EDF5689 Diverse applications of behaviour analysis
Faculty of Education
EDF5689 Diverse applications of behaviour analysis 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 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5689
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF5689
No unit lists EDF5689 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in D60027, D6011 or D6015
Overview
In this unit, you will explore diverse applications of behaviour analysis in the areas such as education,
medicine, safety, health and fitness, addiction, mental health, and environmental sustainability. We will
explore how basic behavioural principles, including motivation, stimulus control, and reinforcement, can
be applied to address socially significant problems with diverse populations. You will be challenged to
think about and discuss ways to extend the reach of behaviour analysis into more diverse settings, with
varied populations. This unit primarily aligns to sections 1B and 2G of the BACBs 5 th Edition Task List.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Annotated bibliography (1600 words or equivalent)40%
- Research synthesis (2400 words or equivalent)60%
- Directed online learning activitiesCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe how behavioural principles (including motivation, stimulus control, and reinforcement)
may be used to address socially significant problems with diverse populations - 2
read and critically appraise behaviour analytic literature in specific sub-specialties of applied
behaviour analysis - 3
propose meaningful areas for future research in behaviour analysis
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials15 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, 3 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
• 15 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 EDF5689?
EDF5689 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5689 offered?
In 2023, EDF5689 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5689?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5689 have an exam?
No. EDF5689 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.