UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

Students in SCIE2206 support knowledge of science in the community as well as develop employability skills through a consultancy placement in a primary or secondary school. Each student is required to serve as a consultant to a client (i.e. their supervising teacher); normally this will entail development of a science teaching resource, the details of which will be negotiated and agreed to with their client. The placement could also involve other roles negotiated with the client, including promotion of science and science careers via classroom interaction with school students. Prior to and in parallel with their school placement, students will participate in a series of lectures and workshops with unit coordinators and peers. Students may also liaise with academics from their discipline as part of the development of new science teaching resources. In addition, they will complete reports and presentations for further assessment.

Students in this unit engage in 20 to 30 hours of virtual consulting with their client teacher, followed by a further 50 to 60 hours developing, reviewing and finalising their projects. In addition, they will complete reports and presentations for further assessment.

Credit

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Semester 2	Online	Online timetabled
Semester 2	Online	Online timetabled

Details for undergraduate courses

• Level 2 option in the Geographical and Spatial Science major sequence
• Level 2 elective

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) identify and apply practical skills and theoretical knowledge learned in their undergraduate degree to a workplace setting; (2) actively seeks out and acts upon constructive feedback from client, staff and peers; (3) describe how to write a job application and exhibit good interview techniques as required to assist them find employment; (4) research and develop a science based module that meets an agreed requirement negotiated with their client (supervising teacher); and (5) describe issues in employment in relation to contracts, ethics, OSH, and duty of care.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) work placement; (2) written lecture summaries ; and (3) presentation seminars. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the written lecture summaries and presentation seminars components.

This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Dino Spagnoli

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Successful completion of

48 credit points in your chosen degree and a successful application into the WIL Placement Program

and Enrolment in
enrolment in

a course
or major under the School of Agriculture and Environment, Engineering, Sciences (including Biological, Biomedical, Earth, Human, and Molecular disciplines), Physics, Mathematics and Computing
or Psychological Science

Approved quota: 50 for semester 1 and semester 2—students selected based on academic performance, written application and interview.

Contact hours

lectures: 4 hours
workshop/tutorial: up to 12 hours
work placement: minimum 20 hours.

Note

Students may find application instructions and deadlines by visiting the Work Integrated Learning webpage.