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Managing Risk in Outdoor and Adventure Sport Environments
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OEEDU3801 - Managing Risk in Outdoor and Adventure Sport Environments
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<p>In this unit, students develop and apply knowledge of best practice safety and risk management approaches for outdoor environmental education and adventure sport experiences, including a strict aversion to fatalities approach. Students will learn about and apply/use legislation, regulations, standards, codes, professional learning, and safety equipment, including communications and navigation equipment, related to safety and risk management that apply to outdoor environmental education and adventure sport experiences. Students will enhance and consolidate their outdoor environmental education and adventure sport safety and risk management knowledge and skills through the creation of safety plans, delivery of presentations, critical reflections, and fieldwork experiences.</p>
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<p>Unit content may include:<br>
• Risk and safety management<br>
• Strict aversion to fatalities including outdoor education fatality case studies<br>
• Legislation, regulations, policies, standards, codes, and professional learning related to safety in outdoor environmental education<br>
• Outdoor safety equipment including communications and navigation equipment</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>In this unit, students develop and apply knowledge of best practice safety and risk management approaches for outdoor environmental education and adventure sport experiences, including a strict aversion to fatalities approach. Students will learn about and apply/use legislation, regulations, standards, codes, professional learning, and safety equipment, including communications and navigation equipment, related to safety and risk management that apply to outdoor environmental education and adventure sport experiences. Students will enhance and consolidate their outdoor environmental education and adventure sport safety and risk management knowledge and skills through the creation of safety plans, delivery of presentations, critical reflections, and fieldwork experiences.</p>
Unit content
<p>Unit content may include:<br> • Risk and safety management<br> • Strict aversion to fatalities including outdoor education fatality case studies<br> • Legislation, regulations, policies, standards, codes, and professional learning related to safety in outdoor environmental education<br> • Outdoor safety equipment including communications and navigation equipment</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
079999 - Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/oeedu3801">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=OEEDU3800" target="_blank">OEEDU3800</a>"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Explore legislation, regulations, policies, standards, codes, and professional learning for safe and appropriate outdoor environmental education experiences in Australia.</p>
K2
<p>Recognise approaches to risk management for education in outdoor and adventure sport environments, including a strict aversion to fatalities approach.</p>
K3
<p>Understand equipment used as part of safety and risk management in outdoor environmental and adventure sport experiences, including communication and navigation equipment.</p>
S1
<p>Interpret relevant legislation, regulations, policies, standards, and codes to ensure compliance and safety of outdoor environmental education and adventure sport experiences.</p>
S2
<p>Interpret and apply different approaches to risk management planning for outdoor environmental and adventure sport experiences, including a strict aversion to fatalities approach.</p>
S3
<p>Demonstrate understanding of scope and operation of safety equipment, including communication and navigation equipment.</p>
A1
<p>Develop documentation and plans for safe and appropriate outdoor environmental education experiences that comply with relevant legislation, regulations, policies, standards, codes, and include a strict aversion to fatalities approach,</p>
A2
<p>Demonstrate understanding of safety and risk management for education in outdoor environments, including a strict aversion to fatalities approach, through presentations and reflections.</p>
A3
<p>Demonstrate and reflect upon safe and appropriate leadership and risk management practices in outdoor environmental education experiences, including the usage of safety equipment.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Outdoor Environments Safety Plan</p>
<p>Plan</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A3
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<p>Outdoor Education Fatality Case Study Presentation and Reflection</p>
<p>Presentation and Reflection</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3
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<p>Fieldwork Hurdle</p>
<p>Hurdle</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3
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<p>Completion of First Aid Certificate</p>
<p>Hurdle</p>
<p>S/N</p>
K3, S3, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
079999 - Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/oeedu3801">View unit fees</a>
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