Work Integrated Learning Placement - Design (3 months)
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 3 hours face to face + blended + 50-60 day placement
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
150 credit points and completion of the ‘Career Start’ module
Aims and objectives
This unit aims to support students to understand their discipline within the world of work by situating learning in a real-world context. This unit provides students the opportunity to test and understand their learnings from university via sustained paid experience working in industry. <br /> This unit requires students to negotiate realistic learning objectives, reflect on industry feedback to develop practice and link their understanding of theory to the realities of daily work over a three month period.
2. Contrast perceptions of your discipline studies while at university with the realities of industry practice.
3. Demonstrate effective communication for a range of audiences including industry
4. Reflect on and evidence new disciplinary learnings within the context of industry
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Face to Face Contact Phasing Out | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Placement | 40 | 12 | 480 |
TOTAL | 495 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Evaluation Survey | Individual | 15-25% | 2, 3, 4 |
| Mid-Placement Review | Individual | 20-30% | 2, 3 |
Preliminary Plan | Individual | 10-20% | 1, 2 |
| Reflection | Individual | 35-45% | 2, 3, 4 |
Content
- Students will work (paid) in the industry or community placement to which they are assigned, under the supervision of their Industry Supervisor for 50-60 days in industry
- Students will, with guidance from a discipline-specific Swinburne Academic Supervisor, reflect on their professional placement experience to draw links with discipline knowledge and document the development and growth of their employability skills
- Students will be required to respond to feedback from stakeholders in ways that inform and improve future practice
- Structured learning activities will allow students the opportunity to identify and measure learning and to share experiences for a variety of audiences
Study resources
- Reading materials.