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Specialist Certificate in Cultural Development Planning (SC-CDP) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Dr. James Oliver
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Future students:
- Further information:http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/courses
- Email:vcamcm-cdp@unimelb.edu.au
Intended learning outcomes
The Specialist Certificate in Cultural Development Planning consists of two 12.5 point subjects. It explores an approach to cultural development planning that is based on globally recognized principles and established planning practices while remaining sensitive to the local contexts. The course introduces the key ideas of contemporary cultural development while providing students with a context in which they undertake practical work to create an effective cultural development plan for their organization. The course brings together the expertise of the Centre for Cultural Partnerships with the Cultural Development Network’s practice and research on cultural development in local government.
Generic skills
On completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:
- An ability to contextualise complex knowledge and synthesis this into effective communication.
- A commitment to professional and academic ethics and excellence.
- Collaborative and teamwork skills through working with fellow students.
- A capacity to critically investigate, modify and adapt new ideas and approaches.
- The ability to contribute to debates about cultural development and its significance.
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent:
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- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Knowledgeable across disciplines:
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- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Leaders in communities:
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- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
- Attuned to cultural diversity:
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- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Active global citizens:
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- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Last updated: 18 December 2020