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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

314520 (v.1) Science Professional Practice 200

Area: School of Science
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 2.0
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.
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours 4 Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 4 Weeks Once-only
Syllabus: Students will undertake a discipline specific work placement in industry, business or with an appropriate government agency. Students will be expected to work full- time for a minimum of two weeks or as determined by the relevant department and industry. In addition to the development of discipline specific skills, knowledge in the workplace, and the development of industry links, students will also participate in a series of career development experiences to address the minimum competencies of the Australian Blueprint for Career Development, and to develop professional and employability skills such as goal setting, resume and cover - letter techniques, job search techniques, interview preparation, assessment of personal goals, self - reflection techniques, life - long learning and professional communication.
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.
Field of Education: 019999 Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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