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Resilience and Relationships (EDUC90900)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Term 3
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | Term 1 - Online Term 3 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The subject will support participants to develop further skills in promoting student wellbeing and creating supportive and safe learning environments at a classroom and whole school level. Current research will be used to understand what teachers can do to support the social and emotional learning of their students, and how to implement school-wide approaches that foster student resilience and respectful relationships across all partners in the education process.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- use an evidence base to articulate the relationship between safe and supportive learning environments, student social and emotional wellbeing, and engagement in learning;
- critically appraise contemporary frameworks and curricula for the promotion of positive relationships and student wellbeing, and understand their implications for school policy and teacher practice;
- critically analyse the impact of school culture on student and staff wellbeing and identify evidence-informed approaches to building a positive learning environment;
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to
- Engage confidently in the promotion of student wellbeing and effectively address barriers to student learning and wellbeing at the classroom and school level;
- Lead and promote effective, ethical and respectful relationships with all involved in the learning community;
- Effectively engage students, parents, community members, and professional colleagues to support student learning and development;
- Critically evaluate approaches to student resilience and relationships at a class, school and system level; and
- Collaborate effectively to ensure that equity, participation and democracy are manifested in learning and teaching and organizational processes.
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
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Essay on teacher-student relationships
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Review of a wellbeing program, resource or policy, due mid subject
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Report detailing recommendations to a leadership team
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: Contribution to a minimum of 80% of online class blogs | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Coordinator Dave Camilleri Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 22 January 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to log on to the online subject to learn about the subject content and the assessment. They may also be required to do a small number of preparatory readings and submit a post that introduces them to the other students and to the subject tutor. Teaching period 29 January 2024 to 24 March 2024 Last self-enrol date 23 January 2024 Census date 16 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 March 2024 Assessment period ends 31 March 2024 Term 1 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Dave Camilleri Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 15 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to log on to the online subject to learn about the subject content and the assessment. They may also be required to do a small number of preparatory readings and submit a post that introduces them to the other students and to the subject tutor. Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 15 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2024 Census date 9 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 August 2024 Assessment period ends 22 September 2024 Term 3 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
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 Master of Education in Evidence-Based Teaching Course Master of International Education (International Baccalaureate) - 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