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Area/Catalogue
GRAP 5004

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105711

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Art, Architecture and Design

Course aim

To extend students’ understanding of professional practice through involvement in a range of activities within a structured placement.

Course content

Students will observe and analyse work practices and methodologies in practice in a workplace context (locally, nationally, internationally). Students will observe and analyse workplace organisation and procedures, project management and record keeping. Students will gain skills in professional communication processes and techniques, client liaison and interfacing with allied professions, industry and organisations. Students will also experience more general professional development including time management; report writing; independent and collaborative processes; project management; dealing with colleagues, the public and other stakeholders.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 1 hour x 1 session
Industrial Placement 180 hours x over the study period
Seminar 4 hours x 1 session

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


Assessment

Placement, Placement report

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

Course Coordinators

Mr Andrew Whittaker
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