Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Higher Education) (E4W)

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Knowledge - Graduates will know and understand:

• The theoretical foundations and practice of education (including various specialisations), and how these can facilitate enhanced pedagogical approaches, curriculum, policy, and student engagement from a global perspective;
• The relationship between reflective practice and professional standards in local and/or global education contexts, and how each can define, validate and enhance learning and teaching;
• The key research principles and methods applicable to extending knowledge in their specialised area of interest.

2. Skills - Graduates will:

• Critically reflect on practice and/or research findings to develop new understandings that can inform sound professional judgment, planning and decision making;
• Apply education theory to specific content and/or pedagogical knowledge to inform and advance learner outcomes and/or systemic developments within their own contexts;
• Initiate constructive responses to changing educational contexts and learner needs.

3. Application of Knowledge and Skills - Graduates will:

• Utilise educational theory and professional knowledge to design and evaluate programs in different learning and teaching contexts.
• Independently utilise professional standards and contemporary scholarly literature to reflect on practice and facilitate positive educational change.
• Plan and conduct independent inquiry to inform professional practice.

4. Communication, Collaboration and Leadership - Graduates will:

• Communicate professionally and effectively across diverse settings and audiences;
• Apply their knowledge and skills in collaborative practice and/or leadership roles.

5. Professional Learning - Graduates will:

• Utilise contemporary literature and professional standards to improve practice and promote constructive and collegial learning in educational contexts;
• Employ appropriate technologies to investigate and share practice with peers engaged in professional communities;
• Be responsible and accountable for their own learning.

6. Ethical Professional Practice - Graduates will:

• Conduct their practice and engage with stakeholders in an ethical, collaborative, professional and accountable manner;
• Understand that, globally, educational professionalism requires ethical standards as well as evidence-based and exploratory approaches to teaching and learning.