UWA Handbook 2024

Unit Overview

Description

This Work Integrated Learning unit provides students with immersive experiential learning in a high-performance sport organization or occupational setting. Through their professional placement, students will establish relationships, critically evaluate processes and structures, and develop innovative, safe and effective human performance environments.

Students undertake this unit as part of the Master of Applied Human Performance Science in order to meet accreditation requirements, and ensure industry experience and competence. This is completed under the supervision of an academic staff member or designate, who also holds the required industry certification and experience.

Credit

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Semester 1	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) develop effective networking and collaboration skills, and apply them to human performance settings.; (2) critically evaluate processes and structures in human performance organizations, and identify areas for improvement.; (3) design and implement innovative, safe and effective human performance environments, in collaboration with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders.; and (4) communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders in the human performance industry..

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) industry skills portfolio; (2) online education modules; and (3) reflection essay. 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 industry skills portfolio, online education modules, and reflection essay 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)

Associate Professor Olivier Girard

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Enrolment in

73570 Master of Applied Human Performance Science

or Enrolment in

CM019 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science

Incidental fees

Incidental student fees and charges are costs incurred by students as part of their studies at UWA that are in addition to their tuition fees (further information is available here).
Participation in this unit will incur the following incidental fee(s):
Industry Skills Portfolio (select items) (estimated cost - $250-350).

Contact hours

Blended teaching model, including synchronous and asynchronous online learning and face-to-face applied workshops. Additionally students will complete 120 placement hours.

Note

Industry placements will be discussed with each student and allocated on a set scheduled and programmed at a course level in order to meet learning and industry outcomes. Students are not required to facilitate their own placements.