Community Service Learning Project

Course aim

This course will provide students with an opportunity to undertake a community service project in order to develop an appreciation for community development and advanced skills in working with multidisciplinary teams.

Course content

Students will work in teams to solve real problems experienced by community organisations. They will work with the customer to understand their needs and the problem situation, develop, test, and implement appropriate solutions. Students will complete a learning journal throughout the course reflecting on their experience from implementing the problem solving process, their use of the knowledge and skills taught throughout their degree, and the relevance of the service learning project experience to their future careers. Advanced skills development relevant to the problem solving process, teamwork and the specific project topics will occur.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Industrial Placement (Industry Based Project Work)	8 hours x 10 weeks approx

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1, Project Proposal and Presentation (Project Plan, Individual and Team Learning Agreement), Assignment 2, Final report and presentation (Process used, Project outcomes, Lessons Learnt, Recommendations), Assignment 3, Learning Journal (Reflection on knowledge and skills used, experience throughout the project, learning, applicability to future career)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.