SLE225 - Global Environmental Placement
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Placement (available from 2023) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Raylene Cooke |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed at least 8 credit points of study |
| Corequisite: | STP010 |
| Incompatible with: | MIS390, MIS391 and SLE227 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Placement: Half day seminar before departure. Minimum of 80 hours of placement with an approved international host organisation. |
Note:Entry to this unit is via application (students are required to demonstrate an interest in environmental studies) through the Deakin University Applicant Portal and is subject to availability. Once the placement has been approved, students will be enrolled into the unit. | |
Content
Environmental Science is an increasingly global discipline, and as such it is desirable for students to engage in their discipline in a more globally relevant fashion. This unit, Global Environmental Placement, requires students to locate a course-related international organisation in which they secure and satisfactorily complete a placement. The international environmental placement is a situated learning activity that provides students with the opportunity to apply and develop their learning about globalization, international cultural issues and the role of cultural diversity in how environmental solutions are approached. The integration of the placement with academic learning will allow students to help solve authentic environmental problems or address real issues faced by organisations operating in the international environmental sphere. Placements are for a minimum two-weeks or for a negotiated period to a minimum of 80 working hours.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Gauge their capacity to learn collaboratively with a chosen international environmentally focused organisation. | GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Organise and practice an independent international and or cross-cultural engagement. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Synthesise their ability to live, work and learn in an unfamiliar professional and cultural context. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Justify their ability to make well-informed personal and professional decisions in international and cross-cultural contexts. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Evaluate their personal skills and integrate links between lessons learned from their international placement and the discipline knowledge gained from their course of study. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO6 | Analyse their ability to communicate in various different ways and in different cultural contexts. | GLO2: Communication |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host organisation evaluation | Form completed by both student and host organisation | 30% | At the completion of placement |
| Reflective learning report | Reflection report | 40% | Prior to placement and after placement |
| Placement symposium presentation | YouTube video or narrated presentation | 30% | Week 11 |
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.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE225 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.
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