To flourish at university you’ll need to be a clear thinker. Once a counsellor, this skill becomes even more important as clients often present complex issues in a 'round-about' way. This unit will help you gather the right information, analyse it effectively, and develop a 'best-outcome' strategy. Ultimately, we want your decision-making to be evidence-based, legally defensible and targeted to your clients’ needs. By doing this you will have the greatest positive impact on the lives of others.
Unit code: CO1003Z
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Counselling
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Counselling
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Succinctly state the key aspects of a problem. |
| 2. | Identify and name logical fallacies, heuristics, and cognitive errors/biases used by others and themselves which may otherwise derail effective problem-solving. |
| 3. | Identify the circumstances under which good/bad decisions are made, apply a variety of problem-solving strategies, and learn to manage contextual factors (e.g., stress) to effect good decision-making. |
| 4. | Justify a course of action through the logical presentation of evidence. |
Offering: This unit is to be taught in year 1, semester 1 (term 2). Prerequisites: NA Prohibited combinations: NA
Andragogy In practice: Students will have the opportunity to engage issues which interest them, reflect on their own lives, engage in problem-based learning, and actively take part in the learning process. These aspects of Andragogy are reflected in online self-directed learning which includes both personal reflections and activities. Students will also participate in online seminars or attend an in-person intensive. The intention of seminars/intensives is to stimulate conversation to promote active learning. Activities undertaken during intensives are also designed to promote problem-based learning. Although dependent upon the year level at which a unit is offered, assessments provide students with the opportunity to consider problems in new ways and so enhance their ability to describe and/or apply knowledge, analyse information, as well as to synthesise/create new knowledge.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Argument | For 5 different module “Activities” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Personal Reflection | For 5 different module “Reflection questions” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Investigation | View about 15 minutes of a political debate of your choice (e.g., Parliament Question Time, Youtube campus debate, etc.). List all logical fallacies, heuristics, and cognitive errors/biases used. What now do you make of the veracity of the arguments being put forward? What are some simple steps you can take to stop falling into similar bad habits? |
500 | 20.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | During your intensive you will be provided with various logic problems to solve. Do so without using technology. Clearly show your solution method. |
900 | 20.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | You will be given a complex and ambiguous clinical problem to solve. You will be required to: (1) analyse the problem effectively; (2) state the central issue clearly; and (3) name an effective counselling strategy. You will be required to justify your reasoning. |
900 | 30.0 |
| Investigation | Choose a well-known example of disastrous decision making (e.g., USS Vincennes). What were the factors which led to this outcome? What is the relevance of this example and your findings to counselling? |
700 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 4 Nov, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-11-04 08:50:50 +1100