2013 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2013. For Summer School 2013 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2013).
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| Washington D.C. Placement Program | |
|---|---|
| UoS Code | BUSS2500 |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Offered | Semester 2 and Intensive February |
| Prerequisites | 8 units with a credit average |
| Corequisites | |
| Prohibitions | ECOF2555 |
| Assumed Knowledge | |
| Additional Information | |
| Lectures | 1 day pre-departure seminar (Sydney), 5x 2hr lectures (Washington DC), 4 day a week internship placement (Washington DC) |
| Assessment | Learning contract (0%); Work learning journal (20%), Placement presentation (15%), Research report (65%) |
| Description | This unit will be taken by students accepted into the University of California Washington DC (UCDC) Winter Program while they undertake a professional placement with a business, government, non-government or media organisation. It will include preparatory coursework in reflective, professional practice and concurrent coursework on research methods, report and other professional writing skills. Assessment will include a learning journal, research essay, and oral presentations all based on the internship placement and study abroad experience. A Pass/Fail \\\'Learning Contract\\\' will be developed in the first two weeks of your internship in order to provide clear guidelines for your internship learning goals/objectives (knowledge, skills and values); strategies for achieving these goals; intended output; self and supervisor assessment criteria. |