UnitPostgraduate

EDF5688 Performance management and supervision

Faculty of Education

EDF5688 Performance management and supervision is a 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF5688

Prohibitions

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

After EDF5688

No unit lists EDF5688 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in D60027, D6011 or D6015

Overview

Behaviour analysts are often responsible for teaching others how to implement behaviour
interventions/teaching strategies, and for directly supervising aspiring or newly certified behaviour
analysts. In this unit, you will learn about applications of behaviour analysis to initial and ongoing job
training, supervision, and performance management. Topics covered include effective communication and
teamwork, assessing performance, establishing performance expectations and goals, teaching new job
skills, monitoring performance, delivering effective performance feedback, using reinforcement in the
workplace, and identifying and remediating performance problems using a performance analysis. In
addition, you will learn about effective strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication with
other professionals, such as teachers, school leaders, and allied health practitioners. This unit primarily
aligns to section 2I of the BACBs 5 th Edition task list.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Performance checklist (1600 words or equivalent)
    40%
  • Staff training plan (2400 words or equivalent)
    60%
  • Directed online learning activitiesCompetency hurdle
    -

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    describe the components and importance of successful performance management and
    supervision (and the risks of ineffective performance management) in the professional practice of
    applied behaviour analysis

  2. 2

    assess on-the-job performance to create performance goals and expectations

  3. 3

    use evidence-based staff training and performance management systems to teach personnel to
    competently perform assessment and intervention procedures

  4. 4

    identify common performance problems, and implement function-based strategies to remediate
    performance problems

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials30 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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, 18 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
• 30 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 Brad Bloomfield
Chief Examiners
Dr Brad Bloomfield

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5688?

EDF5688 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is EDF5688 offered?

In 2023, EDF5688 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is EDF5688?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does EDF5688 have an exam?

No. EDF5688 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available