School: Education

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.

  • Unit Title

    Leading in Challenging Contexts
  • Unit Code

    EPA6155
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Michelle Lorraine STRIEPE

Description

This unit focuses on understanding how educational leadership is enacted under challenging circumstances. In this unit students will explore and evaluate the ideas of challenging circumstances, context and culture as it applies to educational organisations. Additionally, students will acquire an understanding of the body of work on leading under challenging circumstances. Furthermore, students will investigate, analyse and synthesise the theory and empirical research on this topic. Students will apply their knowledge in an investigation of an organisation facing challenging circumstances and develop a plan which describes how leadership could be used to manage or deal with the organisation's particular circumstances.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EPA4155, EPA5155

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse complex problems to generate creative solutions for leading under challenging circumstances.
  2. Apply knowledge and skills in manner that demonstrates autonomy and expert judgement as a learner and practitioner.
  3. Critically analyse and apply educational leadership theories and related key concepts to a range of educational organisations facing challenging circumstances.
  4. Demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding of the body of knowledge on leading under challenging circumstances.

Unit Content

  1. Module One: Understanding, analysing and evaluating key concepts Explore the concepts of context, culture, and challenging circumstances; Examine research on how context and culture influences leading educational organisations.
  2. Module Two: Examining challenging circumstances Research the broad range of challenging circumstances impact on educational organisations; Reflect on and apply the knowledge of context and culture to the notion of challenging circumstances.
  3. Module Three: Leading under challenging circumstances Critically analyse and reflect on specific models, theories and approaches related to leading under challenging circumstances.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and online support.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportInvestigation into challenging circumstances 50%
ReportPlan for leading under challenging circumstances50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportInvestigation of challenging circumstances50%
ReportPlan for leading under challenging circumstances50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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School: Education

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.

  • Unit Title

    Leading in Challenging Contexts
  • Unit Code

    EPA6155
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Michelle Lorraine STRIEPE

Description

This unit focuses on understanding how educational leadership is enacted under challenging circumstances. In this unit students will explore and evaluate the ideas of challenging circumstances, context and culture as it applies to educational organisations. Additionally, students will acquire an understanding of the body of work on leading under challenging circumstances. Furthermore, students will investigate, analyse and synthesise the theory and empirical research on this topic. Students will apply their knowledge in an investigation of an organisation facing challenging circumstances and develop a plan which describes how leadership could be used to manage or deal with the organisation's particular circumstances.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EPA4155, EPA5155

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse complex problems to generate creative solutions for leading under challenging circumstances.
  2. Apply knowledge and skills in manner that demonstrates autonomy and expert judgement as a learner and practitioner.
  3. Critically analyse and apply educational leadership theories and related key concepts to a range of educational organisations facing challenging circumstances.
  4. Demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding of the body of knowledge on leading under challenging circumstances.

Unit Content

  1. Module One: Understanding, analysing and evaluating key concepts Explore the concepts of context, culture, and challenging circumstances; Examine research on how context and culture influences leading educational organisations.
  2. Module Two: Examining challenging circumstances Research the broad range of challenging circumstances impact on educational organisations; Reflect on and apply the knowledge of context and culture to the notion of challenging circumstances.
  3. Module Three: Leading under challenging circumstances Critically analyse and reflect on specific models, theories and approaches related to leading under challenging circumstances.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and online support.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportInvestigation into challenging circumstances 50%
ReportPlan for leading under challenging circumstances50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportInvestigation of challenging circumstances50%
ReportPlan for leading under challenging circumstances50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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