ATS3935 · Professional practice

Overview

You will undertake a professional placement with a host partner organisation. The host partner organisations are from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. While undertaking your placement, you will complete a professional project as defined by the host partner organisation and the unit coordinator. The host partner organisation will appoint a field supervisor for the project although the Chief Examiner remains the principal assessor for the unit.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Set and lay out achievable and measurable goals aiming for professional skills development in alignment with professional aspirations;
2. Demonstrate critical and reflective thinking in relation to professional development;
3. Create effective resumes communicating your professional achievements;
4. Prepare documentation and written reports to a professional standard.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.