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OLET1405: Student Leadership: Representation
2027 unit information
Being a representative gives you a seat at the table to share perspectives and advocate for positive changes that may not have been considered by others. This unit provides you with foundational skills and knowledge in being a student representative within the university context. We hope that you will apply these skills and knowledge to other areas in which you are a representative as well. Learning activities are online and asynchronous, focussing on skills in gathering information from peers, effectively presenting this at meetings and reporting back to peers. Assessments can be personalised to the communities and issues that are relevant to you. Students wishing to extend their leadership knowledge can undertake related Student Leadership OLEs in Community Engagement and Peer Mentoring, each of which are 2 credits points.
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Health Sciences |
| Credit points | 2 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. critically reflect on the purpose of higher education and the reasons for being a student representative
- LO2. explore the reasons for becoming a student representative, and reflect on the experiences of some University of Sydney student representatives
- LO3. understand the skills needed for effective representation
- LO4. identify the benefits and challenges of student representation
- LO5. explore the activities involved in being a student representative
- LO6. critically reflect on the ethical dimensions of participating in student representation
- LO7. work through some common scenarios you may encounter as a student representative.
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Semester 1 2027
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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