41048 Professional Practice Review 2
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Credit points: 3 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Pass fail, no marksRequisite(s): 41046 Professional Experience 2 AND 41047 Work Integrated Learning 2 AND 41045 Professional Practice Preparation 2
Description
This subject enables students to reflect on their workplace practice from the previous subjects in the Professional Practice Program and to summarise their experience and learning in a form that is useful for applying for a graduate engineering role, for chartered status with Engineers Australia, or as an original contribution to engineering professional development.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate personal commitment to, and capability to fulfill, their obligations to the engineering 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 engineering community. (F.1) |
| 3. | Communicate their professional capabilities and attributes 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
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies
This subject contributes to the development of the following Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies:
- 3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
- 3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
- 3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership.
Teaching and learning strategies
Students engage in four 2-hour interactive workshops, 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) with assigned group members to undertake small group learning activities during workshops 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 both give and receive effective feedback, and to conduct critical self-review. |
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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): 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: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | minimum 1,200 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 |
| Length: | Written components minimum 1,500 words |
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
Students who do not present Assessment Task 3 Part i & ii during the Professional Practice and Leadership Forum (Seminar on your timetable) may be refused permission to be considered for assessment in this subject under Student Rule 3.8.2, and a Fail will be recorded for this subject.
Required texts
All required texts are available in the Reading List in the Canvas site for this subject
Recommended texts
All recommended texts are available in the Reading List in the Canvas site for this subject