Course Enrolment Guide 2012 Master of Educational Leadership Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership

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1 Course Enrolment Guide 2012 Master of Educational Leadership Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership School of Educational Leadership Students should note that Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly. Check the website for updates on a regular basis. This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2012 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your School within the first two weeks of semester. Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment. You can telephone, or contact them in person to make an appointment. Contact Details: School Office Executive Officer: Elizabeth Kennedy Room: Rm 230 Canberra Campus elizabeth.kennedy@acu.edu.au for General Inquiries educational.leadership@acu.edu.au Telephone (02) Fax: (02) NSW and ACT State Coordinator: Associate Professor Charles Burford Room: C1.36 Strathfield Campus Charles.Burford@acu.edu.au Telephone: (02) Queensland State Coordinator: Dr Chris Branson Room: FC/38 Brisbane Campus Chris.Branson@acu.edu.au Telephone: (07) Victoria State Co-ordinator: Room: Dr. Deborah Robertson 2.70 Melbourne Campus

2 Telephone: (03) Table of Contents 1. How to use this Guide Units Offered in Units Offered on all locations in Program Information Contact People Enrolment How to use this Guide This Course Enrolment Guide 2012 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in Enrolling in units for Read Section 2. Program Map for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered. A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit. If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator. 2. Refer to Section 3. Elective Unit and Additional Offerings in 2012 to select your Elective units 3. Refer to Section 4. Program Information for further information on course structure and requirements. 4. You must refer to Enrolment and Managing Your Studies on the ACU website ( for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. Enrolment and Managing Your Studies also provides information on study period definitions, modes of study, campus locations, dates for each study period and census dates. 5. Log on to Student Connect and enrol ( Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online. IMPORTANT NOTE Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published Due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website ( may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you enrol or re-enrol in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website (

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4 2. Units Offered in 2012 (NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand and lecturer availability. Units will vary between campuses/sites and from year to year. Students must check this CEG and their ACU student s regularly) The Master of Educational Leadership degree course consists of eight units of 10 credit points each. Students are required to complete two core units EDLE640 and EDLE641 and at least two specialist units. The remaining 40 credit points must be taken from the remaining specialist units and/or crossdisciplinary units from other master s level course in Religious Education, Education, Theology or Systems Leadership. Students who elect to take the research pathway must complete either EDAC620 Social Research Methods and Community Contexts or EDFD633 Methods of Educational Reserach together with the 20 credit point Research Project. The Master of Educational Leadership and Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership share the same core, specialist and elective units as listed below. UNIT OFFERINGS Core Units EDLE640 EDLE641 Perspectives on Leadership (Not to be studied if you have already completed EDLE635 Authentic Leadership or EDLE608 Perspectives on Educational Leadership) Values and Leadership (Not to be studied if you have already completed EDLE635 Authentic Leadership or EDLE608 Perspectives on Educational Leadership) Specialist Units EDLE605 EDLE632 EDLE633 EDLE636 EDLE638 EDLE639 EDLE634 EDLE642 EDLE643 Human Resource Management and Development Leading Educational Change Leadership Spirituality (Not to be studied if you have already completed EDLE608 Perspectives on Educational Leadership) Leading Authentic Learning (Not to be studied if you have already completed EDLE604 Leadership for Quality Learning) Leading the Catholic School Faith Leadership Educational Policy and Governance Employment Relations and the Legal Context in Education Leadership Theory into Practice Professional Practice Project Elective units may be taken from the Master of Education, Master of Religious Education, Master of Arts(Theology) or Master of Educational System Leadership programs or other post graduate units with approval of the State Coordinator. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL STUDENTS Please note that students previously enrolled in units from the program prior to 2011 should not enrol in certain units from the current program. For example, students who have completed the old units EDLE608 Perspectives on Educational Leadership or EDLE 635 Authentic Leadership should not enrol in the units EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership and EDLE641 Values and Leadership.

5 3. Units Offered on all locations in 2012 (NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.) SUMMER TERM A Unit Code Unit Title Dates Location - Delivery Mode EDLE641 Values and Leadership 3-6 Jan Brisbane EDLE 638 Faith Leadership 3-6 Jan Melbourne EDLE605 Leading Educational Change 3-6 Jan Strathfield on Campus SUMMER TERM B EDLE605 Leading Educational Change Jan New Zealand EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance Jan Darwin EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership 9-12 Jan Brisbane EDLE641 Values and Leadership 9-12 Jan Strathfield on campus SEMESTER 1 EDLE605 Leading Educational Change Online EDLE636 Leading the Catholic School Online EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership Online EDLE643 Professional Practice Project Online EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance Feb 1-2 April EDLE633 Leading Authentic Learning & Feb 31 March -1 st April Adelaide CEO Bathurst EDLE633 Leading Authentic Learning 6-9 March Mauritius EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership 3-4 March & May EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance March & April Melbourne Newcastle EDLE634 Employment Relations and Legal Context Feb & March Parramatta EDLE 636 Leading the Catholic School 3-4 March & 5-6 May Strathfield on Campus Human Resource Management and Development 3-4 March & April Shepparton (Sandhurst) EDLE641 Values and Leadership March & 5- Warragul (Sale)

6 6 May EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance Feb & March EDLE638 Faith Leadership Feb & March Wagga Wagga Brisbane on Campus WINTER EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership June Brisbane CEO on Campus EDLE641 Values and Leadership June Brisbane on Campus EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance June Townsville EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership 2-5 July Strathfield EDLE633 Leading Authentic Learning 9-12 July Ballarat on Campus EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership June Darwin Human Resource Management and Development 2-5 July Strathfield on Campus EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership 2-5 July Warragul (Sale) EDLE632 Leadership Spirituality 2-5 July Brisbane on Campus EDLE 640 Perspectives on Leadership 7-10 July New Zealand SEMESTER 2 EDLE633 Leading Authentic Learning Online EDLE638 Faith Leadership Online EDLE641 Values and Leadership Online EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance July & 1-2 Brisbane Human Resource Management and Development 3-4 Aug & Adelaide CEO EDLE636 Leading the Catholic School 21-22July & Aug EDLE638 Faith Leadership 3-4 Aug & 7-8 EDLE639 Educational Policy and Governance 3-4 Aug & EDLE636 Leading the Catholic School Aug & October EDLE641 Values and Leadership Aug & 8-9 Bathurst Broken Bay (1) Strathfield on Campus Newcastle Parramatta

7 EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership July & Aug Shepparton (Sandhurst) Human Resource Management and Development July & 7-8 Wagga Wagga EDLE641 Values and Leadership 3-4 Aug & 7-8 Wollongong Human Resource Management and Development Online EDLE636 Leading the Catholic School Aug & October EDLE605 Leading Educational Change 25 Aug &1 13 Oct & 20 Oct Brisbane CEO on Campus Melbourne SPRING TERM B EDLE632 Leadership Spirtuality Melbourne EDLE638 Faith Leadership Strathfield on Campus EDLE640 Perspectives on Leadership Broken Bay (2) IMPORTANT NOTES: Amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand and changes made to this Course Enrolment Guide (CEG). Please check this CEG and your university regularly to look for changes. If you have enrolled in a face to face unit you will receive a letter approximately 3 weeks prior to commencement of the unit confirming dates and location. If you enrol within 3 weeks of the start of the unit, you may have to contact the School or course coordinator for details. Online students can log in to their Learning Management Online units the day before the semester start date which can be found on the university website.

8 4. Program Information REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program. Course Title Master of Educational Leadership Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership Course Rules Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study other than that for which they are enrolled (a) (b) (c) if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit with a lower level award, however you may request a letter from your Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant lower award; if you do in fact exit with a lower level award and subsequently wish to resume your studies in the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for admission to that course in order to resume your studies. if you intend to continue in a dual degree, you cannot exit with a single level award, but you may request a letter from the Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant single award. For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website ( Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions. Delivery Modes: On Campus Offered face-to-face or with an online component (via the Learning Environment Online) at any one of the six ACU campuses. On Site Offered face-to-face at any location other than one of the six ACU campuses. Distance Offered wholly through the provision of printed material to the student. These units may include an online component (via the Learning Environment Online) but printed material is the primary source of teaching. Online Offered wholly through elearning. Mixed mode A combination of distance and either on-campus or on-site delivery modes.

9 5. Contact People ADELAIDE BALLARAT BATHURST BRISBANE LOCATION CEO LIAISON ACU CONTACTS IN 2012 Ms Kerrie Romeo Tel: (08) Dr Liam Davison Tel: (03) Mr Angelo Belmonte Tel: (02) Dr Deborah Robertson Tel- (03) Dr: Deborah Robertson Tel- (03) ACU: (03) Tel-(02) TBA ACU: (07) BROKEN BAY CANBERRA DARWIN MAURITIUS MELBOURNE NEWCASTLE Ms Sue Labutis Tel: (02) Ms Margaret Hughes Tel: (02) Ms Melissa Jeannot Tel: ;Fax: Mr Jimmy Harmon Tel: Mr John Reddan Tel: (03) Mr Chris Quinn Tel: (02) Tel-(02) Professor Michael Gaffney Tel: (02) Dr Deborah Robertson Tel- (03) Professor Michael Gaffney Tel: (02) ACU: (03) Tel-(02) NEW ZEALAND ONLINE UNITS Ms Susan Wilson Tel Professor Denis McLaughlin Tel: (07) Head of School Professor Michael Gaffney Tel:

10 PARRAMATTA Mrs Carol Hendricks Tel: (02) Tel-(02) ROCKHAMPTON SYDNEY Strathfield Campus TOOWOOMBA TOWNSVILLE WAGGA SANDHURST Mr Jim Hanley Tel: (02) Mr John O Brien jobrien@tsv.catholic.edu.au Tel: (07) Ms Carolyn Hosie execsec@csoww.catholic.edu.au Tel: (02) Mr Kevin Lawlor klawlor@ceosand.catholic.edu.au Tel: (03) TBA Tel-(02) ACU: (02) TBA TBA Tel: (02) Dr Deborah Robertson Tel- (03) WARRAGUL Ms Pauline Low plow@ceosale.catholic.edu.au Tel: (03) Dr Deborah Robertson Tel- (03) Enrolment Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can enrol in units online for the 2012 Academic Year, using Student Connect ( For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided. Students please note: The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. (