Unit Synopsis
With so much neuroscientific research emerging daily, having robust, practical models based upon contemporary understandings are critical for professionals to inform practice. You will learn about quality models in Educational Neuroscience exemplified by ‘The Icecap model’ (Newman, 2018) in Neuroleadership. From these you will also learn practical strategies for professionals and leaders that can be used immediately. You will learn about contemporary evidence from cutting edge research using brain friendly principles and cover topics including brain architecture, neuroplasticity, genes, epigenetics, maintaining a healthy brain, and the science of learning. The conceptual approaches learnt will provide well-researched, holistic perspectives beneficial to educators, professionals and those with whom they interact. You will develop a new paradigm of achievement and wellness based upon neural models that can powerfully inform your practices. As a leader informing your practices using Neuroleadership understandings will impact positively on your learning community including colleagues and any young people.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 0% |
| 2. Project (applied) | 0% |
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation (SUTE)
Student - Coordinator Communications Students found the high level and quick responses to my questions very helpful as well as the friendly and co-operative communications.
Maintain good communications with students
Quality communications with student maintained.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation (SUTE)
Moodle site design The course made it easy to learn online and everything was very clear and explained. They commented that it was a great experience and that unit was very well-formatted and easy to navigate.
Maintain structure and design of Moodle site
The Moodle site's structure and design was the same as the previous offering.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation (SUTE)
Course content Students wrote that excellent resources were being added to all the time.
Maintain up-to-date course content
Content was updated as necessary to remain contemporary.
Source: Staff, industry and students.
Term based unit to be superseded by Open unit in 2020.
Staff, industry and students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Appraise conceptual approaches in Educational Neuroscience and Neuroleadership
- Identify how neural approaches using optimal learning experiences promote achievement and wellness
- Communicate high level professional judgments and demonstrate personal accountability associated with conceptual models in educational Neuroscience and Neuroleadership.
N/a.
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| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | |
| 2 - Project (applied) | • | • | |
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| 2 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | ||
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