Program Overview

Overview

This unit involves students undertaking a professional placement with a business, government, or non-government organisation. It includes preparatory coursework in reflective, professional practice and report writing. Permission is required to enrol in this unit.

Unit Details and Rules

• Academic unit: Work Integrated Learning Hub
• Credit points: 6
• Prerequisites: Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 60
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: BUSS6500 or ECOF6500
• Assumed knowledge: None
• Available to study abroad and exchange students: No

Teaching Staff

• Coordinator: Rachael Hains-Wesson

Assessment

• Participation: Workshops (3 x 3 pre-, during and post-learning workshops, requiring participation) - 0% - Multiple weeks
• Small continuous assessment: Online modules and activities (Completion of online modules and activities, linked to the workshops) - 0% - Multiple weeks - Due date: 24 May 2023 at 23:00 - Closing date: 31 May 2023 - 1000 words
• Assignment: Report (Entry Interview Report) - 0% - Week 04 - Due date: 17 Mar 2023 at 23:00 - Closing date: 24 Mar 2023 - 1250 words

Assessment Summary

All set workshops, online tasks and modules must be completed and receive a “pass” to gain a “meets requirements” in order to receive the 6 credits points that includes the work placement hours. If a student is not able to attend any of the set, in-person workshops, they will be provided with an alternative task to complete, and in consultation with the Unit Coordinator.

Assessment Criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

• High distinction: 85 - 100 - Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Distinction: 75 - 84 - Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Credit: 65 - 74 - Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Pass: 50 - 64 - Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
• Fail: 0 - 49 - When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

Late Submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

• Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
• After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Learning Support

Simple Extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.

Special Consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Weekly Schedule

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

• LO1. Develop professional written and oral communication skills with all stakeholders.
• LO2. Apply prior learning and knowledge to real life professional experiences.
• LO3. Reflect upon workplace experiences, personal choices and actions to critically appraise their appropriateness.
• LO4. Evaluate the importance of integrity and ethics for both corporations and individuals in the business world.

Graduate Qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course.

• GQ1: Depth of disciplinary expertise - Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
• GQ2: Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
• GQ3: Oral and written communication - Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
• GQ4: Information and digital literacy - Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
• GQ5: Inventiveness - Generating novel ideas and solutions.
• GQ6: Cultural competence - Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures.
• GQ7: Interdisciplinary effectiveness - Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
• GQ8: Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity - An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
• GQ9: Influence - Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Additional Information

• Additional costs: N/A
• Site visit guidelines: The WIL Hub reserves the right to visit a student's placement to ensure OH&S and that meaningful supervision is taking place.
• Work, health and safety: Please see Canvas for more details.
• Disclaimer: The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.