Leading Facilitating and Interpreting in Natural Environments

Unit code: SOL3000 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Park
Prerequisites
SOL1001 - Natural Environments 1; and
SOL1002 - Safety in Natural Environments
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit prepares students to lead and facilitate an extended journey in a natural location. Students are introduced to safe trip planning, route selection, appropriate equipment, and food preparation required for safe travel in remote areas. Students will gain an understanding of who they are as an outdoor educator/environmentalist, different ways of being a leader in the outdoors, their attributes and self-awareness. The developing leader is empowered to engage with outdoor and environmental leadership discourse and to prepare an ongoing outdoor/environmental leadership development plan.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Apply outdoor leadership safety theory in the analysis and solution of problems;
  2. Analyse varying ways of leading and facilitating outdoor experiences to foster participant interaction;
  3. Adapt theories of group management and dynamics to the outdoor environment to maximise participant engagement and positive interaction;
  4. Recognise and apply a range of leadership approaches; and,
  5. Identify and appraise their developing professional identity and leadership strengths and weaknesses in relation to outdoor leadership with responsibility and accountability.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 30%
Route Card
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 20%
Menu and Equipment Plan
Assessment type: Journal
|
Grade: 30%
Outdoor / Environmental Leadership SWOT analysis – Self and Peer-reflection
Assessment type: Presentation
|
Grade: 20%
Trip Plan

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science
SBOE | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership
SBOL | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years

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