Overview

Behavioural change approaches are an important, and often very cost effective, part of the mix of solutions to many sustainability and other public policy issues, such as water conservation, energy efficiency and immunisation. Considerable opportunities exist in this space, as comparatively little time and effort is usually invested in understanding … For more content click the Read More button below. With a mix of theoretical and practical work, this unit will enable you to understand individual behaviour in a way that identifies opportunities for change. It will take you through a process of unpacking public policy challenges and identifying real-life behavioural solutions. This involves prioritising behaviours and target audiences and understanding drivers of behaviour and potential solutions. You will also learn to work collaboratively to design, test and evaluate behaviour change interventions.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-EVENING
S1-FF-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Jim Curtis
Mr Mark Boulet

Unit Coordinator(s)

Mr Mark Boulet

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Understand and evaluate selected theories of behaviour, including their historical roots, key conceptual notions, frameworks and current debates.

2.

Diagnose the motives and drivers of individual behaviour.

3.

Diagnose behavioural problems and develop prioritisation criteria and apply these to real-world scenarios.

4.

Critically evaluate and apply a range of behavioural interventions to target priority behaviours.

5.

Integrate principles for behavioural field trial interventions and analyse the effectiveness of these trials.

6.

Collaboratively design and effectively communicate potential behaviour change programs.

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Leadership for sustainable development
International development practice