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Promoting Positive Behaviour (EDUC90290)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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August
Overview
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This subject explores strategies for promoting positive behaviour for students, particularly those with disabilities, enrolled in early intervention and school settings. Structured online learning experiences, along with face-to-face session, focus on research-validated approaches for effective behaviour management. Whole school approaches will be examined, alongside targeted interventions for students requiring intensive interventions.
Engagement in all face-to-face lectures and online modules is required.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse the concept of ‘challenging behaviour’
- Review and contrast major theoretical perspectives on behaviour
- Investigate functional relationship between environment and behaviour
- Consider communicative function of behaviour
- Examine approaches and techniques for promoting positive behaviour
- Reflect critically on implications for promoting positive behaviour in professional practice
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Generate questions based on experience, expertise and literature;
- Synthesise, analyse and apply information to fill self-identified gaps and extend knowledge;
- Use the language of the discipline to extend knowledge and understanding from diverse perspectives for a range of audiences.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- A task analysing behaviour functions and appropriate interventions from case studies (equivalent to 2000 words) due mid semester, 40%
- Development of a positive behaviour support plan from a case study (equivalent to 3000 words) due end of semester, 60%
Hurdle Requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- August
Principal coordinator Shiralee Poed Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 18 hours lectures and 6 hours online modules using the LMS Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 17 July 2017 Teaching period 13 August 2017 to 7 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 21 July 2017 Census date 18 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 30 October 2017 August contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
During the pre-teaching period students will be required to complete readings that will be provided via LMS. The independent learning modules for the subject will be available and students are expected to start working through them.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Dunlap, G., Iovannone, R., Kincaid, D., et al. (2010). Prevent, teach, reinforce : the school-based model of individualized positive behavior support. Maryland: Paul H Brookes Publishing Co.
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
additional entry requirements apply
Last updated: 10 February 2024