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BWIL6150: Experience in Industry

2025 unit information

This unit is designed to consolidate students' knowledge and skills in business through participating in a self-sourced work experience opportunity. To support the work experience and maximise the learning outcomes, students undertake a series of compulsory academic workshops and assessments designed to develop employability skills. Students are expected to engage with a variety of workplace situations through their work experience to apply business skills and theories from classroom learning. This engagement provides firsthand experience in how business skills and theories can assist in addressing challenges in a business context. Practical applications may include recognising business challenges and opportunities, identifying appropriate strategic responses, and developing suitable management practices and processes. Throughout the unit students are encouraged to improve their reflective practice to help ascertain the contributions they can make to an organisation and determine optimal career paths. Further information and application process is outlined at http://sydney.edu.au/business/study/opportunities/industry_placement_program

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Work Integrated Learning Hub
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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Completion of at least 24 credit points
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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BUSS6514
Assumed knowledge:
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A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Develop written and oral communication by directly engaging with industry stakeholders.
  • LO2. Develop your academic writing.
  • LO3. Identify different perspectives on their placement experience in order to improve practice.
  • LO4. Critically evaluate your role in teamwork.
  • LO5. Synthesise personal experience and insights from relevant literature to build an evidence-based argument.
  • LO6. Contextualise your academic disciplinary learning within real-world industry settings.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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