EDUC 200 : Youth Mentoring
Education and Social Work
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of of youth development and mentoring from an ecological perspective and how this relates to the Aotearoa New Zealand cultural context (Capability 1, 3, 5 and 8)
- Understand and critically evaluate issues of social justice and how these relate to Aotearoa New Zealand youth (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8)
- Apply this new understanding of youth development and mentoring by working directly with youth in a group setting (Capability 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Self-reflection | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Activity Resource | 35% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Internship | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Critical Self-reflection | ||||||||||
| Activity Resource | ||||||||||
| Internship | ||||||||||
To pass this course students must submit all assessments and achieve at least 50% for the overall course.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, each week you can expect [3] hours of interactive lecture/tutorials, [1.5] hour of reading and thinking about the content, [2] hours of work on assignments and [3.5] hours of internship (including preparation for the mentoring session).
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities to receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures and tutorials will not be available as recordings due to the confidential nature of the mentoring relationship that will be discussed and shared in class.
The course will include live face-to-face events including lectures/tutorial and youth mentoring at schools across Auckland.
Students are required to complete readings before each class.
Lectures/tutorials are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Mentoring sessions take place outside of the standard weekly timetable.
This course is not available to offshore or online students.
Learning Resources
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Because EDUC 200 involves working with children and young people, the University must comply with government regulations associated with the Children’s Act 2014. To be accepted into this course students must participate in an application process and undergo a Police Vet. This is completed at no expense to the student and is organised and facilitated by the Course Director and the MATES Jr team.
Important information about this course, including the enrolment process can be found here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/study-with-us/study-options/programmes-by-area-of-interest/teaching-and-education/education-as-a-subject/youth-mentoring-elective.html
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.