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SLE352 - Community Science Project

Year:	2023 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.
Scheduled learning activities - online:	1 x 2 hour online class 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 5th March 2023

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
Project brief	Collaborative project brief	20%	Week 4
Project presentation	Team oral presentation	20%	Week 11 or 12
Professional portfolio	Project outcomes, project self-reflection and professional tailored job application (including written and audio-visual outputs)	45%	End-of-unit assessment period
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

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.
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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