Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership

2019 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2019 course information
Award granted	Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2019. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2019. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2019. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser.
Campus	This course is only offered Online
Cloud Campus	Yes
Duration	1 year part time
Deakin course code	E556

Course sub-headings

Course overview

This Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership is grounded in contemporary practices and current issues in education policy. Participants will learn how to lead diverse teams and gain a comprehensive, contemporary and theoretical knowledge that will enable business leaders to develop and enact strategic planning with intuitive financial and governance practices.

This education business course will also help you become more confident in business leadership roles, and enhance your career progression options. You will gain insights into planning for resource implications that impact educational outcomes and learn essential strategies to use in the profession. The course is focused on ensuring accountability to a broad range of stakeholders in education.

Career opportunities

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership will develop theoretical and practical skills required of educational business leaders in the current Australian and global contexts of education.

Graduates will advance their capabilities through each unit that may lead to leadership and management roles in education and other industries. Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership also may utilise this course to enter higher university qualifications.

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Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Apply specialist knowledge of contemporary education business, planning and governance and use evidence-based education business assessment and evaluation in a range of professional learning and work place contexts.
Communication	Employ a range of oral and written communication skills and standards required of the education business leadership professional and to transmit complex knowledge to a variety of audiences
Digital literacy	Acquire knowledge of and proficiency in a range of digital technologies to research, analyse, report, evaluate and communicate within the practice-based contexts and for further learning.
Critical thinking	Use specialised skills in the critical analysis and synthesis of complex ideas in the discipline of education to make informed judgments in relation to professional educational policy and practice.
Problem solving	Acquire specialist knowledge of relevant learning theories to identify, analyse and evaluate authentic problems of practice, and generate informed and innovative education business solutions.
Self-management	Apply the knowledge and skills required of professional educators and teaching professionals to demonstrate autonomy, leadership and sound judgment, and adaptability in practice-based contexts and for further learning.
Teamwork	Work effectively and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to create solutions to authentic problems of practice.
Global citizenship	Demonstrate high level understanding of, and the capacity to engage ethically and productively in professional contexts with diverse communities and in a global context.
Approved by Faculty Board 2014

Course rules

To be awarded a Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership, a student must successfully complete 4 credit points of core units as detailed below and AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)