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MPI701 Business Practicum Program

Teaching Methods

This is an experiential learning unit and requires no class contact. Students will attend the host organisation for the equivalent of two days a week to perform the negotiated project assigned to them. Students will be progressively in contact with the Unit Chair and the academic supervisor appointed to them.

The unit is available to students registered as on or off campus.

Supervision:

• Initial interview by the Unit Chair or Unit Team to determine suitability of the student, proposed practicum provider and relevance of proposed practicum. This must be done in person.
• Briefing by the Unit Chair about assessment requirements and their relation to the practicum experience.
• Allocation of an individual teaching staff mentor for each student.
• Liaison with the student and host organisation during the practicum. This may include site visits where appropriate.

Duration:

• Each Business Practicum unit comprises 192 hours of contact time. This is notionally based on a 16 hour per week commitment for the duration of a standard 12 week teaching trimester (12 weeks x 8 hour day x 2 Days = 192).

Support:

• Deakin Studies Online (DSO) is the University's Online Teaching and Learning environment and will be used extensively within this unit for:
  • Delivery of course materials (Unit Guide and Assignment Cover Sheets, etc)
  • Academic assessment and feedback
  • Assignment submission backup.
  • Administrative purposes (communication with enrolled students)
• The unit website is also available as an information resource and alternative means of delivering support materials for students operating in non-standard time frames.
• Access to the internet is required to meet the assessment requirements of the unit.

Important Note:  All communication will be via the student’s Deakin University email account. This can be set up to be automatically forwarded to any external email account, such as yahoo or hotmail, if preferred (see ITS email information for details on how to do this).