Unit Synopsis
Positive Learning for University introduces you to a variety of concepts through the framework of Positive Psychology. Techniques will be taught to: enhance clarity and identify personal meaning and values; increase optimism through changes in thinking; consider how gratitude and mindfulness improve personal well-being; identify personal strengths; provide opportunities to develop positive relationships; improve communication skills; and integrate healthy living to ensure a healthy environment for study. Through a mixture of theory, practical activities and reflection, you will demonstrate how personal attitudes and ways of thinking affect your learning, and you will consider solutions to the challenges that may be encountered in higher education. Additionally, in order to navigate an online world, you will be introduced to a number of technology platforms that will further support your learning and assist you to demonstrate understanding of concepts using technology.
Details
| Level | Non-award |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| 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 Non-award 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) | 10% |
| 2. Portfolio | 20% |
| 3. Portfolio | 40% |
| 4. Practical and Written Assessment | 30% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 47.37% 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: Unit evaluation
Some resources are no longer available via the links provided online
Check currency of resources on Moodle and update links as required.
A thorough review was undertaken to check the currency of resources on Moodle, and updates were made to ensure the most up-to-date content was made available.
Source: Unit evaluation
Inconsistency between portfolio tasks and the portfolio template
Update Reflective Portfolio assessment description and template to ensure consistency.
A review was completed to check the Portfolio assessments against the template and marking sheet to ensure consistency and remove errors.
Source: Unit evaluation
Video materials need updating, especially the video tutorials
Continue to develop new video content.
Where possible, videos have been updated to ensure relevancy; however, SnapShots are still in-date and match the content within the guide.
Source: Self reflection
Would like the unit to have a textbook or printable study guide
Asses the feasibility of developing a textbook to be used from 2020.
A textbook has been created for students to download and print. This is now located on Moodle.
Source: Student evaluation
Some students would like the option of studying the unit on campus.
Offer more online sessions via Zoom. (Unfortunately, there are not enough students to be able to offer the unit on campus.)
In Progress
Source: Lecturer/Student feedback
Some links on the unit Moodle site are out of date.
Conduct pre-term checks to identify and update any broken links, and ask students to report any issues they encounter.
In Progress
Source: Student evaluation
Students have indicated a preference for videos rather than audio files (such as Ingrid Poulson ABC radio interview).
Research TED talks that relate to the unit content and can be used to replace audio files on the unit Moodle site.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- identify the key principles that underpin Positive Psychology
- apply positive strategies and techniques to enhance learning and personal success
- reflect on how Positive Psychology concepts affect learning
- navigate online technologies to promote engagement and share knowledge
- apply Positive Psychology concepts to real life contexts
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | ||||
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | |||
| 3 - Portfolio | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Self Management | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Information Literacy | • | • | |||
| 4 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | |
| 5 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross-Cultural Competence | • | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical Practice | • | • | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||