Undergraduate - UnitEDF2809 - Workplace learning and development

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Susan Webb

Synopsis

This unit will critically consider the ways in which work and workplaces have been changing in recent years, and the implications of these changes for workplace educators and others with an interest in how people learn at work. The unit explores and critiques a range of perspectives on workplace learning. A key part of this is an analysis of the role of the adult or workplace educator in facilitating learning at work.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

understand current trends in the world of work and of organisations
understand different theoretical approaches to workplace learning
critically reflect on their own workplace contexts
further develop skills in designing work-based learning strategies sensitive to the contexts of the organisations in which they work.

Assessment

Critique of a workplace learning strategy (1600 words equivalent, 40%)
Workplace learning strategy or case study analysis (2400 words equivalent, 60%)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Susan Webb

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

18 contact hours and 6 hours of online activity per semester

(b.) Additional requirements

10 hours of independent study per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Adult learning