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Promoting Student Wellbeing (EDUC90428)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
June
July
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The subject will provide Master of Teaching students an opportunity to practice, and reflect on, a range of interpersonal and professional skills relevant to their role in promoting student wellbeing and creating supportive and safe learning environments at a classroom and whole school level.
Current research is used to inform critical analysis of contemporary student wellbeing policies, models, and practices, and to examine associated issues such as the teacher-student relationship, social and emotional learning, behaviour management, school-home partnerships and staff wellbeing.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Use an evidence base to articulate the relationship between safe and supportive learning environments, student social and emotional wellbeing and academic learning.
- Critically appraise contemporary frameworks and models for the promotion of student wellbeing, and understand their implications for school policy and practice.
- Purposefully use a range of supportive, assertive and negotiation skills to interact with students, parents and colleagues to achieve positive educational outcomes for all students.
- Critically analyse the impact of organizational structures and school culture on student and staff wellbeing and organisational health.
- Understand the importance of strong home-school partnerships in promoting student learning and wellbeing and have knowledge of ways to contribute to the development of those partnerships.
Generic skills
This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
July
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Literature review essay
| Mid semester | 40% |
Essay - critically informed response
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum of 80% of all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops (during the Winter Term / Semester) | Throughout the semester | N/A |
June
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Literature review essay
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Essay - critically informed response
| End of term | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum of 80% of all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops (during the Winter Term / Semester) | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- June
Principal coordinator Annie Gowing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 15 June 2020 to 26 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 17 June 2020 Census date 26 June 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 July 2020 Assessment period ends 31 July 2020 June contact information
- July
Principal coordinator Dave Camilleri Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 25 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 7 August 2020 Census date 31 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 October 2020 Assessment period ends 2 November 2020 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A collection of readings will be available online via the LMS
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Primary) Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024