Unit details

WILG2201 Professional Experience Practicum

Credit

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

If this unit does not have an online alternative, then students who are presently unable to enter Western Australia and whose studies would be delayed by an inability to complete this unit, should contact the unit coordinator (details given on this page) to ascertain, on an individual case-by-case basis, if alternate arrangements can be made to support their study in this unit.

Availability	Location	Mode
Non-standard teaching period	UWA (Perth)	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Non-standard teaching period	UWA (Perth)	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Semester 1	UWA (Perth)	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Semester 2	UWA (Perth)	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Non-standard teaching period	Albany	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Non-standard teaching period	Albany	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Semester 1	Albany	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Semester 2	Albany	Face to face Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.

Details for undergraduate courses

• Level 2 elective

Content

This unit gives students in their second or third academic year the opportunity to undertake a supervised placement within a for-profit, not-for-profit or public sector organisation. Placements may be advertised by The University of Western Australia or be, subject to the prior approval of the University, a practicum placement arranged by students themselves. A placement can involve a specific project where the student works on the solution to a problem or explores possibilities for an organisation in the for-profit, not-for-profit or public sectors. The placement may be in the nature of a paid or unpaid internship where students gain relevant work experience in a workplace environment. Students undertaking an internship need to demonstrate how they are able to make a valuable contribution to the hosting organisation and how they expect the internship will benefit their university studies.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) apply communication and interpersonal skills to a working situation; (2) demonstrate initiative and, where required by the host supervisor, the ability to work independently; (3) negotiate and plan a proposal and prepare a final report; (4) perform tasks set by an employer to a satisfactory standard; and (5) reflect and report on the experience in the workplace.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) work placement hours and timesheets; (2) reflection report; and (3) career planning activities. 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 reflection report component.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Professor Philip Hancock

Unit rules

Prerequisites:

enrolment in Bachelor of Arts (BP001) or Bachelor of Commerce (BP002); normally completion of at least 48 point of units and approval by the unit coordinator

Incompatibility:

WILG3001 Professional Experience Practicum, BUSN3348 Business Practicum or HUMA2901 Arts Practicum

Contact hours

industry experience: 100 hours

Note

Students wishing to undertake this unit must obtain permission to enroll by visiting the Professional Experience Practicum website: https://unihub.uwa.edu.au/students/workflows/detail/30 and submit an intention to enrol by the published deadline for the desired teaching period. Faculty officers determine whether or not a student has satisfied prerequisite requirements and is able to accommodate Professional Development Practicum within their academic plan for that nominated teaching period. A student who withdraws from WILG2201 Professional Experience Practicum after confirmation of placement with the host organisation will be declared to have failed the unit unless the Faculty is satisfied that there were exceptional circumstances to justify withdrawal.