UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EDF5625 Educational organisations, culture and change

Faculty of Education

EDF5625 Educational organisations, culture and change is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2024
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF5625

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After EDF5625

No unit lists EDF5625 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in:

  •  A6028 Master of Public Policy or D6001 Master of Teaching

Or must have passed:

  • EDF4610 Interacting with research in education contexts or EDF5610 Interacting with research in education contexts

AND

  • EDF4611 Investigating education issues in global contexts or EDF5611 Investigating education issues in global contexts

Overview

This unit focuses on understanding how leaders influence change in educational organisations. You will develop your knowledge and skills to effect change and set directions for individuals and groups, shape organisational culture, facilitate the development of shared goals, and encourage others to participate in change processes. As educational organisations are varied and dynamic, leaders are faced with a multitude of demands. This unit will broaden your perspectives on issues related to diversity in organisations and common reasons individuals resist organisational change. At the conclusion of the unit, you will be prepared to lead diverse groups of educators and learners towards successful organisational change.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonFlx blk

Assessment

  • Equity audit (4000 words or equivalent)
    50%
  • Responding to equity audit (4000 words or equivalent)
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    understand how leaders shape organisations and organisational culture

  2. 2

    think critically and challenge traditional notions of change in educational settings

  3. 3

    examine the ways leaders can create positive change in educational organisations

  4. 4

    reflect on personal values, beliefs, thinking, and leadership actions as they relate to organisational change

  5. 5

    identify issues of inequity in educational organisations

  6. 6

    develop a plan to create equitable educational organisations

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Lectures12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
 
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
 
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 36 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
 
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode.
 
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Venesser Fernandes
Chief Examiners
Dr Venesser Fernandes

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5625?

EDF5625 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is EDF5625 offered?

In 2024, EDF5625 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is EDF5625?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does EDF5625 have an exam?

No. EDF5625 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available