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 Community Engagement
  • Unit Code

    EPA6158
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christine CUNNINGHAM

Description

This unit examines the role educational leaders play in building coalitions with parent and community groups, the promotion of diversity and social inclusion in partnerships with other education and training providers and reputation management. The unit focuses on strategic approaches to the role of educational community interest groups, learning communities and the development and maintenance of educational institution image.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EPA4158, EPA5158

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the role of partnerships other education and training providers play in building community perception of an educational institution.
  2. Critically discuss the importance of adopting a strategic approach to building and maintaining an educational institution's reputation and image within the host community.
  3. Critique common educational leadership strategies and practices in the field in light of current evidence-based research.
  4. Design and develop strategies to actively engage the community in the agenda of the educational institution.

Unit Content

  1. Module Three: Building educational institution image and reputation Public relations and marketing, Issues of quality and reputation, Strategic approaches to maintaining image and reputation.
  2. Module Two: Building partnerships with education and training providers Defining partnerships, The roles of education and training providers, Learning communities.
  3. Module One: Working with educational institution and community interest groups Identifying educational institution and community interest groups, The roles of educational institution community interest groups, Regulatory frameworks.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered3 x 7 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online support, academic readings, online lectures, assignments, critical thinking.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Assignment50%
EssayLeadership Essay50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Assignment 50%
Essay ^Leadership Essay50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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 Community Engagement
  • Unit Code

    EPA6158
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christine CUNNINGHAM

Description

This unit examines the role educational leaders play in building coalitions with parent and community groups, the promotion of diversity and social inclusion in community engagement and also reputation management. The unit focuses on strategic approaches to the role of educational community interest groups, learning communities and the development and maintenance of educational institution image.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EPA4158, EPA5158

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the role of partnerships other education and training providers play in building community perception of an educational institution.
  2. Critically discuss the importance of adopting a strategic approach to building and maintaining an educational institution's reputation and image within the host community.
  3. Critique common educational leadership strategies and practices in the field in light of current evidence-based research.
  4. Design and develop strategies to actively engage the community in the agenda of the educational institution.

Unit Content

  1. Module One: Educational institutions working effectively with their internal school community groups
  2. Module Two: Educational institutions building partnerships with external community groups and other training providers
  3. Module Three: Establishing, maintaining and enhancing educational institutions' image and reputation

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered3 x 7 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Academic advice, academic readings, online or on-campus lectures, assignments, critical thinking.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Leadership for community engagement assignment50%
PresentationLeadership for community engagement presentation50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Leadership for community engagement assignment 50%
Presentation ^Leadership for community engagement presentation50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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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