Required texts

The required text for the unit is

Brooks, J. S., & Normore, A. H. (2018). Foundations of educational leadership: Developing excellent and equitable schools. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315885599

All other required readings can be located on E-Reserve, either through our Canvas site, or through the Library's site.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section.Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with 91Ï㽶app's Assessment Policy.

 All assessment items shoud be sumbitted as word documents, except for PowerPoints or images 

Artificial Intelligence

Students may use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit.

Only under these conditions. 

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. The Unit Convener has authorised its use for that assessment;
2. The student uses it in the way that the assessment instructions allow for;
3. The student fully acknowledges its use, with appropriate citations and references. Each  provided by the Library provides advice on how to appropriately reference the use of GenAI in-text.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not allowed for that assessment. If students are unsure, they should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

Students should be aware that the University of Canberra utilises GenAI detection software. Suspected instances of unauthorised GenAI use may lead to a Learning Validation Conversation' designed to provide assurance that a student is able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills to meet required learning outcomes. Students who are suspected of having misused GenAI in assessment may be required to attend a summary inquiry for suspected misconduct.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

91Ï㽶app students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

91Ï㽶app uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Workload Breakdown in terms of hours

1. Workshops/seminars 26 hours
2. Online activities, Interview  50 hours
3. Leadership Framework 20 hours
4. Prescribed readings and private study 54 hours (=150 hours)

Participation requirements

Attendance at three day intensive workshops is stongly encouraged, missed attendance will require documention presented to the unit convener to meet the unit requirements.  

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment item and the unit. .

Required IT skills

This unit requires basic IT skills, which are required for all units here at the University of Canberra. Students should be comfortable searching the library's databases and reading academic articles online, as well as browsing the Internet and being able to determine credible websites.

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and 
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Foundation of Unit

This unit has been created and designed with the assumption that all enrolled are interested and aspire to become effective education leaders and that they have had some kind of experience in education organisations.

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas  Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (Canvas  forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly (once every 24 hours during the week).  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed. 

Theoretical foundations:

This unit covers a range of theoretical foundations which underpin educational leadership including cultural capital theory. 

Research Led Education:

This unit involves research-led education. There are active researchers delivering this unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out. Dr Bernard Brown's research into leadership in Education also informs the content of this unit, especially in regard to the role of school principals.    

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