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This unit is part of the School's Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) program offerings and will help students to prepare for their future career. Students will source and undertake a micro- placement to support the development and application of practical skills. Students will work on a project to develop viable and sustainable solutions to solve a real problem experienced in the community. This will develop their awareness of contemporary issues faced by our communities, and the important role of citizenship in managing social impact. Interwoven into the unit will be activities that support students in self-managing their career. Key foci are understanding their career aspirations, familiarizing with trends and opportunities in the labour market, and short-to-medium term career planning. Students will develop some of the tools used in graduate recruitment, such as resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Participating in this unit will prepare students for future employment, and other WIL units (particularly placements/internships) available in the School.
Winter School: Students enrolled in winter semester may be required to source their own work placement opportunity.
Student must have completed a minimum of 60 credit points.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students undertake work in an off-campus or virtual environment which is focused on the student applying non-technical skills to meet a community need, supervised by an industry or community-based professional.
The unit is conducted in both on-campus and online modes with a student-centred approach to teaching and learning. The micro-placement intends to prepare students for later WIL experiences and future employment. The micro-placement will be unpaid and can be undertaken in a campus, off- campus, or virtual environment for a minimum of 20 hours. Students will be given guidance during class on ways to help source their own micro-placement. Students will be required to report the location and contact person of their micro-placement. They will complete mandatory online learning modules prior to commencing their micro-placement. Students will be expected to effectively perform on their micro-placement to meet community/industry expectations, and to meet the unit's assessment requirements. Students are expected to demonstrate a sound work ethic during their micro-placement. Students will be assigned at least two self-study weeks to allow for the completion of their micro-placement. As this unit focuses on the personal and professional development of the individual, no Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be considered for the entire unit. Students who have participated meaningfully in Enactus and/or a university approved co-curricular competition may contact the Unit Coordinator regarding RPL against the Social Impact Project assessment. Applications will be considered on an individual case-by-case basis.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
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 | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Review | Career self-management review | 35% |
| Report | Social impact project | 30% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflection on micro-placement | 35% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Review | Career self-management review | 35% |
| Report | Social impact project | 30% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflection on micro-placement | 35% |
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.
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