Graduate Certificate of Secondary Digital Technologies
2026 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Secondary Digital Technologies |
| Course Credit Points | 4 |
| Deakin course code | E521 |
| Course version | 1 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course Information | For students who commenced prior to 2025 only. |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was Trimester 1, 2024. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. |
| Duration | 2 years part-time |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Fees and charges
Course overview
This course is designed to extend the professional studies and qualifications of current (and often out-of-field) secondary school Digital Technologies teachers. It furthers their pedagogical content knowledge and develops their capacity for leadership in this curriculum area in secondary school contexts. The course supports enrolled teachers to develop professional skills in the strands of the Digital Technologies secondary curriculum and to build their professional agency for successful teaching as in-field teachers. It draws on research-informed approaches to Digital Technologies pedagogies, curriculum and assessment, and inclusion and ethics. Graduates of this degree are supported to move into new areas of teaching beyond those recognised through their initial teacher education degree and will enable them to strengthen this curriculum area in their own schools and the schooling sector.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include online and/or intensive seminars (face-to-face) and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period for each credit point undertaking required teaching, learning and assessment activities.
Career opportunities
The course enhances curriculum leadership opportunities and career progression of practicing teachers in secondary Digital Technologies.
For more information go to DeakinTALENT.
Participation requirements
Course delivery is blended and students are required to dedicate time to weekly engagement with located or online teaching and learning activities and resources. This is recommended at combined total 8-10 hours per week per unit including active learning/engagement either face to face or online, and independent study.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply specialist Digital Technologies curriculum knowledge and teacher capabilities to facilitate innovative, research-informed, Digital Technologies education for diverse secondary school students. |
| Communication | Engage effectively with other educators to receive and give feedback and to influence, share resources, and lead Digital Technologies curriculum development and implementation in schools. |
| Digital literacy | Identify and use evidence and research literature to support, justify and promote teaching and learning practices in Digital technologies education |
| Critical thinking | Create, identify, critique, and adapt resources for teaching and assessing Digital Technologies to meet the needs of diverse students, including those in traditionally underrepresented cohorts. |
| Problem solving | Identify opportunities to engage with other educators, local community, and industry to strengthen Digital Technologies education through place-based problem and solution development |
| Self-management | Reflect on their own and others’ Digital Technologies teaching practices and identify avenues for further professional learning. |
| Teamwork | Not explicitly taught – students will be practicing teachers working in schools with established professional teamwork skills that will be drawn on in the course |
| Global citizenship | Develop Digital Technologies curriculum that respectfully engages the traditional knowledges, current practices, and aspirations of First Nations peoples. |
Approved at Faculty Board May 2023
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Secondary Design and Technologies you must pass 4 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 4 credit points of core units.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Note: This course is part-time only.
Course structure
Core units
Compulsory 0-credit point units
To be completed in the first trimester of study:
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Units
EDT701 Creating Digital Solutions: Design Pedagogies [No longer available for enrolment]
EDT702 Data and Information: Curriculum Innovation [No longer available for enrolment]
EDT703 Digital Systems: Curriculum Planning and Assessment [No longer available for enrolment]
EDT704 Teacher Agency in Digital Technologies: Working with Community and Industry [No longer available for enrolment]
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Further information
Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.