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Building Positive Education Communities (EDUC90807)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Off Campus
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
May
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/professional-certificate-in-education-positive-education/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
May
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/professional-certificate-in-education-positive-education
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | May - Off Campus May - On Campus November - Off Campus |
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This subject explores how positive psychology practitioners can initiate, implement and lead change across the workplace, learning institution, or broader community, and facilitate the development of an evidence base for demonstrating the impact of their strategies to ensure change is embedded. Models for exploring and implementing organisational change are introduced, and examples of larger scale policy models are explored. Students will use an action research model in their schools that will be informed by theories from positive organisational scholarship, positive organisational behaviour, and appreciative inquiry.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject participants should be able to:
- Apply a range of approaches to introducing, exploring and implementing organisational change in schools;
- Apply the appreciate inquiry approach to facilitating discussion about organisational objectives and change;
- Apply the role of practitioner research in building an evidence base for demonstrating impact;
- Apply approaches to successful change management in education.
Generic skills
Graduates should develop the following generic skills:
- Problem solving skills, including engaging with, researching and identifying strategies to solve unfamiliar problems and bring about change;
- Analytical skills and the ability to construct and express logical arguments;
- To learn to critically investigate, modify and adapt new ideas and approaches;
- Plan effective work schedules and meet deadlines;
- Verbal and written communication skills;
- Change management skills;
- Use of evidence and data.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in PR-EDPOSED Professional Certificate in Education (Positive Education). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Appreciative enquiry plan, due three weeks after the first intensive
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Appreciative inquiry report, due four weeks after the second intensive
| Second half of the teaching period | 80% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- May - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Peggy Kern Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 3 days, off campus delivery Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 May 2019 to 31 May 2019 Last self-enrol date 8 May 2019 Census date 17 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 June 2019 Assessment period ends 30 June 2019 May contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/professional-certificate-in-education-positive-education/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT. - May - On Campus
Principal coordinators Peggy Kern and Alexandra Johnston Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (3 days of intensive delivery, first intensive two days, second intensive one day) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 May 2019 to 7 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 May 2019 Census date 20 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 June 2019 Assessment period ends 30 June 2019 May contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/professional-certificate-in-education-positive-education
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT. - November - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 November 2019 to 7 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 14 November 2019 Census date 22 November 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 December 2019 Assessment period ends 20 January 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Cooperrider, D., Whitney, D., & Stavros, J., (2008) Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change, 2 nd Edition, Crown Custom Publishing.
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Type Name Course Professional Certificate in Education (Positive Education) - Links to additional information
Last updated: 10 February 2024