Course Summary
This online micro-credential outlines the concept of wellbeing and identifies different approaches for thinking about and defining wellbeing. Various physiological, psychological, and environmental factors that influence wellbeing will be discussed. Scales to measure life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, flourishing, and other concepts are outlined and students are encouraged to reflect on their own wellbeing throughout the micro-credential.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
What is a Digital Badge?
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsThere are no specific entry requirements. This micro-credential is available for anyone to study.
Course Details
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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
Undertaking this micro-credential enables learners to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.
Study Mode Definitions
- Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
- On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
- Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.
*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.
Select a course structure below to view the delivery details, including the different study modes offered for each structure.
3 hours self paced study
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- Outline the concept of wellbeing
- Identify approaches to defining wellbeing
- Identify the ways in which different types of wellbeing (e.g., home, work school) are interconnected, as well as the relationship between physiological, psychological, and environmental influences on wellbeing
- Reflect on ecological models as an approach to understanding how wellbeing and resilience are influenced by the individual, their immediate environment, wider social settings and processes, and overarching customs and values.
Assessment
Online Quiz