OLTC20004 - Scholarship of Learning and Teaching

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will investigate a learning and teaching phenomenon of professional or personal relevance through the identification of a research problem. You will then undertake the process required for developing a formal research proposal, that being development of a research question, literature review, designing an appropriate method and examining ethical requirements. You will practice your presentation skills in a mock-conference established to provide you with peer review. Using Ernst Boyer’s four-part Scholarship of Learning and Teaching model as a guide, this Unit will broaden your understanding of what constitutes knowledge, evidence, practice and scholarship in learning and teaching.

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026

Term 3 - 2026 Profile
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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).

Assessment Overview

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. Written Assessment 0%
2. Presentation 0%
3. Written Assessment 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

Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.91% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.67% response rate.

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: Students
Feedback:
 Further descriptions around qualitative and quantitative research approaches.

Recommendation:
 The unit will be adjusted to more clearly identify different approaches to qualitative and quantitative research approaches.

Action Taken:
 With the redesign, there was a focus on qualitative approaches within the unit. However, for further reading, students were also able to read about quantitative approaches.
Source: Student
Feedback:
 While the conference style presentation is a great idea, it does not suit all students.

Recommendation:
 Make it clearer in the assessment instructions that the conference is either live, or submit as a presentation.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse information from multiple sources
  2. Present key ideas in both oral and written formats
  3. Approach problems with a solutions-oriented mindset
  4. Defend propositions with scholarly literature
  5. Respond to human ethics requirements
  6. Understand approaches to dissemination of scholarly inquiry.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Presentation • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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