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EDEL 596 & EDEL 490
The Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

If you require a detailed description of EDEL 595 & EDEL 490 and the course requirements for your program advisor or your institution, please download or print the following syllabus.

Term: Winter 1999-2000, Special Sessions 2000 and Fall 2000-2001
University of Alberta--Department of Elementary Education
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia C. Chard
Office: 436 Education South
Phone: 492-4273 Ext: 236

Entrance Requirements & Administration Details:

Experience with either Microsoft Windows or the Macintosh OS; file creation and management, and a Word Processor are required. All work will be completed and submitted in an electronic format. If do not have these prerequisite skills you should consider taking EDAL 547. You should have full access to a computer and the Internet off campus (computer lab resources on campus are very limited and should not be exclusively relied upon).

EDEL 595 & EDEL 490 are open to all Education, School of Library and Information Studies and all other University of Alberta students. In addition this course will be open to all people anywhere on the Internet who wish to register as an Open Studies student (what is an Open Studies student). Yes! You can register for a full credit University of Alberta course without being a full time University of Alberta student.

Location: anywhere on the Internet

Start Times: Even though there are official start times, students can begin work on the course immediately. Yes, you can register for the a latter session and start today. If you plan to start working on the course prior to your official start date please contact Sylvia C. Chard, the Course Instructor for special approval.

Student Status at the University of Alberta

Each university has its unique ways for defining student status. At the U of A, only students in masters and doctoral programs are categorized as graduate students. This means that Diploma students, Open Studies students and Special students are governed by the same regulations for registration, cancellation of registration, and fees as indicated for undergraduate students. The University of Alberta registration processes are evolving to meet new needs. Changes are posted regularly on the web site of the Registrar's Office. Please review this information before you register each term to avoid problems.

The U of A Calendar and all the information you need to register as a U of A student is available online. (You can even check your grades for the current and previous term online!) Undergraduate students who are new to the U of A, who have been admitted and live out of town, will have a registration package mailed to them automatically.

Continuing students are expected to pick up a U of A calendar and registration book from their faculties starting towards the end of March each year. Distance students (except those living in Edmonton, Sherwood Park or St Albert) are not expected to do this in person. If you would like to have a print copy of the U of A calendar and registration book, whether you are newly admitted or continuing in distance learning courses, email Erika Chomitsch, Manager, Records, Office of the Registrar & Student Awards at erika.chomitsch@ualberta.ca, and she will mail them to you. Each student is entitled to one copy of the calendar each year. If you lose your copy, the Bookstore can sell you one.

Confirmation Deposit (new this year!)

Undergraduate students (which includes Diploma, Open Studies and Special students) must confirm their registration by submitting a non-refundable Confirmation Deposit of $175. Only students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (masters and doctoral students) are not required to pay the Confirmation Deposit.

Failure to pay the Confirmation Deposit by the dates below will result in the cancellation of your course registrations. The Confirmation Deposit will count toward your fees. It does not increase the total amount of fees which you are assessed. When your payment is received a letter confirming receipt of your deposit will be mailed to you at your mailing address.

Students registering for Winter Term Only (January-April): If you began your registration by telephone or other means on or before December 1, your payment must be received by Wednesday, December 15. If you began registering after December 1, your payment must be received within two weeks of the date of your first registration. If you began registering after January 1, your payment must be received by January 14.

Students registering for Fall Term (September-December) or Fall/Winter (September-April): If you began your registration by telephone or other means on or before August 1, your payment must be received by Monday, August 16. If you began registering between August 1-31, your payment must be received within two weeks of the date of your first registration. If you began registering after September 1, your payment must be received by September 15.

Tuition and Fees

The admission fee for new students is $60. Instructional fees are approximately $400 per 3-credit course. Non-instructional fees, which include Registration and Transcript Fees, Student Services, and Students' Union fees, are approximately $70 per-term for part-time distance students. Fees for Athletic Services and Health Services are optional for off-campus students. The fee schedules and payment options are detailed on the U of A website at www.registrar.ualberta.ca. All courses require a coursepack of readings which will cost a maximum of $50; some courses also require texts as indicated in the course descriptions. Distance Library services are also available for a fee.

If you have any questions regarding fees payment, including deadlines, penalties, installment charges, and Statements of Account, please contact the Fees Section, 3rd Floor, Administration Building, phone 780-492-1985.

Registration Deadlines

What deadlines do I need to know about?

For Winter courses, begin the registration process by early November--this is especially important for Open Studies and Special students, that is, students who are not enrolled in a University of Alberta Diploma or Master's program. Official University of Alberta class dates for Winter on-campus courses are January 10 - April 12, 2000. Distance courses generally begin at least a week before on-campus courses to ensure that students have appropriate Internet access and to give time for students get experience in the course before course withdrawal deadlines must be met. Course fees are due January 31st for Winter 2000. Missing deadlines is expensive!

For Fall courses, begin the registration process by early August--this is especially important for Open Studies and Special students, that is, students who are not enrolled in a University of Alberta Diploma or Master's program. Official University of Alberta class dates for Fall on-campus courses are September 9 - December 12, 1999. Distance courses generally begin at least a week before on-campus courses to ensure that students have appropriate Internet access and to give time for students get experience in the course before course withdrawal deadlines must be met. Course fees are due September 30 for Fall 1999. Missing deadlines is expensive!

Course Registration

Before you can be registered in any U of A course, you must be admitted as a University of Alberta student.

Step 1. Establish Your Student Status

The registration process depends on your student status:

If you are currently enrolled in a University of Alberta Diploma or Master's program or if you have been enrolled as an Open Studies or Special student in the past 12 months, use the University's telephone registration system.
If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program in one of the four western provinces, contact your faculty advisor to see if you can make use of the Western Dean's Agreement. This form allows you to register in the U of A courses as if they were offered by your university. Please complete the form, have it signed as directed on the form, and mail it to Gwen Parker, Department of Elementary Education, 551 Education South, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G5. Telephone registration is not available to students making use of the Western Dean's Agreement.
If your status is other than (a) or (b), you need to be admitted or re-admitted to the University of Alberta. The easiest way to do this is as an Open Studies student. There is a non-refundable application fee of $60 but the Open Studies application is only one-page long; it can be mailed to you or you can download it from the University of Alberta web site and generally no transcripts or additional documents are required. Send the completed form along with a $60 check made out to the University of Alberta to Office of the Registrar, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M7. After your Open Studies application has been approved, the Registrar's Office will send you the materials needed for telephone registration.

Step 2. Telephone Registration Process

The telephone registration process may seem complicated the first time you try it, but once you have mastered it, telephone registration can be a great time saver. The instruction page and the Telephone Registration Worksheet is available on the web. Please pay particular attention to all instructions since registration procedures have changed since the last time you registered.

Information You Will Need:

When you call into the Telephone Registration system, you will need to know: (a) your 7-digit student ID number (b) your 4-10 digit PIN number, (c) your Academic Program Code, and (d) the Catalogue Number of the course in which you want to register.

If you are a new student, you can find your Student ID Number on your letter of acceptance. Note: all Student ID Numbers must have seven digits. If yours has 6 numbers, enter a 0 (zero) first: 0123456
Your PIN number is pre-set as your date of birth in the form Year/Month/Day (for a birth date of January 16, 1975, the PIN is 750116)
Use the appropriate Academic Program Code from those listed below.

*63*74010 -- Open Studies, U of A

*32*31550 -- Diploma, Faculty of Education, U of A

*32*31099 -- Special Student, Faculty of Education, U of A

*41*74518 -- Master of Education (Course-based) program, U of A.
The Catalogue Number is a 5-digit unique number assigned to each course (you can find it in the U of A calendar online)

EDEL 595 Catalog number 28652 Sem X6 Term 2 Start 2000/Jan/01 End 2000/Apr/15 Time 5:00p.m. Tuesdays Room 203 Education Building South Title: The Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

EDEL 490 Catalog number 28649 Sem X5 Term 2 Start 2000/Jan/01 End 2000/Apr/15 Time 5:00p.m. Tuesdays Room 203 Education Building South

Title: The Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Extensions: During the regular session (Fall/Winter) extensions are only granted to Graduate students registered in EDIT 535. All EDPY 497 students must complete the course in the semester they are registered in. To arrange an extension a formal request for the extension (email message) with your completion date must be submitted to Sylvia C. Chard, sylvia.chard@ualberta.ca.

Please note: students with extensions will receive an IN for a grade which will then be changed to a final grade once the course is completed.

General course information on this program and others can found in the University of Alberta Course Information site.

The local number for telephone registration is 492-4000 but those outside the local calling area can call the toll-free number of 1-877-313-3933 (Canada and the USA ONLY). If phoning from elsewhere in the world use: 780-492-4000.

Step 3. For either of the two courses you will need to order the two Project Approach books from Scholastic through your local bookstore or the University of Alberta Bookstore:

Chard, S.C. The Project Approach: Making Curriculum Come Alive. Scholastic, NY:US

Chard, S.C. The Project Approach: Managing Successful Projects. Scholastic, NY:USA

Additional Information

Contact the following web sites:

Registrar's Office, University of Alberta: http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca

University of Alberta: http://www.ualberta.ca


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