41050 Industry Experience 2 (BIT)
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Credit points: 9 cp
Result type: Pass fail, no marks
Requisite(s): 31016 Career Management for IT Professionals AND 41123c Work Integrated Learning Capstone AND 92 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10143 Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op)
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Description
In this subject, students learn, improve and apply selected workplace skills. Whilst on a work placement, students develop a learning contract by selecting several professional skills of interest and that they can extend to SFIA level 4 (enable). Workplace projects and problems provide a context in which the selected skills can be learnt, improved and applied, and the consequences of application used to extend the student's understanding. The student’s experiences contribute to develop a portfolio of evidence of their level of expertise in their selected skills.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Identify professional skills and their level of proficiency necessary to complete a task or project. (F.1) |
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| 2. | Acquire and apply professional skills. (F.1) |
| 3. | Reflect on learned and applied professional skills. (F.1) |
| 4. | Develop a portfolio of workplace skill achievements. (F.1) |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):
- Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the broader community and society. (F.1)
Teaching and learning strategies
Learning takes place in the workplace to develop a portfolio of skills and achievements, supported and guided by industry and academic mentors. In collaboration with their mentors, students will identify a selection of skills they would like to develop to SFIA proficiency level 4 (enable) as part of their placement tasks or projects. Individualised learning contracts are developed and used to guide learning activities that occur during placement tasks and projects. At the end of the placement, skills proficiency levels are assessed using the learning contracts.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Proposed Learning Contract
| Intent: | Direct attention to specific skills, their selection and the responsibilities attached to each skill at a nominated SFIA level. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): F.1 |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
Assessment task 2: Portfolio of achievements and reflections
| Intent: | Record the skills learnt, improved or applied while on work placement and reflect on them. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 2, 3 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): F.1 |
| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | 2000 words. |
Assessment task 3: Completed Learning Contract
| Intent: | Demonstrate that the learning contract objectives have been achieved. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): F.1 |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | 3000 words. |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass this subject, students must attempt and pass each assessment task.
Students who do not submit all assessment tasks by the due dates may be referred to the Responsible Academic Officer under Student Rule 3.8.2, and a fail result may be recorded for this subject.
References
Skills Framework for the Information Age, version 7. Available at www.sfia-online.org.
SFIA is periodically reviewed and revised.