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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This practicum placement unit bridges the gap between academic learning and professional work. It brings together the previously scaffolded learning in undergraduate coursework units and provides the opportunity for students to apply their academic knowledge in an agency within, or related to, the criminal justice system. Completing a minimum of 270 hours in the workplace, the experience is designed to develop students’ employability skills such as organisation and planning, time-management, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking, by executing industry-relevant tasks under supervision. Students will engage in reflective practices to facilitate lifelong learning and professional development. The practicum placement is designed to maximise students’ career readiness and will facilitate students’ development of a Curriculum Vitae, portfolio and professional digital identity. The Criminology & Justice Practicum Placement unit is not suitable for, and not available to, students currently employed by a criminal justice agency. Students employed by a criminal justice agency are not able to use current or past employment as a basis for obtaining advanced standing for the unit. Acceptance into this unit is by application to the Practicum Coordinator only. Students must be in their final semester of study to be eligible to undertake a practicum placement. Placement is contingent on availability.
Students must be in their last semester of study to be enrolled in CRI3301 and permission required.
Unit was previously coded {CRI3110, CRI3111}
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.
The Practicum Coordinator will facilitate an intake process for the practicum placement twice per year. Eligible students are required to complete an Expression of Interest form, address selection criteria, submit a current resume with the details of two referees, and attend a selection interview. The Practicum Coordinator will arrange all practicum placements in consultation with each student. Prior to commencing the practicum placement, students will be required to attend pre-placement meeting with the Practicum Coordinator and the host agency supervisor. Students may also be required to attend plenary sessions on campus. Students, in collaboration with their host agency supervisor and the Practicum Coordinator will design an individual learning contract which will be specific to host agency-related tasks and contextualise the Unit Learning Outcomes. Students will be supervised in their day-to-day agency tasks by the designated host agency supervisor. It is expected that the host agency supervisor will provide regular formal supervision sessions. As per policy, the Practicum Coordinator will ensure the workplace complies with occupational health and safety standards. The practicum coordinator will also conduct an interim practicum review, in consultation with the student and host agency supervisor, as a means of facilitating formative feedback for the student. Monitoring of student engagement and progress will occur through regular contact with the practicum coordinator and reflective assessment methods.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Assignment ^ | Student Learning Contract |
| Practicum ^ | Practicum Placement Performance |
| Journal ^ | Practicum Placement Learning Journal |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Assignment ^ | Student Learning Contract |
| Practicum ^ | Practicum Placement Performance |
| Journal ^ | Practicum Placement Learning Journey |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
CRI3301|1|1
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This practicum placement unit bridges the gap between academic learning and professional work. It brings together the previously scaffolded learning in undergraduate coursework units and provides the opportunity for students to apply their academic knowledge in an agency within, or related to, the criminal justice system. Completing a minimum of 270 hours in the workplace, the experience is designed to develop students’ employability skills such as organisation and planning, time-management, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking, by executing industry-relevant tasks under supervision. Students will engage in reflective practices to facilitate lifelong learning and professional development. The practicum placement is designed to maximise students’ career readiness and will facilitate students’ development of a Curriculum Vitae, portfolio and professional digital identity. The Criminology & Justice Practicum Placement unit is not suitable for, and not available to, students currently employed by a criminal justice agency. Students employed by a criminal justice agency are not able to use current or past employment as a basis for obtaining advanced standing for the unit. Acceptance into this unit is by application to the Practicum Coordinator only. Students must be in their final semester of study to be eligible to undertake a practicum placement. Placement is contingent on availability.
Students must be in their last semester of study to be enrolled in CRI3301 and permission required.
Unit was previously coded {CRI3110, CRI3111}
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.
The Practicum Coordinator will facilitate an intake process for the practicum placement twice per year. Eligible students are required to complete an Expression of Interest form, address selection criteria, submit a current resume with the details of two referees, and attend a selection interview. The Practicum Coordinator will arrange all practicum placements in consultation with each student. Prior to commencing the practicum placement, students will be required to attend pre-placement meeting with the Practicum Coordinator and the host agency supervisor. Students may also be required to attend plenary sessions on campus. Students, in collaboration with their host agency supervisor and the Practicum Coordinator will design an individual learning contract which will be specific to host agency-related tasks and contextualise the Unit Learning Outcomes. Students will be supervised in their day-to-day agency tasks by the designated host agency supervisor. It is expected that the host agency supervisor will provide regular formal supervision sessions. As per policy, the Practicum Coordinator will ensure the workplace complies with occupational health and safety standards. The practicum coordinator will also conduct an interim practicum review, in consultation with the student and host agency supervisor, as a means of facilitating formative feedback for the student. Monitoring of student engagement and progress will occur through regular contact with the practicum coordinator and reflective assessment methods.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Assignment ^ | Student Learning Contract |
| Practicum ^ | Practicum Placement Performance |
| Journal ^ | Practicum Placement Learning Journal |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Assignment ^ | Student Learning Contract |
| Practicum ^ | Practicum Placement Performance |
| Journal ^ | Practicum Placement Learning Journey |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
CRI3301|1|2