Industry Study Tour - Psychological Sciences
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit aims to provide students with a transformative experience that will develop a broad range of employability skills and attributes. It will expand student’s knowledge of global industry and community contexts to enhance professional capacities and potential for employment. It will develop skills to critically analyse global experiences that inform professional purpose within a course of study.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Work collaboratively to research, analyse, and compile cohesive information about one or more study tour destinations prior to departure
- Communicate the findings of research in effective visual and oral forms
- Identify and demonstrate professional practices relevant to your discipline and study tour
- Critically analyse your immersive experiences to identify key learnings that may change your personal or professional practice and link employability skills and theoretical knowledge
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 1 week | 2 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Workshop | 2.00 | 1 week | 2 |
| Study Tour Non-Scheduled Learning | 12.17 | 12 weeks | 146 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Individual | 30 - 40% | 3 |
| Oral Presentation | Group | 25 - 35% | 1,2 |
| Quiz | Individual | 5 - 10% | 3 |
| Reflection | Individual | 40 - 50% | 2,4 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
- An aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.
Content
- Cultural awareness
- Cultural adaptability
- Teamwork
- Reflective Practice relating to individual professional purpose
- Employability skill development for a global mindset
- Socio-economic, political and cultural research around the country/place of destination
- Presenting ideas to wide audience around employability, skill development and cultural awareness
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.