SIT344 - Professional Practice
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Prerequisite: | STP010, and must have successfully completed a minimum of seven SIT-coded units including SIT223. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | This unit focuses on a long-term paid placement. In addition to the placement, students will spend approximately 50 to 100 hours on related learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Students are required to complete a paid professional experience (placement) with an approved organisation for a minimum of 450 hours and a maximum of 900 hours full-time. Professional experience (placements) must be completed within a 3–6 month period. The online learning and assessment activities for the unit will consist of approximately 50-100 hours and include pre-placement activities that must be completed before placement commences. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Students are required to complete a paid professional experience (placement) with an approved organisation for a minimum of 450 hours and a maximum of 900 hours full-time. Professional experience (placements) must be completed within a 3–6 month period. The online learning and assessment activities for the unit will consist of approximately 50-100 hours and include pre-placement activities that must be completed before placement commences. |
| Note: | Students must contact a student adviser prior to considering enrolment in this unit to obtain an updated course map and ensure they meet the pre-enrolment and course requirements. |
Content
Integrating study and work experience is essential for forging close links between university education and the workplace. Students will gain professional work experience with an approved host organisation. The exact nature, activities, and emphasis in each industry placement will vary according to the context, resources, and expertise of staff and the student's experience, qualities, and aspirations. Industry experiences will allow students to learn about and with an organisation. In addition, students will critically reflect on their role as IT professionals, bringing together everything they have learnt in their course to demonstrate achievement of Course and Graduate Learning Outcomes and their readiness for professional work. Learning and assessment activities in this unit will help students appreciate work-life and make decisions about personal and professional development. Most importantly, it will provide relevant evidence when applying for future work.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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Hurdle requirements
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the Learning portfolio and demonstrate that they are working to the satisfaction of the host organisation (including skill competency levels, professional code of conduct and project output requirements) at both the mid and end of professional experience (placement). More specifically, both mid and end professional experience (placement) reviews need to be deemed ‘satisfactory’ by your supervisor to achieve the pass level.