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Wellbeing Design in the Real World (EDUC91352)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject examines the design, delivery, and evaluation of positive interventions and approaches to fostering wellbeing and other positive outcomes across a range of contexts, including educational settings, workplaces and in the local and global community. The use and interpretation of data sources to provide an evidence base for wellbeing strategies will be explored. Ethical, cultural and sustainability issues associated with wellbeing practices, interventions or approaches across different contexts will be discussed, drawing upon guidelines from various disciplines including systems informed approaches and wellbeing literacy. Strategies for evaluating the design, effectiveness, implementation and sustainability of interventions and programs will be considered.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Effectively communicate the use of wellbeing data to support a wellbeing need
- Identify and critically evaluate strategies (practices, interventions or approaches) employed in wellbeing science and related disciplines
- Illustrate factors that impact the application of wellbeing interventions and approaches
- Develop ethically and culturally sensitive approaches to improve, maintain and evaluate wellbeing across a range of contexts
- Demonstrate reflective practice regarding learning and professional application of wellbeing enabling approaches.
Generic skills
This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:
- Ability to critically investigate, revise and review new ideas and approaches
- Effective organisational and planning skills
- High level communication skills
- Ability to gather, interpret, and distinguish relevant supporting scientific evidence and data.
Last updated: 4 March 2025