THE DEPARTMENT: COLLABORATING TO ADVANCE A PROJECT OR TO SERVE A POLICY CLIENT
HUS3DNK
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This community-based subject has an entry qualification. Employers of graduates, whatever the industry or community sector , want people who can research in teams, who can communicate well, and who can then shape and implement policies. This subject puts all this into practice. You work in small teams on a policy challenge, either as received from La Trobe, or from a client. Under strict protocols mandated by the subject, and only after prior approval is given by the coordinator of the subject, each student group will contact their client with a view to presenting, or reporting on, their response to the challenge. Student groups first meet in classroom simulations at La Trobe, and eventually present at, or report to, a real client. Working in a team of four, with explicit lines of individual responsibility and mutual accountability, students in this subject address the La Trobe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential by extending their skills of research, discussion, presentation and analysis, focusing on evidence-based policy options and recommendations.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be in penultimate year of study, have passed HUS1FAS, HUS2NGP and HUS2TNK, have a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60, or else by subject coordinator's approval after submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: Depending on the themes of the subject, students may be required (at their own expense) to arrange for a Working with Children Check before they can enrol in the subject. Different instances of this subject may serve different clients. Student groups might be based on a single discipline or they might be multidisciplinary.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A