Overview
In this unit, you will examine and critique wellbeing and resilience initiatives, in small and large populations. Initiatives will include not-for-profit organisations, social innovation enterprises, local and state government projects, intentional communities and cooperatives, and global wellbeing and resilience movements. You will research and evaluate successful and unsuccessful city/urban, and rural-based initiatives, and apply that knowledge to design wellbeing initiatives for medium and large-scale applications.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Evaluations
Creating a short film was a new skill for a number of students.
Include in the unit resources a tutorial specifically on how to include audio in Power Point.
Feedback from Student Evaluations
Some students felt that tutorials should have more focus on unit content rather than assessments.
Include a tutorial using activities and exercises to explore unit content in small groups.
Feedback from Student Evaluations
Students reflected that they enjoyed the opportunity to engage with real-world local and global issues.
Continue the focus on real-world issues through the unit content and assessments.
- Research and critique multi-faceted local and international applications of wellbeing and resilience programs.
- Apply evidence-based research, and generic principles of wellbeing and resilience programs, to the design of small- to medium-scale, and multi-faceted, large-scale, wellbeing and resilience projects.
- Apply reflective practice principles for personal and professional development.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Online resource/s - 10% | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
| 3 - Presentation - 50% | |||
| 4 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 10% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||
| 2 - Communication | |||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||
| 4 - Research | |||
| 5 - Self-management | |||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||
| 7 - Leadership | |||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Online resource/s - 10% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Presentation - 50% | ||||||||
| 4 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 10% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Module/Topic
Ecological and social challenges affecting wellbeing
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Community initiated wellbeing and resilience
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Community placemaking
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Week 3 Thursday (30 July 2020) 6:30-7:30 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Wellbeing initiatives from governments and international organisations
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Indigenous wellbeing initiatives
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No module/topics this week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Social connectedness initiatives
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Social enterprises/social innovation
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Wellbeing initiatives from educational institutions
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial: Week 8 Thursday (10 September 2020) 6:30-7:30 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Music and creative arts wellbeing initiatives
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Initiatives from aid and welfare organisations
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Please see selected readings and activities on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
There are no examinations for this unit.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
There are no examinations for this unit.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online resource/s
In Assessment 1, you are required to choose an environmental/social issue covered in the unit material and source 10 wellbeing/resilience initiatives that respond to this issue.
- Source, research and curate a minimum of 10 wellbeing and resilience initiatives at local and global scales on a particular environmental/social issue.
- Use a curating platform or word document to display the websites of the initiatives.
Further task details, including examples of curation, will be available on the unit Moodle site.
Week 4 Monday (3 Aug 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Vacation Week Monday (17 Aug 2020)
Feedback and grade for this assessment will be provided within 2 weeks of submission.
You will be assessed on:
- the relevance of the environmental/social issue to wellbeing/resilience
- adhering the guidelines provided on Moodle for curating and displaying the initiatives
Detailed information regarding assessment requirements and criteria for assessment can be found in the Unit and Assessment Guide on Moodle
- Research and critique multi-faceted local and international applications of wellbeing and resilience programs.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
2 Written Assessment
- Identify and summarise the research support for the efficacy/outcomes of this activity. Use quality peer-reviewed theoretical and/or empirical journal articles for this part of your assessment.
- Critique and discuss any relevant shortcomings of the initiatives using this peer-reviewed literature.
- Suggest any improvements/additions/modifications that could be made to the two initiatives so that they better meet their proposed outcomes.
Week 7 Monday (31 Aug 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 9 Monday (14 Sept 2020)
Feedback and grade for this assessment will be provided within 2 weeks of submission.
- The critical thinking applied to identify the program elements and the wellbeing outcomes they are trying to achieve
- Quality of the supporting summary of theoretical and research evidence for each element
- The level of critique of any shortcomings in the two initiatives.
- Suggestions for improvements/additions/modifications for the initiatives
- Overall comprehension, clarity and quality of writing, including adhering to word limits
- Adherence to APA referencing style
Detailed information regarding assessment requirements and criteria for assessment can be found in the Unit and Assessment Guide on Moodle.
In order to pass the unit, you will need to score at least 50% in this assessment.
- Research and critique multi-faceted local and international applications of wellbeing and resilience programs.
- Apply evidence-based research, and generic principles of wellbeing and resilience programs, to the design of small- to medium-scale, and multi-faceted, large-scale, wellbeing and resilience projects.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
3 Presentation
Week 11 Monday (28 Sept 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
This assessment will be submitted online through Moodle. A submission portal will be provided in the Assessment section of the unit Moodle site.
Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020)
Feedback and grade for this assessment will be provided within 2 weeks of submission.
- The quality of your proposed program
- Evidence of critical thinking in the choice and applications of wellbeing/resilience elements and their relationship to existing evidence-based theory and research
- The quality and creativity of the short film
- Adherence to APA referencing style
- Adherence to the time limit
Detailed information regarding assessment requirements and criteria for assessment can be found in the Unit and Assessment Guide on Moodle.
In order to pass the unit, you will need to score a minimum oft 50% in this assessment.
- Apply evidence-based research, and generic principles of wellbeing and resilience programs, to the design of small- to medium-scale, and multi-faceted, large-scale, wellbeing and resilience projects.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
4 Reflective Practice Assignment
Week 12 Tuesday (6 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Submitted in Moodle via an Assessment portal. Details will be provided in the Assessment Guide.
Exam Week Monday (19 Oct 2020)
Feedback and grade for this assessment will be provided within 2 weeks of submission.
You will be assessed on:
- Self-reflection and examination of your own learning
- Self-reflection on change processes, challenges, and personal development
- Adherence to the word limit
- Apply reflective practice principles for personal and professional development.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Self-management
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
