• Case Study
  • What is the title or guiding question of your project? (1 sentence)
  • What is the change you wish to see? (1 - 3 sentences)
  • How will you define effective leadership and how it will guide your work on this project? What type of leader do you wish to be, or will be needed for this project? Use references to support your discussion.
  • What is the context ? What is your observation, experience, interest or case study that has led you to your chosen idea?
  • What might be influencing the current situation as it is now? eg. What might be the history or context that has led to the current situation?
• Reflection
  • Why is this important & for whom? Use references to support your discussion.
  • Who are the stakeholders? eg, Who is affected? Why or how?
  • What is the sphere of influence? What can you do to realistically influence this area? Who are the people with whom you need to partner? What will be the best way to connect and communicate? What might you need to do to make these connections?
  • What are the barriers? What might you need to do to work around or overcome these barriers?
  • What are the relevant connections and considerations between your project and the NQS, VEYLDF, National Education and Care Services Regulations, ECA code of ethics and existing policies or procedures within the organisation or field.
  • What might you need to learn to help you bring this change? What is your plan to learn this? What are the titles of some academic journal articles you can read?
  • What do you hope to achieve at the conclusion of your project? What do you hope will have changed?
• Analysis
  • What advocacy, activism, leadership and/or high level administration (eg. changes to policy) may be required? Use references to support your discussion.
  • What is your step-by-step plan? Please include approximate expected hours and dates.
• Writing
  • Consider your answers to prompt questions above. What you need to read, who you need to talk to, how you will communicate, resources you may need to produce and tasks to complete.
  • For those whose projects are not taking place within a children's room:how might you include and use your time with children?
• Citing and Referencing
  • Include a reference list including academic readings/sources on leadership and those relevant to your chosen topic. These can be readings provided from this unit, or other units. Reference to carefully chosen non-academic sources such as reputable internet posts, blogs, videos you have used must be included, but these should not be your main source of information.