Overview

This unit will provide students with the opportunity to design, present, and refine a scoped project plan within a chosen context, whether scholarship-driven, practice-based, or investigation-focused. Students will actively engage in individual and collaborative work to carry out their project and build professional and scholarly capabilities in learning and teaching. The unit also aims to foster peer learning networks that contribute to academic and career development, with the potential to continue beyond the unit’s completion.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026
Winter
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-June-2027
01-August-2027
Last self-enrolment date
21-June-2027
Census date
06-July-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
13-July-2027
Results released date
17-August-2027
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-August-2027
31-October-2027
Last self-enrolment date
15-August-2027
Census date
31-August-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
21-September-2027
Results released date
07-December-2027

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Formulate a project proposal in the context of teaching and learning or professional practice
  2. Justify an implementation plan for a contextually scoped project, including a justified description of the proposed methodology
  3. Evaluate the evidence of impact of a chosen project to enhance own teaching and learning or professional career
  4. Implement scholarly approaches to demonstrate SoTL emerging expertise and knowledge

Teaching methods

Hawthorn Online

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning 150 12 weeks 12.5 No Description
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 12.5  

Sarawak

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
On-campus Workshop 36 12 weeks 3  
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning 12 12 weeks 1  
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 102 12 weeks 8.5  
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 12.5  

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Oral Presentation Individual  0%  1,2,3
Project Report Individual/ 0%  1,2,3,4 

Content

The content of this unit will depend on the types of projects proposed and finalised. 

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.