BUSINESS WORK PLACEMENT
BUS5WIL
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will build upon operational and management material covered in the course of their Masters program. In particular the subject provides students with the opportunity to use the workplace as a rich learning environment in which students can analyse current practices, appraise personal and professional competencies as well as apply theory to a business context.
School: La Trobe Business School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Emma Sherry
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Manual enrolments or by application only.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Student will apply course theory and knowledge to their workplace.
- Activities:
- Industry placement
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
02. Prepare, execute and evaluate a vocational experience through the medium of a work placement
- Activities:
- Industry placement
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
03. Enhance employability skills through career professional development
- Activities:
- Industry placement and professional development activiites
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence)
City Campus, 2015, Week 36-52, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Sherry
Class requirements
Industry Based Learning-Off SiteWeek: 45
One 100.0 hours industry based learning-off site per study period in week 45 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work placement report | 30 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Personal reflection | 50 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Host organisation report | 20 | 01, 02, 03 |