Adaptive Educational Leadership 1 PG (12116.1)

Please note these are the 2026 details for this unit
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Adaptive Educational Leadership 1 PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Intensive
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Education
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Academic Program Area - Education Post Graduate Level Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit enables educators to critically analyse the theoretical and practical elements of leading and managing change in education settings. It explores the prevalence of change in education settings, and the importance of adaptive leadership in initiating and sustaining meaningful change in schools. This unit provides opportunities for educators to critically reflect on their own experiences of change in the educational context and explores what successful change management looks like in schools. This unit builds leadership skills in data analysis and interpretation, promoting the use of data informed decision-making to drive improved student outcomes and meaningful change. Educators examine a range of change theories and approaches to leadership and develop a plan for change in their current educational setting.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically examine experience and existing knowledge concerning change leadership in educational settings;
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the role leadership and data-informed decision making have in bringing about educational change;
3. Demonstrate an appreciation of the theories and research relevant to the study and practice of change leadership through an examination of contemporary literature; and
4. Apply relevant theoretical and professional knowledge to design a plan for change in an educational setting.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Study Block 3 12 May 2025 Intensive Mr Matthew Brown
2026 Bruce, Canberra Study Block 3 11 May 2026 Intensive Mr Matthew Brown
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

There are no required texts for this unit. Readings and resources will be supplied on the unit Canvas site.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Indicative hours:

Reading and private study: 60 hours

Workshop and online participation: 30 hours

Assessment tasks: 60 hours

Participation requirements

There is a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. Your participation in online tutorials and engagement with the online activities will enhance your understanding of this unit's content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.

Required IT skills

Students will need to access and be able to use the UC Learn (Canvas) learning managment system.

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

  • its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
    assessment task, and
  • it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
  • its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

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