Year
2023Credit points
10Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unit.Prerequisites
EXSC116 Journeying in the Natural World
Teaching organisation
150 hours of focused learning.Unit rationale, description and aim
This unit will introduce students to Alpine environment and its ecology. It will examine alpine conservation issues and their implications for the outdoor leader and educator. The unit will investigate a variety of programs that use the alpine environment, their outcomes and impacts. Students will have the opportunity to develop foundational alpine pursuit skills in a variety of settings. An examination of personal behaviour styles and leadership skills will be explored.
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
LO1 - Explain environmental and management issues that directly affect alpine ecology.(GA2GA4,GA8,GA9,GA10)
LO2 - Critique alpine conservation issues currently facing the Australian Alps.(GA2GA4,GA5,GA8,GA10)
LO3 - Implement outdoor program models that engage with the alpine environment.(GA4,GA5,GA8,GA9,GA10)
LO4 - Reflect upon their personal behaviour styles and its relationship to leadership skills. (GA4,GA7,GA9)
LO5 - Demonstrate organisational and practical skills in alpine outdoor pursuits and their application in the context of a journey.(GA1,GA 2,GA3,GA5,GA6,GA8,GA10)
LO6 - Demonstrate an understanding or risk, hazard identification and management of or extreme weather environments.(GA2,GA4,GA5,GA6,GA8)
Graduate attributes
GA1 - demonstrate respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity
GA2 - recognise their responsibility to the common good, the environment and society
GA3 - apply ethical perspectives in informed decision making
GA4 - think critically and reflectively
GA5 - demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the discipline and/or profession
GA6 - solve problems in a variety of settings taking local and international perspectives into account
GA7 - work both autonomously and collaboratively
GA8 - locate, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information
GA9 - demonstrate effective communication in oral and written English language and visual media
GA10 - utilise information and communication and other relevant technologies effectively.
Content
- Alpine environments, hazards and management
- Alpine ecology and alpine conservation Issues
- Personal behaviour styles and leadership skills development
- Alpine pursuits models and their applications
- Foundation skill competencies in alpine outdoor pursuits
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Teaching and learning strategies may include resources sessions, tutorials, lectures, field work, and reflective/critical thinking activities, which will be delivered in a 2 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial as well as field work activities. Teaching and learning strategies will reflect respect for the individual as an independent learner. Students will be expected to take responsibility for their learning and to participate actively within group activities.
Assessment strategy and rationale
A range of assessment procedures will be used to meet the unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes consistent with University assessment requirements. Such procedures may include, but are not limited to: essays, reports, tests, student presentations and field work.
Overview of assessments
| Brief Description of Kind and Purpose of Assessment Tasks | Weighting | Learning Outcomes | Graduate Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
Assessment 1 – Fieldwork: Alpine program development and implementation/Logbook | 15 | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1-10 |
Assessment 2 - Alpine Conservation | 35 | 1,2, | 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 |
Assessment 3 - Test | 35 | 5, 6 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10 |
Assessment 4 - Journal | 15 | 4 | 4,7,9 |
Representative texts and references
Brymer, E., Gray, T.L., Cotton, W. & Carpenter, C. (2010). Profiling outdoor leadership, Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2(1),93-108.
Goffee, R., Jones, G. (2006). The route of authentic leadership. Training Journal, Nov, 31-34
Godde, P., Martin, F., Price. Friedrich, M., & Zimmerman. (2000)Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions. CABI.
Huber, M., Harald, K., Bugmann, M., & Reasoner, M. (2005). Global Change and Mountain Regions: an overview of current knowledge. Springer
Luckner, J. L., Nadler, R. S., (1997). Processing the Experience. Iowa: Kendall/Hunt
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Morgan, J. (1998) An Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Victorian High Country. Dept . Conservation , Forests and Lands, Victoria.
Schumann, S.,Paisley, K., Sibthorp, J., & Gookin, J. (2009). Instructor influences on student learning at NOLS. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 1(1) 15-37.
Smith, H. (2011) Extraordinary outdoor leaders: an Australian case study. PHD thesis, University of Wollongong.
Stapleton, I. (1988). Something Small: The Story of Mittagundi. Omeo: Mittagundi Outdoor Education Centre.
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