WORK3001 (v.1) Engaging with Community

Area:	CTL-Work Integrated Learning Units
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	7.0
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:	3 x 3 Hours Semester
Fieldwork:	1 x 100 Hours Semester
Other Requisite(s):	Completion of first year of course: Completion of a minimum of 200 credits
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:	A 100 hour placement with an approved not-for-profit/community organisation, offering the opportunity to contribute to a community through project work, research and/or engaging in the key activities of the organisation. The placement will be supported by pre, mid and post placement classes. A pre-placement class will provide a theoretical framework for community development and provide insights into the evolving and changing needs of communities and the role of not-for-profit organisations in community and social development. It will also introduce concepts of workplace culture, developing workplace confidence, career development planning, self-assessment, and methods for identifying and articulating employability skills for a successful placement and relevant to employer requirements. A mid-placement class will afford students the opportunity to report on their progress, identify any constraints or limitations, reflect on learning outcomes, and share experiences and stories with peers. It provides the unit coordinator the opportunity to ensure that students are meeting the requirements of the work experience placement, are engaged in active and authentic learning, and are making a valuable contribution to the organisation and community. A post-placement class provides an opportunity to reflect on their service learning experience. It is an opportunity for students to share their experience and identify how they have enhanced their understanding of community development, civic responsibility and employability skills - and how this will be communicated to employers. Toward the end of the class, workplace/community supervisors will have the opportunity to celebrate successes and achievements with the students and members of the university community.
Field of Education:	079999 Education not elsewhere classified
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2015	Bentley Campus	Summer School	Y
2015	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2015	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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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