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 for Improvement
  • Unit Code

    EPA6320
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Lee Jane BEATTY

Description

This unit focuses on how educational leaders contribute to and manage the process of continuous improvement in a climate of political, economic and pedagogical change. It examines the importance of instructional leadership and change management in building a learning culture.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students undertake one unit at a time in the fully online, accelerated delivery mode (7 weeks).

Equivalent Rule

This unit was previously coded EPA4156, EPA5156, EPA6156

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique common educational leadership strategies in the field in light of current evidence-based research.
  2. Design and develop strategies for initiating and leading sustained organisational change.
  3. Critically discuss instructional and program leadership.
  4. Analyse the role of data collection and analysis in planning for improvement.

Unit Content

  1. Module One: Leadership for school improvement Defining leadership and examining leadership models, Defining and critiquing school improvement frameworks, Contextualised improvement planning.
  2. Module Two: Data led planning and culture building School Improvement measurements Identifying, collecting, interpreting, reporting, and applying relevant data
  3. Module Three: Initiating and sustaining change processes Initiating improvement measures, Leading change processes, Sustaining change over time in a school community.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

E/Lectures, e/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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership for school improvement50%
Case StudyData-driven school improvement50%

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 for Improvement
  • Unit Code

    EPA6320
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Lee Jane BEATTY

Description

This unit focuses on how educational leaders contribute to and manage the process of continuous improvement in a climate of political, economic and pedagogical change. It examines the importance of instructional leadership and change management in building a learning culture.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students undertake one unit at a time in the fully online, accelerated delivery mode (7 weeks).

Equivalent Rule

This unit was previously coded EPA4156, EPA5156, EPA6156

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique common educational leadership strategies in the field in light of current evidence-based research.
  2. Design and develop strategies for initiating and leading sustained organisational change.
  3. Critically discuss instructional and program leadership.
  4. Analyse the role of data collection and analysis in planning for improvement.

Unit Content

  1. Module One: Leadership for school improvement Defining leadership and examining leadership models, Defining and critiquing school improvement frameworks, Contextualised improvement planning.
  2. Module Two: Data led planning and culture building School Improvement measurements Identifying, collecting, interpreting, reporting, and applying relevant data
  3. Module Three: Initiating and sustaining change processes Initiating improvement measures, Leading change processes, Sustaining change over time in a school community.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

E/Lectures, e/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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentLeadership for school improvement50%
Case StudyData-driven school improvement50%

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.

EPA6320|1|2