41065 IT Experience Review
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Pass fail, no marksRequisite(s): 31016 Career Management for IT Professionals AND 41037 Work Integrated Learning 1 AND 41047c Work Integrated Learning 2
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.
Description
This subject prepares students to enter the IT industry through the refinement of their professional understanding and insights from their work integrated learning experience. Students also further develop their professional artefacts such as a public-facing portfolio, CV and self-presentation, in readiness for job applications.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate personal commitment to, and capability to fulfil, their obligations to the IT professional community. |
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| 2. | Reflect upon their professional capabilities and attributes and communicate these succinctly to potential employers and the wider professional IT community. |
| 3. | Communicate their professional capabilities and attributes succinctly to potential employers and the wider professional community. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):
- Socially Responsible: FEIT graduates identify, engage, interpret and analyse stakeholder needs and cultural perspectives, establish priorities and goals, and identify constraints, uncertainties and risks (social, ethical, cultural, legislative, environmental, economics etc.) to define the system requirements. (B.1)
- Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams, communicating effectively and operating within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)
- Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the broader community and society. (F.1)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The subject will assist students to demonstrate their attainment of Graduate Attributes and SFIA attributes relevant to the workplace.
Teaching and learning strategies
Students engage in four 2-hour interactive workshops delivered via MS Teams, and a showcase Professional Practice & Leadership Forum in which students present their work to industry representatives.
- Students will be given instructions to create a Peer Review Group (PRG) channel in MS Teams with assigned group members to undertake small group learning activities during lectures and outside of class time.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Reflection on Peer Review Activity 1
| Intent: | Students will develop their capacities to both give and receive effective feedback, and to conduct |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): E.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Reflection |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | Written reflection approximately 500 words |
Assessment task 2: Portfolio Development
| Intent: | Students communicate succinctly in a graduate employment ePortfolio their value proposition to potential employers. |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 2 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | 2000 words |
Assessment task 3: Personal commitment to and capability to fulfill obligations to the engineering profession
| Intent: | Students demonstrate ability to communicate their professional experience with peers and explore |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1, E.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Length: | Written components minimum 1,500 words |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass this subject a student must:
- Attempt all assessment tasks, AND
- Present Assessment Task 3 parts i & ii in the seminar class (PPL Forum), AND
- Pass assessment tasks 2 & 3