41065 IT Experience Review
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Pass fail, no marksRequisite(s): 31016 Career Management for IT Professionals AND 41037 Work Integrated Learning 1 AND 41047c Work Integrated Learning 2
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.
Description
This subject prepares students to enter the IT industry through the refinement of their professional understanding and insights from their work integrated learning experience. Students also further develop their professional artefacts such as a public-facing portfolio, CV and self-presentation, in readiness for job applications.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate personal commitment to, and capability to fulfil, their obligations to the IT professional community. (F.1) |
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| 2. | Reflect upon their professional capabilities and attributes and communicate these succinctly to potential employers and the wider professional IT community. (F.1) |
| 3. | Communicate their professional capabilities and attributes succinctly to potential employers and the wider professional community. (E.1) |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):
- Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams, communicating effectively and operating within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)
- Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the broader community and society. (F.1)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The subject will assist students to demonstrate their attainment of Graduate Attributes and SFIA attributes relevant to the workplace.
Teaching and learning strategies
Students engage in four 2-hour interactive workshops delivered, and a showcase Professional Practice & Leadership Forum in which students present their work to industry representatives.
- Students will be given instructions to create a Peer Review Group (PRG) channel with assigned group members to undertake small group learning activities during lectures and outside of class time.
All students are required to present at the Professional Practice & Leadership Forum (appears as seminar on your timetable). Students who are unable to present at the Forum may be able to apply for Special Consideration
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Creating a value proposition based on experience
| Intent: | Students will develop their capacities to review experiences to create a value proposition. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 2 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): F.1 |
| Type: | Reflection |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | Written narrative 300 to 500 words or a two minute video |
Assessment task 2: Curated graduate employment e-portfolio
| Intent: | Students communicate succinctly in a graduate employment ePortfolio their value proposition to potential employers. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): E.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | 1200 words |
Assessment task 3: Personal commitment to and capability to fulfill obligations to the engineering profession
| Intent: | Students demonstrate ability to communicate their professional experience, personal value proposition and career aspiration with peers and industry representatives. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): E.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass this subject a student must:
- Attempt all assessment tasks, AND
- Present Assessment Task 3 parts i & ii in the seminar class (PPL Forum), AND
- Pass assessment tasks 2 & 3