EUN659 Leading Evaluation
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| Unit code: | EUN659 |
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| Equivalent(s): | EUZ659, LCN630 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that students understand educational practices in education settings and have practitioner experiences within a related education field or support profession. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $592 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,468 |
| International unit fee | $4,740 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | EUN659 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | LCN630, EUZ659 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that students understand educational practices in education settings and have practitioner experiences within a related education field or support profession. |
| Coordinator: | Jill Willis | jill.willis@qut.edu.au |
Overview
In this unit, you will develop your knowledge of evaluation approaches, and how you can lead evaluation to improve educational quality. This unit will equip you with principles and practical tools to understand a range of practical evaluation approaches. Using real world scenarios, you will explore how to lead evaluation and draw on multiple forms of evidence in a range of educational contexts. By integrating the theory and practice, you will be equipped to critique and design evidence-based plans for evaluation in educational contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically analyse evaluation and leadership principles drawn from recent scholarship and practice.
- Critically evaluate complex activities and contexts to make recommendations for practice.
- Design and justify an innovative evaluation plan for authentic problems of educational leadership practice.
- Reflect on your evaluation orientations to inform leadership practice.
- Craft communications to lead and influence other professionals.
Content
This unit will cover the following:
- How a leader’s evaluation orientations are informed by personal histories and organisational cultures.
- Leadership of evaluation practices evident in a range of real-world case studies including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders.
- Principles underpinning ideas of evaluation, including various approaches to ethics, evidence, and accountability.
- Evaluation approaches such as policy evaluation, program evaluation, democratic, and culturally responsive evaluation.
- How to present evaluation findings to communicate impact and lead and influence others.
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Student-centred, self-paced learning with a strong focus on learning through academic readings and activities that demonstrate application of theory to real world scenarios.
- Workshops (on-campus and online)
- Active participation in on-line collaborations.
- Accessing and sharing resources.
- Negotiating authentic assessment tasks for applying scholarly knowledge to real world scenarios and in your own context.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- self assessment through planned activities
- a range of formative exercises discussed and undertaken throughout the unit
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- formative group level feedback
- comments about summative assessment work included with your grade.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit there are two assessments:
- Critical essay - This task draws on knowledge of how contexts inform leadership approaches to evaluation and principles underpinning decisions regarding ethics, evidence, and accountability.
- Evaluation portfolio presentation - This task draws on knowledge of evaluation approaches, principles underpinning ideas of evaluation, and leadership practices including how to present evaluation findings.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Critical essay
You will write an essay demonstrating your critical understanding of the influence of evidence, and implications for leadership, in contexts of evaluation. The focus of your essay will be negotiated with the teaching staff during the unit.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Evaluation portfolio presentation
You will present a portfolio of artefacts showing that you can plan to lead an evaluation in an educational context. The portfolio can either be for personal purposes such as evidence for a Highly Accomplished teacher portfolio or promotion application, or for public purposes to lead a group or system. You will record yourself delivering the presentation of your portfolio.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Relevant resource materials will be available electronically through the unit Canvas site. Additional references for assessment can be found in the library. There is no prescribed textbook.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.EU60 Graduate Certificate in Education
- Discuss and evaluate advanced discipline-specific knowledge related to professional educational practice.
Relates to: ULO1, Critical essay - Reflect on and reflexively analyse own practice to improve professional knowledge and practice.
Relates to: ULO4, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Critically analyse and evaluate activities, contexts, and phenomena related to professional practice in the discipline of education.
Relates to: ULO2, Critical essay - Design and justify innovative solutions to authentic problems of educational practice through the application of discipline-specific knowledge and skills.
Relates to: ULO3, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Employ a range of communication modes to transmit knowledge, skills, and ideas to others.
Relates to: ULO5, Evaluation portfolio presentation
EU74 Master of Education
- Discuss, evaluate, and integrate advanced discipline-specific knowledge related to professional educational practice and research.
Relates to: ULO1, Critical essay - Reflect on and reflexively analyse own practice, integrating theoretical frameworks to improve professional knowledge and practice.
Relates to: ULO4, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Critically analyse and evaluate complex activities, contexts and phenomena related to professional practice and scholarship in the discipline of education.
Relates to: ULO2, Critical essay - Design and justify innovative solutions to authentic problems of educational practice, drawing on discipline-specific knowledge and skills to lead and influence positive change.
Relates to: ULO3, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Employ a range of communication modes to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences in professional and scholarly contexts.
Relates to: ULO5, Evaluation portfolio presentation
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Online
| Unit code: | EUN659 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | LCN630, EUZ659 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that students understand educational practices in education settings and have practitioner experiences within a related education field or support profession. |
Overview
In this unit, you will develop your knowledge of evaluation approaches, and how you can lead evaluation to improve educational quality. This unit will equip you with principles and practical tools to understand a range of practical evaluation approaches. Using real world scenarios, you will explore how to lead evaluation and draw on multiple forms of evidence in a range of educational contexts. By integrating the theory and practice, you will be equipped to critique and design evidence-based plans for evaluation in educational contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically analyse evaluation and leadership principles drawn from recent scholarship and practice.
- Critically evaluate complex activities and contexts to make recommendations for practice.
- Design and justify an innovative evaluation plan for authentic problems of educational leadership practice.
- Reflect on your evaluation orientations to inform leadership practice.
- Craft communications to lead and influence other professionals.
Content
This unit will cover the following:
- How a leader’s evaluation orientations are informed by personal histories and organisational cultures.
- Leadership of evaluation practices evident in a range of real-world case studies including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders.
- Principles underpinning ideas of evaluation, including various approaches to ethics, evidence, and accountability.
- Evaluation approaches such as policy evaluation, program evaluation, democratic, and culturally responsive evaluation.
- How to present evaluation findings to communicate impact and lead and influence others.
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Student-centred, self-paced learning with a strong focus on learning through academic readings and activities that demonstrate application of theory to real world scenarios.
- Workshops (on-campus and online)
- Active participation in on-line collaborations.
- Accessing and sharing resources.
- Negotiating authentic assessment tasks for applying scholarly knowledge to real world scenarios and in your own context.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- self assessment through planned activities
- a range of formative exercises discussed and undertaken throughout the unit
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- formative group level feedback
- comments about summative assessment work included with your grade.
Assessment
Overview
In this unit there are two assessments:
- Critical essay - This task draws on knowledge of how contexts inform leadership approaches to evaluation and principles underpinning decisions regarding ethics, evidence, and accountability.
- Evaluation portfolio presentation - This task draws on knowledge of evaluation approaches, principles underpinning ideas of evaluation, and leadership practices including how to present evaluation findings.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Critical essay
You will write an essay demonstrating your critical understanding of the influence of evidence, and implications for leadership, in contexts of evaluation. The focus of your essay will be negotiated with the teaching staff during the unit.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Evaluation portfolio presentation
You will present a portfolio of artefacts showing that you can plan to lead an evaluation in an educational context. The portfolio can either be for personal purposes such as evidence for a Highly Accomplished teacher portfolio or promotion application, or for public purposes to lead a group or system. You will record yourself delivering the presentation of your portfolio.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Relevant resource materials will be available electronically through the unit Canvas site. Additional references for assessment can be found in the library. There is no prescribed textbook.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.EU60 Graduate Certificate in Education
- Discuss and evaluate advanced discipline-specific knowledge related to professional educational practice.
Relates to: ULO1, Critical essay - Reflect on and reflexively analyse own practice to improve professional knowledge and practice.
Relates to: ULO4, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Critically analyse and evaluate activities, contexts, and phenomena related to professional practice in the discipline of education.
Relates to: ULO2, Critical essay - Design and justify innovative solutions to authentic problems of educational practice through the application of discipline-specific knowledge and skills.
Relates to: ULO3, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Employ a range of communication modes to transmit knowledge, skills, and ideas to others.
Relates to: ULO5, Evaluation portfolio presentation
EU74 Master of Education
- Discuss, evaluate, and integrate advanced discipline-specific knowledge related to professional educational practice and research.
Relates to: ULO1, Critical essay - Reflect on and reflexively analyse own practice, integrating theoretical frameworks to improve professional knowledge and practice.
Relates to: ULO4, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Critically analyse and evaluate complex activities, contexts and phenomena related to professional practice and scholarship in the discipline of education.
Relates to: ULO2, Critical essay - Design and justify innovative solutions to authentic problems of educational practice, drawing on discipline-specific knowledge and skills to lead and influence positive change.
Relates to: ULO3, Evaluation portfolio presentation - Employ a range of communication modes to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences in professional and scholarly contexts.
Relates to: ULO5, Evaluation portfolio presentation