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Relationship Skills for Educators 1 (EDUC90628)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and Online
Please refer to the return to campus page for more information on these delivery modes and students who can enrol in each mode based on their location.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
February
July
Overview
| Availability | February - Online July - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject explores the educator’s role in the promotion of student wellbeing including contemporary issues in the delivery of wellbeing in educational settings and effective helping strategies in addressing young people’s wellbeing. Students will engage with and apply a psycho-educational model of helping for educators with a strong focus on skilled interpersonal communication and its role in effective helping. Personal values and professional accountability in helping in educational setting are also explored.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students, should be able to:
- Critically reflect on the educator’s role in the promotion of student wellbeing;
- Apply the theories, research and values underlying helping models used in education settings to professional practice;
- Understand and apply a specific psycho-educational model of helping with a critical understanding of appropriate ethical practice and role boundaries for educators.
Generic skills
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None, with the following exception: Students in the 200-point program of the Master of Education, Master of TESOL or Master of Modern Languages Education, must have completed the following four compulsory subjects*:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90929 | Understanding Education in Context |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90930 | Local Literacies in Global Contexts |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC91029 | Understanding the Student as Learner |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC91030 | Research in Educational Relationships |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
*Students that commenced their course prior to 2021 may have completed EDUC90830 in place of EDUC91029, and EDUC90900 in place of EDUC91030:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Reflective task
| Mid semester | 20% |
Assignment
| End of semester | 80% |
| Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 75% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February - Online
Principal coordinator Annie Gowing Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 5 February 2021 Pre teaching requirements During the preteaching period, students are required to engage with materials posted on the LMS. Teaching period 13 February 2021 to 28 March 2021 Last self-enrol date 5 February 2021 Census date 26 February 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 April 2021 Assessment period ends 15 May 2021 February contact information
- July - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Annie Gowing Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 July 2021 Pre teaching requirements During the preteaching period, students are required to engage with materials posted on the LMS. Teaching period 19 July 2021 to 12 September 2021 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2021 Census date 6 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 September 2021 Assessment period ends 15 October 2021 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Egan, G. & Reese, R.J. (2019). The skilled helper: A problem-management & opportunity-development approach to helping (11th edition). Cengage: Boston, USA.
Bolton, Robert. (1987). People Skills: How to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflict. Pymble, NSW; Simon & Schuster.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Education Course Master of TESOL Course Master of Education Course Master of Modern Languages Education Specialisation (formal) Student Wellbeing - 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
Subject coordinator approval required.
- 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: 3 November 2022