ATS2086 - Leadership for social change 2 - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mathias Sutherland Stevenson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mathias Sutherland Stevenson

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ATS1020

Notes

This unit is a core unit for the Bachelor of Global StudiesBachelor of Global Studies (http://www.monash.edu/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A2001.html).

Synopsis

In this unit students will build on the work of Leadership for Social Change 1. Students will compare and contrast a range of solutions to local and global challenges affecting young people in different historical, linguistic, cultural, and geographical settings, focusing especially on developing an understanding of social change and leadership across a range of contexts. They will develop the skills necessary to critically engage with a range of sources and practical contexts relating to leadership and social change, drawing on a variety of disciplinary approaches and real world contexts. In the workshops students will be encouraged reflect on, then critically engage with, specific social change issues in relation to the themes of youth, community and conflict.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. gain critical knowledge of a range of solutions to local and global challenges
  2. learn to identify and critique specific disciplinary approaches
  3. develop skills in adopting and adapting strategies for ongoing, effective critical reading of academic work
  4. build on and further develop skills in collaborative and independent research
  5. build on and further develop skills in written and oral communication.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

See also Unit timetable information

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