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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

308999 (v.1) International Study Abroad - Community Service

Area: Cross Institutional Enrolments Office (Student Services)
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Allows students to explore what community service means to them and to those around them, and to develop their leadership skills through reflection. It is also designed to give students an appreciation of various social and political issues within Australia. In previous years, students have taken part in projects that include bush regeneration in rural areas, working with Aboriginal children in a remote desert community at Laverton, reading and conversing with seniors, training socially deprived children to use the Internet, and helping disabled athletes with their weight training. This unit is largely taught through hands-on community service experience.


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