Professional Practice in Applied Science (8783.4)
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EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Science And Technology |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Academic Program Area - Science | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will have:1. Gained experience in working in a professional workplace in their relevant area;
2. Gained experience in undertaking professional tasks in the workplace, by participating in one or more of the following - conducting surveys, working with stakeholders, clients or customers, helping to implement management plans, and related activities;
3. An understanding of the operating environment and structure of the workplace where they do their placement;
4. Adhered to the standards and requirements of the workplace where they do their placement; and
5. Prepared a logbook of their activities at the workplace and a report on the project(s) they conducted during their placement and/or what they learnt during their placement.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
Permission by Unit Convener. Written agreement on activities, placement, supervision and outputs. Restriction: This unit is incompatible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Human Nutrition (686AA).Corequisites
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
Documented in consultation with your academic and workplace supervisors and recorded in Placement Plan.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener. The Placement Plan, Mid-Placement Logbook Update, Final Logbook and Final Report must be submitted via Canvas.
Students should request their workplace supervisor to complete the Placement Supervisor's Report which needs to be submitted to the unit convener via email; supervisors may provide the report to the student at their discretion.
Responsibility for understanding
If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit convener. Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that the unit convener and Student Administration have their correct contact details.
Special assessment requirements
Final grades are allocated according to the aggregation of marks achieved in all assessment items. The final mark is out of a possible 100 marks. In order to pass this unit, students must
(1) Participate in Placement
(2) Attempt all assessment items and
(3) Gain an overall mark of at least 50%.
The unit convener reserves the right to question students orally on any of their submitted work.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Participation requirements
Students must complete 15 full time equivalent days at the professional experience placement (or the part time equivalent). Successful completion of the professional experience placement is critical to success in the whole unit. Students must make themselves familiar with the processes and policies of professional experience. These must be documented in consultation with placement and academic supervisors and/or Unit Convener, and recorded in the Placement Logbook and Final Report.
Required IT skills
Basic knowledge of word processing software and any additional skills as required by the placement activities.
This unit may involve online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your UCLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your UCLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves work placements and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in section 6. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client/patient/stakeholder/employer confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as logbooks or reports.
The professional nature of this unit requires participation in learning activities for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Program Director to schedule this unit in a future semester or term. Doing the placement is a required element of the unit to pass.
Students may find their own placement or request advice from the Unit Convener or another relevant academic staff member about finding a placement. Students must keep the unit convener briefed about their placement, regardless of who organises the placement.
Additional information
Foundation of Unit
The University of Canberra Graduate Attributes (professional, global and lifelong leaners) are particularly addressed in this unit. Focussed upon students as they approach graduation, the unit challenges students to consider their transition from university to the workplace. The staff involved in the unit are active researchers and senior academics with track records in the public/private sector who are able to engage students in deep and active learning. The assessment is rigorously designed to develop graduate capabilities.
Provision of information to the group
Notifications through the Canvas Announcements/Discussion Forum are deemed to be made to the whole class. It is the responsibility of the students to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (Canvas forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only). Students should ensure they check their student email regularly. The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.
Use of student email account
The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes". Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.
In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the Unit Convener is informed. The minimum participation requirement must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation).
Caveat
Unforeseen circumstances beyond the University's and the Unit Convener's control could result in changes to the mode of delivery of workshop and presentation sessions, and also the completion of placements and related assessments. Students will be advised if this occurs and appropriate alternatives will be arranged.
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