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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Cloud (online)Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Cloud (online)Trimester 3: Waterfront (Geelong), Cloud (online)
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STP710
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour class per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week
Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin plus 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester.
This Unit will explore the Australian construction industry and how your learning can be enhanced to ensure success. You will have an opportunity to understand the key industry stakeholders, the range of projects, and industry expectations and performance standards. You will investigate the knowledge you need to thrive in the industry, both in Australia and globally, and be provided with tools and techniques to commence your career. You will also learn about academic performance expectations at Deakin and how to maximise your engagement in your course to gain the most benefit. You will gain knowledge of the links between industry performance standards and academic performance expectations.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO8: Global citizenship
Evaluate industry performance standards and develop a career plan to meet those standards.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
Demonstrate academic skills, including writtenoral and visual communications, which reflect industry expectations.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment Description
Student output
Grading and weighting(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Individual Essay
2,000-word essay
20%
Week 4
Career planning report
2,000-word report that includes a resume and cover letter.
Week 6
Group Industry Report
5,000-word report to workplace standards.
Presentation (5-minute and 6-slide maximum)
30% (20% report, 10% presentation)
Week 9
3,000-word essay
30%
Week 11
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRM776 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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