APG5136 · Mindfulness for workplace wellbeing and productivity

Overview

This unit will introduce the theory and practice of mindfulness, allowing you to engage in individual practice for both personal and professional benefit through improved wellbeing, productivity and effectiveness. You will explore mindfulness for teams and organisational culture, and the benefits of mindfulness will be examined in a variety of professional contexts.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Explain mindfulness and its history, origins, and applications in professional settings and formats;
2. Critically evaluate key research linking mindfulness with workplace wellbeing, productivity and organisational effectiveness;
3. Develop and apply individual mindfulness practices to personal and professional contexts;
4. Apply mindfulness skills to cultivate teamwork, leadership, effective workplace practices and culture;
5. Consider existing organisation adoption of mindfulness interventions and communicate the principles, practices and applications of workplace-based mindfulness.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.