SLE352 - Community Science Project

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SBS350
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Luis Afonso
Prerequisite:

STP010 and must have completed 12 credit points of study

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: SBS250
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour online lecture per week.

Students will be required to engage in project* work as a team (for approximately a 6 week period) and participate in presenting the outcomes of their project through a community forum in week 11 or 12 of the trimester.

Note:

*Projects in this unit may have campus-based and/or on-site (at client site) attendance requirements.

Enrolments after the dates below are subject to Unit Chair approval.

Trimester 1 enrolments for this unit close on Sunday 3rd March 2024

Content

Community Science Project is a Professional Practice core unit within the Bachelor of Science. In this unit, students will apply scientific knowledge, processes and techniques in a team-based project and communicate the value of science to a range of audiences. They will develop professional skills that will allow them to articulate with evidence their graduate capabilities. Through their engagement in authentic projects, students will gain an increased self-awareness of their strengths, identify any weaknesses and learn how to strengthen their knowledge and skills particularly in teamwork and communication, which are highly sought after skills by employers of science graduates. Additionally, in this Unit students will learn to articulate the discipline and transferable skills gained from the project and apply what they have their learnt through the creation of a job application package to help prepare them for seeking work opportunities and a career in science.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Work collaboratively as a team to develop a project plan that clearly defines projects goals that meets client requirements and identifies any learning and developmental needs of team members.

GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Demonstrate effective communication with team members throughout the project and be able to communicate the outcomes of the project to a range of audiences.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
 

ULO3

Develop a strategy to ensure effective teamwork to allow the team to successfully deliver the outcomes of the project, document progress and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy used.

GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
 

ULO4

Articulate experiences from the project and other sources into evidence of achievement and/or demonstration of an emerging skill or capability to address a criteria of choice.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Integrate career development skills (awareness, planning, application) required to apply for work opportunities, to progress your career.

GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management

ULO6

Demonstrate transferrable employability skills by working collaboratively in a team to develop a project that meets authentic real world client requirements that includes the social, environmental and cultural considerations and engages ethically with indigenous perspectives.

GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Project brief
Collaborative project brief 20% Week 4
Assessment 2
Project presentation
Team oral presentation 20% Week 11 or 12
Assessment 3
Professional portfolio
Project outcomes, project self-reflection and professional tailored job application (including written and audio-visual outputs) 45% End-of-Unit Assessment Period
Assessment 4
Client and team evaluation
Client evaluation of the team performance plus peer and self feedback and evaluation 15% Week 12 or End-of-Unit Assessment Period 

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.

Hurdle requirement

  1. In order to obtain a pass in the unit, the signed client evaluation form (assessment task 4) must be submitted before marks for the team members are released.
  2. In order to obtain a pass in the unit, a student must achieve a pass mark in Team and Client evaluation (assessment task 4).

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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