ED5914 - Individual Action Project

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

The subject is available to all students who possess an undergraduate degree in teaching (ie Bachelor of Education) or other relevant degree or diploma approved by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology and the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences.

This subject forms part of a Masters in Education for Sustainability. It is offered in limited attendance mode, primarily on-line, but with a proportion of the subject comprising compulsory on-campus workshops for international students. ED5914 Individual Action Project comprises an individual project which encourages an action-oriented approach to sustainability education. Students will work with university staff and work-based professionals to develop a project that can be used in formal and informal educational settings to foster sustainable behaviour. The project (a) must be environment-based, (b) must be education based, (c) must happen and (d) involves the student in creative leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• awareness of the resources and support that are available in their workplace for fostering sustainable behaviour;
• gain insights into effective strategies for fostering sustainable behaviour in the workplace;
• ability to develop materials that encourage problem-based, action-oriented learning for sustainability;
• demonstrate leadership in implementing sustainability initiatives.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline;
• The ability to identify and take serendipitous advantage of research opportunities;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to communicate the methodology, results and implications of their research in a manner appropriate to different purposes and audiences.

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Face to face teaching (Up to 6 hours on-campus contact, to be negotiated with the Subject Coordinator)
Coordinator:	Dr Ruth Hickey, Dr Margaret Gooch
Assessment:	action-oriented environmental education project demonstrating creative leadership.
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Face to face teaching (Up to 6 hours on-campus contact, to be negotiated with the Subject Coordinator)
Coordinator:	Dr Ruth Hickey, Dr Margaret Gooch
Assessment:	action-oriented environmental education project demonstrating creative leadership.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.