WBL9001 Workplace-based Learning Plan (1 unit)
|Semester 1, 2012 External Toowoomba|
|Faculty or Section :||Faculty of Arts|
|School or Department :||Faculty of Arts|
|Version produced :||30 December 2013|
Examiner: Luke Van Der Laan
Moderator: Rhod McNeill
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
The Workplace-based Learning Plan is designed, firstly, to enable participants to draw upon their work and life experience to demonstrate their achievement of many required attitudes and capabilities. More significantly, the Learning Plan is central to a process of higher order thinking and originality culminating in a Learning Project(s) which will have a significant impact on the work of candidates. Components of the Learning Plan and thus the Learning Projects(s) will include research design, presentation, coherent argumentation and quality writing (or other forms of literacy). The Learning Plan will provide the framework for linking theory and practice through work-based learning which entails: informed interaction with peers, supervisors and/or subordinates; a mastery of analytical breadth with respect to methods, techniques, contexts and data; and a mastery of depth which incorporates the Project(s) contribution itself as a competent, original and quality product.
This course will enable the student to identify their program objectives and will focus on the development of a Learning Plan, generally based on their Learning Portfolio, which will outline the complementary studies and workplace-based project(s) to be taken in order to fulfil these objectives. Discussion within the workplace will help to ascertain the time available to undertake the workplace-based project(s) within normal working time. The workplace-based project(s) will be outlined, an appropriate unit size for each project will be determined and methods of demonstrating contextualized learning experiences and augmented expertise will be identified. Students will also show how the project(s) may benefit the workplace. They will also show how they will explore and communicate the relevance of literature related to specific fields of interest. The Learning Plan is based upon the following elements: the personal and professional reasons and rationale for the doctorate (including the place of Workplace- based units within it); the ways is which the student will explore learning opportunities and the development of Workplace-based learning projects with relevant stakeholders; and the actual Workplace-based projects including - the scope and levels of the projects; the resources needed for the projects incorporating any required complementary studies; project plans and timetables; the evidence that is proposed to support the claim that higher-level learning is an outcome (reports, artefacts, presentations, evaluations). It is expected that there will be considerable negotiation between the student and the USQ Adviser to ensure that the Learning Plan will clearly outline a cohesive, relevant learning pathway.
Upon the successful completion of this course students will be able to produce a Learning Plan that will:
- identify the student's program learning objectives
- outline a workplace-based project or projects that will be of benefit to the workplace
- identify material required to support workplace-based projects and professional learning objectives
- contextualise the development of learning experiences and expertise with regard to professional standards and expectations
- explore and communicate the relevance of literature in a scholarly way to specific fields of interest
- demonstrate high level conceptual and analytical capabilities of both breadth and depth
- demonstrate a high level of communication skill
- be approved by the Program Director
|1.||To be determined by the supervisor in consultation with the student.||100.00|
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/bookweb/subject.cgi?year=2012&sem=01&subject1=WBL9001)
Please contact us for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://bookshop.usq.edu.au/contact/)
- There are no texts or materials required for this course.
The potential areas of specialisation within post graduate professional studies workplace-based learning programs are almost without limit. Workplace-based projects will be under the general guidance of a USQ adviser. Students should consult with advisers for advice on references and existing materials relative to the area of the project.
Student workload requirements
|Description||Marks out of||Wtg (%)||Due Date||Notes|
|SEE NOTE BELOW||1||100||22 Jun 2012||(see note 1)|
- The Supervisor and the student will prepare an assessment schedule as part of the student's Learning Plan and submit it to the WBL Studies Panel for approval.
Important assessment information
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the studentsí responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks.
Penalties for late submission of required work:
If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded.
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a Failing grade or an Incomplete grade.
There is no examination in this course.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there are no examinations in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.
The due date for an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to the USQ. The onus is on the student to provide proof of the despatch date, if requested by the Examiner.
Students must retain a copy of each item submitted for assessment. This must be despatched to USQ within 24 hours if required by the Examiner.
In accordance with University Policy, the Examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
If electronic submission of assessments is specified for the course, students will be notified of this in the course Introductory Book and on the USQ Study Desk. All required electronic submission must be made through the Assignment Drop Box located on the USQ Study Desk for the course, unless directed otherwise by the examiner of the course. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
If the method of assessment submission is by written, typed or printed paper-based media students should (i) submit to the Faculty Office for students enrolled in the course in the on-campus mode, or (ii) mail to the USQ for students enrolled in the course in the external mode. The due date for the assessment is the date by which a student must (i) submit the assessment for students enrolled in the on-campus mode, or (ii) mail the assessment for students enrolled in the external mode.
The Faculty will NOT normally accept submission of assessments by facsimile or email.
Students who do not have regular access to postal services for the submission of paper-based assessments, or regular access to Internet services for electronic submission, or are otherwise disadvantaged by these regulations may be given special consideration. They should contact the examiner of the course to negotiate such special arrangements prior to the submission date.
Students who have undertaken all of the required assessments in a course but who have failed to meet some of the specified objectives of a course within the normally prescribed time may be awarded one of the temporary grades: IM (Incomplete - Make up), IS (Incomplete - Supplementary Examination) or ISM (Incomplete -Supplementary Examination and Make up). A temporary grade will only be awarded when, in the opinion of the examiner, a student will be able to achieve the remaining objectives of the course after a period of non directed personal study.
Students who, for medical, family/personal, or employment-related reasons, are unable to complete an assignment or to sit for an examination at the scheduled time may apply to defer an assessment in a course. Such a request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation. One of the following temporary grades may be awarded IDS (Incomplete - Deferred Examination; IDM (Incomplete Deferred Make-up); IDB (Incomplete - Both Deferred Examination and Deferred Make-up).
Students may be assigned an "Incomplete" grade to signify that all the requirements of the course have not yet been met. Students who are graded "I" can pass the course by successfully completing such additional work as prescribed by the examiner by a given date. Students who have been awarded an IM, ISM, IDM or IDB grade must access information regarding further work to be completed, in the Student Centre of U Connect. The Grades Page in the Student Centre contains information about further work to be completed. Students who have not completed the additional work to the satisfaction of the examiner by the given date will receive the appropriate Failing grade.
Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.