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Leading the Educational Organisation (EDUC90941)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
May
October
Overview
Availability | May - Online October - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject explores educational leadership, with a special focus on leadership for school and systemic transformation. The subject explores the notion of leadership for transformation. Transformation is considered to be significant, systematic and sustained change that results in high levels of achievement for all students in all settings taking account of the particular circumstances in different settings. Key topics covered include leadership for success, instructional leadership, transformational leadership, distributed leadership, and system leadership. Other topics include professional development of leaders and leading change. Students will apply these notions to their own leadership and research transformation in a context of their own interest.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand, apply, analyse, critically evaluate the main concepts in educational leadership within their own and other contexts
- Understand the role of the leader in bringing about educational transformation
- Be able to apply educational leadership ideas and evaluate their effectiveness in settings of personal, professional interest
Generic skills
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
Last updated: 10 February 2024
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 |
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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 |
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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
Recommended background knowledge
Students should have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in an education or a related setting (such as health and social service).
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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Leader in action case study
| Mid semester | 20% |
School transformation paper
| End of semester | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 75% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- May - Online
Coordinators David Gurr and Lawrie Drysdale Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 26 April 2021 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should access the LMS. Teaching period 1 May 2021 to 29 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 27 April 2021 Census date 21 May 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 June 2021 Assessment period ends 30 July 2021 May contact information
- October - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator David Gurr Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 1 October 2021 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students are required to engage with materials on the LMS. Teaching period 8 October 2021 to 6 November 2021 Last self-enrol date 1 October 2021 Census date 22 October 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 November 2021 Assessment period ends 24 December 2021 October contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Education Course Master of Modern Languages Education Course Master of TESOL Course Master of Education Specialisation (formal) Leadership and Management - 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: 10 February 2024