Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120)

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	Internship Placement	Bruce, Canberra
0.125	3	Faculty Of Health
Discipline Of Nutrition And Dietetics	Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit	Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

Students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries, the community and sectors to craft diverse employment pathways. In this work-integrated learning opportunity students will integrate and translate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through real workplace experiences, international exchanges or industry collaborations or projects.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically reflect on and evaluate the standards of performance and practice expected in the workplace and the profession, and how professional skills and knowledge align with these expectations;
2. Analyse the role and application of theoretical ideas and knowledge in the professional context;
3. Identify and analyse challenges or problems within the work-integrated learning environment and develop appropriate theoretical, ethical and/or practical solutions to the problem(s);
4. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with industry and or community based partners; and
5. Acquire, articulate and apply a range of transferable employability skills.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Students must have passed 48 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Summer Semester	27 November 2023	Internship	Dr Tanya Lawlis
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	05 February 2024	Internship	Dr Dimity Crisp
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Winter Term	27 May 2024	Internship	Dr Phil Kavanagh
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	Internship	Ms Tamieka Mawer
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Summer Semester	25 November 2024	Placement	Dr Tanya Lawlis
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	03 February 2025	Placement	Dr Dimity Crisp
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Winter Term	26 May 2025	Placement	Dr Dimity Crisp
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	28 July 2025	Placement	Dr Tanya Lawlis

Timetable

The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Resources

Required texts

Readings to assist with finding an internship, making the most of your internship, developing employability skills and writing a critical reflection will be available on the UCLearn site.

We highly recommend that students read the Student Handbook. A copy of the Student Handbook can be found on UCLearn.

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Further to above, information relating to the submission of extension requests will be provided on UCLearn.

Special assessment requirements

Use of GenAI: please note that the use of GenAI or other external sources to prepare and write assessments is not permitted in this unit. All work must be your own.

Assessment Moderation

Moderation of assessment items will be conducted in accordance with the Faculty of Health Moderation Guidelines.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 麻豆村 of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Participation requirements

Students undertaking the internship stream are required to complete 120 hours of WIL.

To pass the unit, students must:

submit all hurdle items by the due date;
return equipment to the host organisation (if borrowed); and
attain at least 50% overall.

Required IT skills

You may be required to use IT that is new to you when on your internship. You will be shown how to use these IT programs by your supervisor.

In-unit costs

Internships:

Students must travel to internship sites at their own expense. If the student undertakes an internship outside of Canberra or home area they are responsible for the accommodation and transport costs. Students are also responsible for any unexpected costs that may be incurred during the internship.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves an internship therefore additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Workplace learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client/patient confidentiality must always be maintained (see WIL guidelines and the 10120 Student Handbook on UCLearn), including for assessment items such as reports or reflections. The professional nature of this unit also recommends 100% participation at all learning activities (workshops, practicals etc. if scheduled 鈥� see Section 3) for the successful completion of this unit (also see Section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g., timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Unit Convener to schedule this unit for a future teaching period.

You must complete WIL Ready: Preparation for Work Integrated Learning prior to commencement of your Placement or Internship/WIL Project. You can self-enrol in this module through the UC Learn site . You are also required to complete details in InPlace, refer to . If you have any queries related to InPlace please contact placement@canberra.edu.au. Contact your unit convener if you have any concerns with meeting the requirements of this unit.

Additional information

Students who are found to breach the student code of conduct, internship conditions as set in the Internship Learning Agreement, not engage with the internship, are unprofessional or do not attend meetings as set by the unit convener or internship supervisor will be placed on an internship management plan. This plan will be discussed with the student and the internship supervisor prior to implementation. Failure to follow the internship management plan may result in the student being removed from their internship and will result in a fail grade for this unit.

If borrowing equipment from the host organisation, students are to ensure they take care not to damage or lose the equipment. Students who do damage or lose the equipment and not return equipment borrowed from the host organisation by the completion of the internship may be at risk of failing this unit.

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