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Social Change Leadership Part 1 (SOCI90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 37.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Overview
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Social Change Leadership is the coursework component of the Graduate Certificate in Education offered as part of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. The coursework is designed to train a new generation of leaders committed to tackling social disadvantage in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Given the program’s goal, which seeks to utilise an enhanced leadership capability to drive societal change, the curriculum framework for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity consists of four mutually reinforcing curriculum areas that support and enable a shift in the professional identity and leadership capability of Fellows so that they can become effective architects and leaders of transformative social change.
The four curriculum areas are:
• Professional Identity
• Leadership Capability
• Contextual Understanding
• Enabling Networks
Each of the curriculum areas described above is expected to support the growth of each individual Fellow and allow them to:
• Acquire new and greater contextual understanding of complex social problems faced by participating communities, whilst gaining an appreciation and respect for different cultures and peoples;
• Develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem to frame questions, design and scale solutions, mobilise networks; and
• Work across cultural, disciplinary and sectoral boundaries to achieve systemic and enduring change.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
- Demonstrate an advanced theoretical understanding and knowledge of current research, debates, policies and practices in education from a multidisciplinary perspective;
Skills (SILO1)
- Critically analyse educational theories, debates, policies and practice through evidence-based research (SILO2, SILO3);
- Evaluate the social, cultural, political and historical contexts informing education policies and practices (SILO4);
- Evaluate and communicate contemporary educational research ideas and findings to the wider educational community (SILO2, SILO4);
Application of knowledge and skills
- Critique and apply multidisciplinary educational theories and evidence-based research to inform policy and/or improve professional practice (SILO2, SILO3, SILO4);
- Apply specialised theoretical understanding and knowledge of current research, debates, policies and practices in education from a multidisciplinary perspective (SILO2, SILO3, SILO4).
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate enhanced knowledge of the topic or area of scholarship taught in the module;
- demonstrate an ability to reflect upon their own research work in relation to the content of the module;
- demonstrate knowledge of theory and practice of social change, historical and contemporary.
- have an enhanced awareness of the range of contemporary scholarship in their discipline or interdisciplinary area;
- demonstrate an ability to reflect on, critically evaluate and synthesise the contemporary research literatures relevant to their research topic;
- formulate and present the research proposal for their confirmation; and
- articulate the range of problems, concepts and theories relevant to their thesis and field of study.
Generic skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work as a team member
• Confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Written communication
• Ability to plan work
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Fellowship in the Atlantic Fellows for Social Change program.
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
- Oral presentation (10 to 15 minutes), Equivalent to 1,500 words, due early in the semester, 10%
- Social change proposal, 4,500 words, due mid-semester, 30%
- Curated journal of reflection and learning, including daily entries for the duration of the subject, equivalent to 9,000 words, due end of subject, 60%
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 412 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 30 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 27 March 2019 Census date 29 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 May 2019 Assessment period ends 30 June 2019
Time commitment details
The total time commitment for the entire 50-point subject is 550 contact hours.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024