Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Vladimir Strezov
Caragh Threlfall
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEnvEd or MSc or MEnvMgt or MEnvStud or MEnvPlan or MSusDev or MWldMgt or MEnv or MSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre or GradDipEnv or GradCertEnv or GradCertSusDev or GradDipSusDev or MConsBiol or GradDipConsBiol or MPH or MDevStud or MEngEnvSafetyEng or MScInnovationEnvSc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores the role and scope of engagement and education processes in the attainment of sustainable development goals. Students will examine case studies to explore principles of good practice. A framework for planning and evaluating educational programs will be developed. Students will also examine how education processes can be integrated within environment and conservation programs and demonstrate some practical skills in planning and managing an educational experience. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
All assignments must be submitted electronically on the iLearn site.
Each assignment has a separate upload site. The assignment site will usually be a ‘Turnitin’, where your work is reviewed for similarity to websites, articles or other students’ work. If you have not given credit for ideas used to the author or source you will be penalised (failure of the assignment and reporting to a disciplinary committee to determine whether you have breached the University’s Academic Integrity Policy: https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=3).
You do not need an assignment cover sheet for electronic submission to ENVS8527, it is understood that you are signing a declaration of honesty. Be sure to add your name, title of work and unit to your work.
Requirements to Pass this Unit
To pass this unit you must achieve a total mark equal or greater than 50%.
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Except for the video assessment (Assessment 2) the submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.
Special Consideration
The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Journal/Portfolio | 20% | No | 6/4/2023 |
Participation in community engagement activity | 20% | No | 24/4/2023 |
Facilitating learning | 30% | No | 23/5/2023 |
Critical evaluation of an education for sustainable development program. | 30% | No | 5/06/2023 |
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 28 hours
Due: 6/4/2023
Weighting: 20%
Reflection on reading and experience; to include why engaging people in sustainable development is important, how engagement and education is designed and planned, strategies, tools, methods and approaches that can be used to do so.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: 24/4/2023
Weighting: 20%
Plan and contribute to a work integrated task to engage community with sustainability.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 32 hours
Due: 23/5/2023
Weighting: 30%
Design and facilitate an education for sustainability learning process
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 27 hours
Due: 5/06/2023
Weighting: 30%
Evaluate an education program to assess how well it exemplifies principles of education for sustainable development
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Class sessions
Class times are shown in the schedule of block mode sessions. Attendance at all sessions is compulsory.
Students can request consultations and extra meetings to discuss the unit content or assessment tasks individually or in groups as required.
This is a block mode unit. There are six full days in semester 1 made up of:
The class sessions provide instructional input and experiential learning by way of a facilitated learning process. This is intended to model practice in engagement, education and to contribute to the student’s understanding of the education for sustainable development process. The sessions include:
Short presentations to orient the student to concepts and activities;
Practical activities in small groups in which students are asked to complete a task by sharing knowledge and reflecting on their thinking;
Presentations of student activities and engagement in peer feedback;
Contributions to discussion and feedback on the group activities.
Students attend approximately 42 hours of class work (which is compulsory) and are expected to undertake 110 hours of personal study, reading and reflection to present the assessment tasks. Students are responsible for managing their time for learning and the tasks for group work.
Students are invited to make an appointment/s for a tutorial, to gain feedback or to clarify issues from the convenor: vladimir.strezov@mq.edu.au.
Technology used and required
Students are expected to use a computer for academic research and for producing assessment tasks; to have access to the internet, make use of the Macquarie University library, student email, access the iLearn site for the unit and Zoom for the online forums.
Information about iLearn or other resources for this unit
There is ENVS8527 iLearn site for enrolled students. Additional reading lists, resources and associated presentations are provided in a more detailed guide for enrolled students.
Readings
MUST READ
Tilbury, D. and Wortman, D. (2004) Engaging People in Sustainability, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, Gland and Cambridge Available at: http s://portals.iucn.org/library/efiles/documents/2004-055.pdf
UNESCO Shaping the Future We Want UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Final Report https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/16 82Shaping%20the%20future%20we%20want.pdf
Background on international drivers for EfSD:
Wals, A. 2012 “Shaping the Education of Tomorrow” 2012 Report on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, Abridged version by Kathy Nolan Paris: UNESCO http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002166/216606e.pdf
Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development (2014) http://unes doc.unesco.org/images/0023/002310/231074e.pdf
UNESCO Roadmap for implementing the global action plan for education for sustainable development http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002305/230514e.pdf
UN Sustainable Development Goals https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ sustainable-development-goals/ https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainabl e-development-goals/
Methods of Communication
We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to ENVS8527@mq.edu.au from your university email address.
COVID Information
For the latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus infection page on the Macquarie website: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs. Remember to check this page regularly in case the information and requirements change during semester. If there are any changes to this unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook