Unit of Study COMM3002 Professional Placement (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

Students must have completed 192 credit points (typically 16 units) in their degree.

Enrolment information

This is a capstone unit that integrates the knowledge you have developed during your degree.Enquiries should be directed to the Professional Experience Coordinator, through wil@scu.edu.au.

Unit description

Students spend 70 hours in an appropriate organisation using knowledge and skills acquired in their undergraduate degree. Students undergo workplace supervision thereby gaining an understanding of how their skills and knowledge can be applied in professional environments.

Unit content

Developing Working Relationships
Organisational Structures, Goals, Culture and Change
Professional Presentation
Contemporary workplaces
National and Regional Operational Differences

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Dual Term2 Tri Term2	Dual Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and evaluate workplace processes, protocols and practices

professionally apply knowledge and skills within an organisational context specific to the student's discipline

critically describe and reflect on the specific placement undertaken in the context of relevant practices and frameworks

produce a professional profile relevant to the student's discipline and industry.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Placement 70 hours of work placement (N/A)

Assessment
Plan	SR
Portfolio	50%
Report	50%
Report	50%
Portfolio	50%
Plan	SR

Teaching method

Placement 70 hours of work placement (N/A)

Assessment
Plan	SR
Portfolio	50%
Report	50%

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Domestic

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