Program Overview

Program Overview

The PACE: Advanced Professional Practice and Reflection unit is a placement-based capstone that provides support for students to continue scaffolding their professional skill development during a final extended vocational placement. Students will explore and develop strategies for addressing challenging, ambiguous, and complex professional situations. The unit is designed to support students' transitions to the next phase of their career, career self-management, and ongoing learning journey.

Unit Details

Unit Level

The unit level is 4000.

Unit Type

The unit type is PACE.

Grading Requirement

The grading requirement is graded.

Offerings

The unit is offered in two sessions:

• Session 2, In person-scheduled-infrequent, North Ryde
• Session 2, Online-scheduled-weekday

Requisites

Pre-requisite

The pre-requisite for this unit is 60cp at 2000 level or above, including PROF3000.

NCCW (2020 and onwards)

The NCCW for this unit is PACE4099, 30 cp, Advanced Professional Practice and Reflection.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Critique their experiences and observations of ethical practice.
2. Demonstrate communication skills appropriate for diverse professional audiences.
3. Critically reflect on strategies for working with diverse teams.
4. Develop strategies for action when complexity, ambiguity, and/or conflict are encountered in the workplace.

Assessments

The assessments for this unit include:

• ePortfolio (40% weighting, not a hurdle task)
• Performance evaluation and reflection (40% weighting, not a hurdle task)
• Learning plan (20% weighting, not a hurdle task)

Learning and Teaching Activities

The learning and teaching activities for this unit include:

• Seminar (Online): A flipped classroom environment with discussion, activities, role plays, and reflection during seminars.
• Placement (In-Person): Students complete placements of between 840 hours (24 weeks F/T) - 910 hours (26 weeks F/T).
• Seminar (In-person): A flipped classroom environment with discussion, activities, role plays, and reflection during seminars.

Additional Requirements

Unit-specific Inherent Requirements

The unit-specific inherent requirements for this unit include:

• Behaviour: Students are required to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times, both in the classroom and on placement.
• Cognition: Students must demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge and understanding, both in their discipline and in professional practice.
• Communication: Students must demonstrate communication skills consistent with professional standards.