Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)

School: Regional Professional Studies

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.

  • Unit Title

    Professional Placement
  • Unit Code

    RPS3106
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit provides a professionally supervised, contracted learning experience in a range of workplaces. It emphasises the application of theoretical knowledge to workplace problems that involve planning, research and implementation. Students are responsible for finding the host organisation and are required to report back to their academic coordinator. A learning agreement, entered into by the student, workplace supervisor and academic coordinator, determines the specific content and teaching and learning processes, together with the skills and competencies to be acquired and demonstrated.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 240 credit points AND Permission required)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CCI3106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create a personal portfolio which reflects the professional placement and other work experience.
  2. Demonstrate a high level of professionalism in the workplace.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of specific skills and procedures related to the workplace.
  4. Display initiative, reliability and competence in their designated duties.
  5. Plan and make the initial contact to secure the placement.

Unit Content

  1. Complete a workplace journal and/or portfolio that records and critically evaluates the learning experiences.
  2. Meet employer's expectations of reliability, competency and overall professionalism and demonstrate an ability to act on informed initiative where appropriate.
  3. Plan and make the initial contact with a relevant employer for the equivalent of at least 22 days (one day a week plus a 10 day block is recommended).
  4. Satisfactorily complete work to the workplace standard specified in the agreement and demonstrate competency in workplace skills and procedures.
  5. Write an individual learning agreement, to be signed by the student, employer and academic supervisor.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular contact with academic supervisor and Professional work experience.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Assignment ^Learning agreement and resume
Portfolio ^Portfolio of work and/or placement journal
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Assignment - Written Format ^Learning agreement and resume
Portfolio ^Portfolio of work and/or placement journal

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)

School: Regional Professional Studies

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.

  • Unit Title

    Professional Placement
  • Unit Code

    RPS3106
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit provides a professionally supervised, contracted learning experience in a range of workplaces. It emphasises the application of theoretical knowledge to workplace problems that involve planning, research and implementation. Students are responsible for finding the host organisation and are required to report back to their academic coordinator. A learning agreement, entered into by the student, workplace supervisor and academic coordinator, determines the specific content and teaching and learning processes, together with the skills and competencies to be acquired and demonstrated.

Prerequisite Rule

(Students must pass 240 credit points AND Permission required)

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CCI3106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create a personal portfolio which reflects the professional placement and other work experience.
  2. Demonstrate a high level of professionalism in the workplace.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of specific skills and procedures related to the workplace.
  4. Display initiative, reliability and competence in their designated duties.
  5. Plan and make the initial contact to secure the placement.

Unit Content

  1. Complete a workplace journal and/or portfolio that records and critically evaluates the learning experiences.
  2. Meet employer's expectations of reliability, competency and overall professionalism and demonstrate an ability to act on informed initiative where appropriate.
  3. Plan and make the initial contact with a relevant employer for the equivalent of at least 22 days (one day a week plus a 10 day block is recommended).
  4. Satisfactorily complete work to the workplace standard specified in the agreement and demonstrate competency in workplace skills and procedures.
  5. Write an individual learning agreement, to be signed by the student, employer and academic supervisor.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular contact with academic supervisor and Professional work experience.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Assignment ^Learning agreement and resume
Portfolio ^Portfolio of work and/or placement journal
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Assignment ^Learning agreement and resume
Portfolio ^Portfolio of work and/or placement journal

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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