Overview

This unit supports students to gain real-world experiences in order to link university study with the professional world of work. The unit is an opportunity for students to undertake 'real world learning' to gain valuable professional experience in their course of study. Students have an opportunity to apply concepts and principles of their study areas in a workplace setting and to better appreciate the nature of employment. Academic frameworks will focus on skills via participation, observation and reflection to gain invaluable insight into how their area of study prepares them for the workplace.

Requisites

Pre-requisites

  • 200 credit points

Equivalent

  • Equivalent LIT30007 Sudden Writing
  • Equivalent POL30003 Applied Political Research
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Negotiate realistic work objectives
  • Critically reflect on university knowledge and skills and compare them to professional expectations
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills for a range of audiences, including potential employers
  • Refine WIL experiences from earlier stages in their BA-ARTS journey

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Workshop
2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.33 12 weeks 112
TOTAL148

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Activity Report Individual/Group  40% 1,3,4 
Career Preparedness Exercise Individual  10%  1,4 
Reflection Individual  40%  1,2,4 
Review Individual  10%  1,3,4 

Content

This unit provides supported work-based learning in a real-world context and the objectives of this unit are educational, not commercial

Students will be

  • supported to contribute knowledge, skills and practices from their university studies into a professional context relevant to their course of study.
  • required to effectively engage and communicate in a professional setting while working independently and, where required, in a team
  • required to demonstrate an understanding of the connection between academic knowledge, practical application and critically reflect on this professional experience in relation to future practice

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.