Unit of Study MRNE6004 Postgraduate Practice and Experience (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment restriction

Enrolment into this unit must be approved by the course coordinator on the basis of a viable workplace provider.

Unit description

The unit requires the application of expert skills knowledge within a professional working environment for career development and experience. Students will undertake a short work-placement in industry, government, non-government organisations or academia to gain practical experience for future employability.

Unit content

Work place induction

Work health and safety

Application of skills in the workplace

Other content will vary depending on the specific work placement

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

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:

negotiate a work placement or short-term professional work contract

demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for effectively working in a professional environment and effectively integrate into a workplace

work independently with limited supervision and to apply expertise, skills and judgement relevant to the professional workplace

apply technical skills and knowledge for resolving problems in the workplace

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