Performance, Potential and Development (EDUC10059)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject will enable students to explore the theory and evidence relating to high performance and optimal functioning across a variety of contexts. Students will reflect on their best possible performing selves by drawing on the academic literature and real-life experiences.

This subject will analyse and review teachable skills and pathways towards high performance. Students will be exposed to a variety of disciplines included, but not limited to psychology, education, social sciences, organisational behaviour and philosophy.

Though an experiential mode of learning, students will learn about a variety of theoretical and evidence-based underpinnings of performance, including growth mindset, self-regulation, emotional intelligence, mindfulness and acceptance based approaches, flow, emotions, resilience, failure, and goal setting.

Students can apply the evidence-based methods to increase their own performance and the performance of those around them.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Gain an interdisciplinary view of performance and potential
  • Identify ways this knowledge can be used to help themselves and the people around them
  • Apply evidence-based performance interventions to personal life and to others
  • Develop a critical perspective of the field, enabling an understanding of the strengths and limitations in performance models, research, and education
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in education and other contexts

Generic skills

This subject will assist students to develop the following set of transferable skills:

  • Resilience in dealing with set-backs and failure
  • Critical and analytical thinking about research and its application across a variety of contexts
  • Analytical and cognitive skills through developing ways to apply research to personal experiences, education, sport, and the workplace.
  • Creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning through exposure to theoretical frameworks across disciplines.

Last updated: 14 March 2025

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: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Reflection on group work

  • 500 words
Mid semester15%

Use digital media to demonstrate application of performance concepts (group assessment)

  • 1500 words (equivalent)
Mid semester35%

Personal performance goal reflective journal

  • 2000 words
1 Weeks after the end of teaching50%
Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 70% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops.Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorLara Mossman
    CoordinatorAnneliese Gill
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023
    Census date31 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

    Semester 2 contact information

    Dr Lara Mossman lara.mossman@unimelb.edu.au and Dr Anneliese Gill gill.a@unimelb.edu.au  

Time commitment details

170 hours

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Last updated: 14 March 2025

Further information

Last updated: 14 March 2025