13446 (v.2) Professional Placement 382

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Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
Practical:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Development and expansion of professional and practical skills within a workplace situation. Practice in performing accident and incident investigations or workplace injury and disease and risk assessments of various hazards. A major component is the design and completion of a workplace based project in a field of interest, appropriate to career development.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - apply theoretical knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety to the workplace and complete a project in OHS. Demonstrate core skills and knowledge in OHS by achieving a series of outcomes as defined by the student in consultation with the tutor and the workplace supervisor. Critically assess existing OHS practice and make recommendations for improvement. Work independently in the design, conduct and reporting of an investigation of a problem, topic or area of interest related to occupational health and safety. Prepare a report of an investigation according to scientific conventions and make recommendations based on the finding(s) of the investigation to an acceptable standard for use in the workplace. Write a journal article at a standard suitable for publishing in a journal.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Worksafe WA website www.safetyline.wa.gov.au Curtin University Library website www.lisweb.curtin.edu.au Workcover WA website www.workcover.wa.gov.au
Unit Texts:	Sharp J.A. and Howard K., (1996), The Management of a Student Research Project, 2nd ed., UK, Gower.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y 2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Semester 1   Y   2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Semester 2   Y   2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Trimester 1A Y     2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Trimester 2A Y     2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Trimester 3A Y     2004 Open University HK Semester 1   Y   2004 Open University HK Semester 2   Y   2004 Open University HK Trimester 1A Y     2004 Open University HK Trimester 2A Y     2004 Open University HK Trimester 3A Y