This course focuses on the fact that many behaviours are learned and that we can modify our behaviour by changing our environment.
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Level6
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Credits20
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Cost$840 NZ Domestic$2,611 NZ International
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EFTS0.1667
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Delivery typeOnline only
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Teaching weeks 16 weeks
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Workload Approximately 13 hours per week
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Prerequisites
If you need to discuss prerequisites for this course
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You will learn about behavioural theories and principles and how they can be used to help decrease problem behaviours and increase desired behaviours.
Topics covered include:
- behaviour assessment
- positive reinforcement
- extinction
- shaping
- reinforcement schedules
- fading
- chaining
- generalisation
- prompts
- stimulus discrimination training
- conditioned reinforcement
- treatment evaluation, and
- report writing and feedback.
Assessment
Assessment for this course is:
- 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this course.
Computer and internet requirements
To complete this course you will need access to a laptop or desktop computer, reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan able to support online learning such as streaming of videos (including YouTube), downloading content, and writing and submitting online assessments. If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.
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How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.
Work towards
You can do this course as part of these qualifications:
Certificate of Proficiency
Bachelor's Degree
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