SIT709 - IT Placements and Industry Experience
| 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): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in S734, S735, S736, S737, S738, S739, S770, S776, S777. |
| Prerequisite: | STP710 and must have successfully completed a minimum of 10 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units including SIT774. For students enrolled in S735, S737, S739, S770: STP710 and must have successfully completed a minimum of 7 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | This unit focuses on a professional work experience placement. In addition to the placement, students will spend approximately 50 hours on related learning and assessment activities for the unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Students will be required to complete a professional experience (placement) of between 100 and 160 hours of workplace activities in IT within a relevant external organisation. Professional experience (placements) need to be completed within a 4 to 12 week period. The online learning and assessment activities for the unit will consist of approximately 50 hours and include pre-placement activities that must be completed before placement commences. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Students will be required to complete a professional experience (placement) of between 100 and 160 hours of workplace activities in IT within a relevant external organisation. Professional experience (placements) need to be completed within a 4 to 12 week period. The online learning and assessment activities for the unit will consist of approximately 50 hours and include pre-placement activities that must be completed before placement commences. |
Content
Integrating study and work experience in a systematic way is essential for forging close links between the university education process and the workplace. In this unit, students will undertake professional work experience with an approved host organisation for a minimum of 100 hours. The exact nature, activities and emphasis in each industry placement will vary according to the context, resources, and expertise of the staff of the host organisation as well as the experience, qualities, and aspirations of the student. This unit provides students with a systematic opportunity to undertake professional work experience through an IT placement, requiring them to critically reflect on their discipline-specific knowledge, practical skills, and unique employability attributes in alignment with their course and graduate learning outcomes.
Learning and assessment activities in this unit will help students develop a deeper understanding of key aspects of professional practice and support them in making informed decisions about their personal and professional development. Importantly, these activities will provide students with relevant evidence for future employment applications.
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 an ungraded pass in this unit students must demonstrate that they are working to the satisfaction of the host organisation:
a. at the mid placement phase of the professional experience (placement).
b. at the end of placement phase of the professional experience (placement).
c. in the professional review (industry/supervisor performance evaluation of placement activity), documenting achievement for all skill competency levels, professional code of conduct and project output requirements.