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Unit of Study TCH03410 - Community Engagement: Scholarship and Practice (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    8

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate an understanding of the scholarship and theoretical perspectives of community engagement as applied to higher education
2 Identify and apply principles of good practice in community engaged pedagogy and community based research
3 Articulate and demonstrate a community engaged scholarship approach in teaching and learning or research to their own disciplinary context/s
4 Critically reflect on their own community engaged practice and scholarship

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the scholarship and theoretical perspectives of community engagement as applied to higher education
    • GA1:
  2. Identify and apply principles of good practice in community engaged pedagogy and community based research
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. Articulate and demonstrate a community engaged scholarship approach in teaching and learning or research to their own disciplinary context/s
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. Critically reflect on their own community engaged practice and scholarship
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6: