Unit Outline

This unit focuses on building both personal and professional resilience for responding to change and uncertainty. Maintaining sustainable services and supports for individuals, families and communities requires people and organisations to work within increasingly complex and uncertain environments. This unit will introduce contemporary tools and strategies that underpin the ability of people and organisations to successfully adapt to change. Opportunities for innovation and future planning will also be explored.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1	Identify and explain key concepts of change and sustainability in the context of health and community services.
2	Evaluate approaches for adapting and responding to change and complexity.
3	Apply personal and organisational sustainability and change management principles and practices.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To Be Determined.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Exploring Resilience, Resourcefulness and Change	Week 5	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Evolving Case Study	Week 10	45 %	LO1, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Organisational and Personal Resilience and Wellbeing Plan	Week 14	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Exploring Resilience, Resourcefulness and Change

Task Description:

You will investigate a range of tools and strategies for activating a resilient and resourceful state.
You will explore opportunities for using these tools to adapt and respond to change in complex environments.
A dedicated AT1 page will be provided to you in MyLO for further guidance.

Task Length:

700 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Evaluate tools and strategies for managing resilience and resourcefulness.	LO2
2	Apply resilience and resourcefulness concepts, principles and practices to complex environments	LO3
3	Communicate opportunities and strategies for adapting and responding to change	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Evolving Case Study

Task Description:

In groups, you will work through a real-world evolving scenario. Using principles of change management and decision-making, you will explore ways of adapting to changing conditions and operating in complex environments.
Components of this task will be completed at the workshop and a dedicated Assessment Task page will be provided to you in MyLO, for further guidance.

Task Length:

1000 words or equivalent

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse and communicate information, ideas and actions relating to a case study	LO1
2	Apply change management, goal setting and decision-making principles and practices to a case study	LO3
3	Present key concepts, ideas and responses related to working in complex and changing environments	LO1

Assessment Task 3: Organisational and Personal Resilience and Wellbeing Plan

Task Description:

There are 2 parts to this task.

In part 1 you will explore organisational resilience and capability building, using a framework that analyses innovative and sustainable practices.
For part 2, you will complete a personal resilience and wellbeing plan.

A dedicated AT3 page will be provided to you in MyLO for further guidance, and a workbook will be provided for you to complete this task.

Task Length:

750 words

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically reflect upon key concepts and principles relating to personal and organisational resilience, capability-building and sustainability	LO3
2	Use discipline knowledge, tools and skills to prepare and communicate resilience, self-care and wellbeing action plans	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.