EDF5690 · Educational leadership inquiry

Overview

In this capstone unit, you will investigate a leadership topic with great depth through a guided literature review process. You will pose a leadership question of concern and interest and conduct a systematic review of the literature to answer the leadership question. You will learn how to pose a researchable question, synthesise and analyse the current literature, and answer your inquiry question through this synthesis of the literature. You will gain a deeper understanding of your leadership question and improve your analytic thinking and academic writing skills.

Offerings

Assessment

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

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

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. identify a leadership question
2. conduct a review of relevant literature
3. synthesise and analyse peer reviewed articles
4. develop and write a logically presented academic literature review
5. articulate an answer to the inquiry question grounded in the review.

Workload

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.

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