Educating for Sustainable Worlds PG (9088.3)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Educating for Sustainable Worlds 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 will engage with sustainability as a contested concept of global significance, with ethical, political and practical educational implications. Sustainability will be critically addressed as a complex problem, linking environmental, social, economic and educational issues and concerns. In order to address the complex challenge of educating for sustainable worlds, multiple perspectives will be considered. These will include science and environmental studies, contemporary social theory, eco-philosophy and non-western knowledges. Students will analyse the ethical and practical implications of these different perspectives for their own professional practice.

These different perspectives will also be used to critique relevant international and domestic strategic directions, policies and programs. Students will be encouraged to revision the possibilities of educating for sustainable worlds in ways that are inclusive of both human and ecological communities.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of sustainability as a complex and interconnected challenge requiring multiple perspectives and problem-solving strategies;
2. Inquire into different perspectives on sustainability and analyse their ethical and practical implications for professional practice;
3. Effectively communicate their knowledge about global and domestic sustainability policies and programs and their opinions about them; and
4. Demonstrate their capacity to combine professional knowledge and social responsibility through revisioning ways of educating for sustainable human and ecological communities.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

Restrictions: This unit is not open to students who have passed 7678 Sustainable Futures PG.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 05 February 2024 Intensive Dr Ann Hill
2024 Bruce, Canberra Winter Term 27 May 2024 Intensive Dr Ann Hill
Not available

Required texts

The reading list will be provided in Canvas. There are essential readings for each module of work and these are labelled essential in the Canvas reading list. 

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Learner engagement

This unit requires ongoing commitment to student learning and professional engagement. Indicative hours are as follows:

Workshops: 20 hours

Private study/research: 30 hours

Workplace learning: 50 hours

Assessment tasks: 50 hours

Inclusion and engagement

-

Participation requirements

Engagement with mini-lectures and online activities is required pre, during and post the Intensive in order to prepare for the assessment tasks and to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcomes.

Required IT skills

Ability to operate proficiently and independently in the Online Canvas environment 

In-unit costs

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

The theoretical foundations of this unit are interdisciplinary. They draw from earth systems science, environmental philosophy and non-western philosophies. The unit is also research led. The unit convener (and guest speakers where applicable) are active researchers. Unit content is based upon their research.