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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Wellbeing is the combination of feeling good and functioning well (Huppert & Johnson 2010, p. 264). It is important for both staff and students with in schools are experiencing wellbeing so that at all levels they are showing evidence of success but also good mental health. Positive psychology is the focus on wellbeing and flourishing rather than mental illness and disorder. It is an evidence-based approach to wellbeing that utilises lifelong principles of character strengths, virtues, grit (perseverance), being engaged meaningfully and optimism. These are important qualities for success in early childhood, primary, and secondary students, but they are also critical life skills. This unit discusses the application of wellbeing strategies for prevention, promotion and to some extent restoration across the breadth of schooling (early childhood through to University students). An emphasis is placed on the leader's role and the ongoing nature of sustaining individuals' healthy wellbeing.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Implications and consequences of integrating wellbeing into the curriculum on learning and development | 50% |
| Case Study ^ | Case study of youth using the positive psychology principles | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Implications and consequences of integrating wellbeing into the curriculum on learning and development | 50% |
| Case Study ^ | Case study of youth using the positive psychology principles | 50% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Wellbeing is the combination of feeling good and functioning well (Huppert & Johnson 2010, p. 264). It is important for both staff and students with in schools are experiencing wellbeing so that at all levels they are showing evidence of success but also good mental health. Positive psychology is the focus on wellbeing and flourishing rather than mental illness and disorder. It is an evidence-based approach to wellbeing that utilises lifelong principles of character strengths, virtues, grit (perseverance), being engaged meaningfully and optimism. These are important qualities for success in early childhood, primary, and secondary students, but they are also critical life skills. This unit discusses the application of wellbeing strategies for prevention, promotion and to some extent restoration across the breadth of schooling (early childhood through to University students). An emphasis is placed on the leader's role and the ongoing nature of sustaining individuals' healthy wellbeing.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Implications and consequences of integrating wellbeing into the curriculum on learning and development | 50% |
| Case Study ^ | Case study of youth using the positive psychology principles | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Implications and consequences of integrating wellbeing into the curriculum on learning and development | 50% |
| Case Study ^ | Case study of youth using the positive psychology principles | 50% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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