Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of academic practice in the higher education sector. This course will suit professionals who seek to enhance their understanding of academic practices in higher education, in particular teaching, learning, research, and course design; academics…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of academic practice in the higher education sector. This course will suit professionals who seek to enhance their understanding of academic practices in higher education, in particular teaching, learning, research, and course design; academics who seek to professionally develop their academic practice; academics who seek to upgrade their qualifications as part of their scholarly activity; and academics or professionals who are transitioning from the VET sector to teach in higher education.
Graduates of this course will be able to:
Reflect critically on their educational practice
Explore scholarship and research related to higher education learning and teaching
Construct effective pedagogies drawn from best practice principles
Understand the nature and purposes of higher education course and assessment design to enhance delivery and the achievement of student learning outcomes.
This course will suit professionals who seek to enhance their understanding of academic practices in higher education, in particular teaching, learning, research, and course design; academics who seek to professionally develop their academic practice; academics who seek to upgrade their qualifications as part of their scholarly activity; and academics or professionals who are transitioning from the VET sector to teach in higher education.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice will be able to:
Apply an advanced, systematic and coherent body of knowledge of good practice in independent higher education providers (iHEPs) with cognitive skills to understand the quantitative and qualitative aspects of effective academic practice.
Critically review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise relevant academic practice information for effective decision-making and to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems and challenges. • Apply specialised technical and creative skills to teach within a complex and multi-faceted iHEP and monitor the achievement of stakeholder performance targets and outcomes.
Communicate complex knowledge, concepts, ideas and skills clearly and succinctly including through the full range of communication media.
Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills in relation to complex and diverse academic practice issues through initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating based on informed judgements.
Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills with responsibility and accountability for personal performance outcomes and for the overall performance outcomes of relevant stakeholders.
Career Outlook
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Academic Practice designed to support learners aim to advance their careers as teaching and research or education-focused academics or casual university teachers.
REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants for this course must provide evidence that they hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent or higher) in any discipline(subject to verification).
- Students may study from anywhere in the world, however, applicants whose highest qualification was not delivered in English must demonstrate English equivalency by providing evidence of one of the following:
- IELTS Academic: Overall band score of 6.5 or higher, with a minimum score of 6.0 in each module; OR
- IBT (Internet-based TOEFL): Overall score of 79 with Listening section minimum of 12, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Writing 21; OR
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Overall score 180, minimum score of 180; OR
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Overall 176 with a minimum score of 169 in each module; OR
- PTE Academic Module with a minimum score of 58 with a minimum of 50 in each module.
As participants will be investigating their own teaching practices and contexts, it is highly desirable that they are already engaged in tertiary teaching in some way.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The Higher Education Leadership Institute (HELI) is a new education provider aimed at fulfilling a niche role in the independent higher education sector. HELI offers a newly accredited Master of eLearning specially designed to help professionals develop the requisite eLearning knowledge, skills, and understanding to work effectively in educational and related professional settings. Through its team of higher education experts and researchers, HELI delivers global best-practice advisory services, mentoring and training to higher education providers and their staff.
