Current Students
2024 unit information
Not offered in 2024.
Enrolment by application only. Refer to note below.
Available for students enrolled at GIFT City campus only
Students must have passed 6 credit points of Level 7 units.
Contact hours will vary based on the experience but are expected to be approximately 250 hours working with a host organisation plus approximately 40-60 hours for individual reflection and assessment.
All students will be required to have completed specific WIL pre-placement modules (approximately 2 hours) prior to commencing their first WIL experience.
Contact hours will vary based on the paid experience but are expected to be approximately 250 hours working with a host organisation plus approximately 40-60 hours for individual reflection and assessment.
Students must attend and participate in experience-based activities on the scheduled days, as detailed in their agreement/experience outline.
^GIFT City (India) offering is available to students enrolled at the GIFT City (India) campus only.
Business & Law Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units are by application only and quotas may apply.
Please visit the website for further information and how to apply.
Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries. Please use your Deakin email and state your student ID in all correspondence.
The unit is designed to allow students to undertake a paid business placement as part of their studies and provides an opportunity for students to explore suitable vocations, gain practical employment experience and develop professional work habits such as teamwork, ethical conduct, effective workplace communication and self-management.
Students will critically reflect upon their experience, relevant graduate attributes, and employability competencies through a progressive assessment process.
Apply discipline-related knowledge, concepts, theories terminology and software tools in a professional environment.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge
ULO2
Work with others as a team in a professional setting.
GLO7: Teamwork
ULO3
Articulate career goals and identify strengths and areas for future growth in their professional career.
ULO4
Communicate in professional settings with a diverse range of others for professional and academic purposes.
Assessment 1 – (Portfolio) Learning Portfolio designed around the WIL experience
A learning portfolio is comprised of a range of different assessment tasks. Specific task details are available on the unit CloudDeakin site
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement:
1. Students must successfully complete the WIL pre-placement modules before they can attain access to the unit dropboxes.
2. Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the submission task that requires reflection on the ULOs to evidence a minimum proficiency.
Texts and reading lists for units can be found on the University Library via the following link. Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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