Professional & Industry Experience 2
Duration
- One Semester
Contact hours
- 26 weeks
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Competitive entry will apply on the basis of a minimum of credit average.
Students must complete a minimum of 200 credit points in BH-DESIND1 Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)
or BA-DESINA1 Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
Aims and objectives
This unit builds on Professional & Industry Experience 1 to extend students' academic knowledge through active learning experiences in commercial environments in order to provide experiential, discipline-specific learning. Direct experience in a real world context supports students to develop their understanding of the professional workplace and design discipline. Real world learning enhances a students’ personal and professional maturity by offering insights into workplace culture, issues and protocols. Through this unit students are given an opportunity to apply and strengthen their academic knowledge, to contextualise their design skills and to develop career and interpersonal skills.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Apply and reflect on design principles and practices within a work placement context.
2. Describe the management tools implemented and strategic direction of the organisation, such as managing time, tasks and resources within the industry-specific design practices.
3. Critically analyse the impact of client, customer and team dynamics, and differing expectations on design projects.
4. Explain and apply business processes, professional language and communication practices, and company protocols.
5. Discuss and illustrate the outcomes of the design projects to which they have contributed.
6. Demonstrate competencies in task and time management, interpersonal communications, initiative and problem solving, professional behaviour, independent learning and leadership skills.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Apply and reflect on design principles and practices within a work placement context.
2. Describe the management tools implemented and strategic direction of the organisation, such as managing time, tasks and resources within the industry-specific design practices.
3. Critically analyse the impact of client, customer and team dynamics, and differing expectations on design projects.
4. Explain and apply business processes, professional language and communication practices, and company protocols.
5. Discuss and illustrate the outcomes of the design projects to which they have contributed.
6. Demonstrate competencies in task and time management, interpersonal communications, initiative and problem solving, professional behaviour, independent learning and leadership skills.
Courses with unit
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) Honours
Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) Honours
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Students will be regularly monitored by their academic and industry supervisors. Students will complete online tasks, a report and a portfolio. Students will be placed in an appropriate workplace situation organised by the Faculty. Placements are for 26 weeks and involve four days a week with an employer; this also includes two weeks leave.
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Student Reflection | Individual | 40% | 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Student Portfolio | Individual | 30% | 1,4,5 |
| Employer and Academic Review | Individual | 30% | 1,4,6 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis skills;
• Teamwork skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Communications skills;
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems;
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Communications skills;
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems;
• Ability to work independently
Content
Through observation, enquiry and practice under the supervision and guidance of professional practitioners and an academic mentor, students will address the following themes:
• Practising design within a professional context.
• Managing time, tasks, and resources within industry-specific design processes.
• Reflect on the management tools implemented and strategic direction of organisations.
• Understanding and managing team dynamics.
• Implement a range of professional communication skills.
• Interpreting client and customer expectations.
• Business processes, language and protocols.
• Practising design within a professional context.
• Managing time, tasks, and resources within industry-specific design processes.
• Reflect on the management tools implemented and strategic direction of organisations.
• Understanding and managing team dynamics.
• Implement a range of professional communication skills.
• Interpreting client and customer expectations.
• Business processes, language and protocols.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Online