EDUC 7013 - Educational Leadership in Diverse Contexts
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code EDUC 7013 Course Educational Leadership in Diverse Contexts Coordinating Unit School of Education Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment PowerPoint presentation 30%, Essay 50%, Reflective writing 20% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Lynda MacLeod
Dr Lynda MacLeod
Email: macleodl@ais.sa.edu.au
Jan Keightley
School of Education
The University of Adelaide
Level 8, Room 8.43
Nexus 10 Building, 10 Pulteney St
Adelaide, 5005 SA
Ph: +61 8 8313 5692
Email: jan.keightley@adelaide.edu.auCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the complexities of educational leadership in diverse contexts 2 Demonstrate an understanding of factors that contribute to educational policy and practices 3 Demonstrate knowledge of the complexities and challenges of educational leadership 4 Evaluate models and strategies of educational leadership and their impact on teacher and student capacity University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
4 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
3 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
4 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
2 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
No information currently available.
Workload
No information currently available.
Learning Activities Summary
Week Lecture Topic 1 Complexities of Educational leadership 2 International developments and the impact on Student Learning Outcomes 3 Educational Leadership themes and challenges 4 Contextual Educational leadership 5 Leadership and Student Learning 6 Leading teachers learning and teachers leading 7 Organisational Learning 8 Inspirational developments in leading learning 9 Educational leadership and key stakeholders 10 Forging links between leadership and learning 11 Values in Education 12 Review of Educational Leadership Theory and Practice -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome Solo presentation Summative 30% 1, 3, 4 Essay Summative 50% 1, 2, 3, 4 Reflective writing Summative 20% 1, 2, 3, 4 Assessment Related Requirements
Students are required to attend all sessions.
Criteria used to assess students’ work will be distributed and discussed in class.
To gain a pass, a mark of at least 50% must be obtained on ALL assessed component as well as a total of at least 50% overall.Assessment Detail
Choose a topic related to Educational Leadership.
Explain how your chosen topic effects student outcomes. Demonstrate an understanding of your topic as it applies to one particular educational context, making some comparisons with other contexts (other educational sectors or other jurisdictions or other countries).
You may make recommendations for leadership development or organisational change.
You should submit a topic to your lecturer for approval by Week 4.
Solo presentation: A presentation using PowerPoint.
The seminar is expected to take 20 minutes with the student introducing your chosen topic, outlining the major issues and drawing some conclusions.
Students are then expected to lead the group in a discussion of the issues raised and to answer questions. Discussion and question time may take another 10 minutes.
Essay:
Your essay should be 3000 words (± 10%) not including footnotes and/or citing of references. Submission is electronic (email or on MyUni) on or before 12pm of the due date and further instructions will be provided in class.
Assessment Summary
This course follows criterion-based assessment. This means that student grades are determined by the standard of work in terms of meeting a number of criteria that represent the requirements for a particular course. In other words, work is judged according to a pre-determined standard of task completion rather than by comparing it to the work of other students undertaking the same course.Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- International Student Support
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
- YouX Student Care - Advocacy, confidential counselling, welfare support and advice
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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