Changing Behaviour for Sustainable Development

Changing Behaviour for Sustainable Development

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21 h
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  • Self-paced
  • Free Access
  • Fee-based Certificate
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  • 7 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on December 31, 2023

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Syllabus

Module 0 - Introduction to the course
0.1 Welcome to the course
0.2 Introducing human behaviour and behavioural science
Module 1 - WHO needs to do WHAT differently?
1.0 Introduction to Module 1
1.1 Understand the problem and the system it sits within
1.2 Understand your target audience
1.3 Identify target behaviours
Module 2 - The drivers and barriers of behaviour
2.0 Introduction to Module 2
2.1 Consider drivers & barriers of behaviour
2.2 Make use of behaviour change theories
2.3 Capture audience insights
Module 3 - Behaviour change interventions
3.0 Introduction to Module 3
3.1 Design and apply interventions
3.2 Consider generic behaviour change tools
3.3 Define measures of success and evaluation
Module 4 - Critical issues in behaviour change
4.0 Introduction to Module 4
4.1 Behaviour change ethics
4.2 Sustainable behaviour change
4.3 Taking your behaviour change further (scaling)
Module 5 - Case summaries of behaviour change in action
5.1 Improving waste separation in hospital operating suites, using behavioural insights
5.2 Protecting wetlands by changing cropping practices on private land, using behavioural insights
5.3 Reducing food waste in schools, using behavioural insights
5.4 Enhancing patient care in Victorian hospitals, using behavioural insights
Module 6 - Summary and key learnings
6.1 - Applying behavioural science to the COVID-19 pandemic
6.2 - Summary

Prerequisite

None

Instructors

John Thwaites
Professorial Fellow • Monash University

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