Postgraduate - UnitEDF5585 - Learning to lead and change

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Not offered in 2014

Synopsis

In this unit, students are encouraged to reflect on their lives and contexts, to identify and evaluate dispositions, capabilities, roles, resources and goals in leading change for education for sustainability. Developing leadership for change around sustainability relies as much on leading systems and planning change as it does on developing a leader's self and other awareness and emotional preparedness.The unit introduces a variety of perspectives for developing self and other awareness. Instruments and practices, learning styles and profile instruments are used, along with a rigorous reflective practice regimen, to help students develop a leadership development plan. This knowledge is used to understand how to lead and engage others in ways that may produce enduring change.

Outcomes

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

understand and critically evaluate paradigms of leadership development
apply theoretical concepts and instruments to identify personal strengths of leaders
engage in meaningful reflective practice about personal leadership
articulate and plan personal leadership development in support of sustainability.

Assessment

Visionary leader review (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Sustainability leadership plan (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 24 hours per week for six weeks (144 hours total per term) comprising:

(a.) Study schedule for online students:

4 hours of directed online activities per week

(d.) Additional requirements:

20 hours of independent study per week

Prerequisites

Two of EDF5580, EDF5581 or EDF5582