in field placement.

Credit Status
EAD 500 is a required subject in the Bachelor of Child Development.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Develop SMART goals for field placement evaluation.
2. Function as a team member in field placement.
3. Appraise community services and supports for families and children.
4. Evaluate personal performance in the field setting to develop professionally.
5. Assess the impact of public policy, funding formulas and legislation on services for families with young children.

Academic Integrity
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Discrimination/Harassment
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
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Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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