Outline

Overview

This unit is designed to further consolidate students' knowledge and skills in business while conducting an industry placement that has been self-sourced. The unit is structured around assessed tasks which are designed to allow students to demonstrate their ability to apply and synthesise business concepts in a practical business setting. During the self-sourced placement, students may be involved in a variety of different industry and client-based projects, which afford the opportunity to apply business skills and theories from prior learning. This provides firsthand experience of how these skills and theories support the solving of business problems in a practical business context, identifying opportunities, developing strategies and designing processes, procedures and management practices in order to enable an organisation to fully realise its competitive potential. Further information and application process is outlined at http://sydney.edu.au/business/study/opportunities/industry_placement_program

Unit details and rules

Unit code	BUSS2200
Academic unit	Work Integrated Learning Hub
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	Completion of at least 48 credit points (including BUSS1000 or BUSS1001) with a minimum 60% average across all units.
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Steven Hitchcock, steven.hitchcock@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Performance objectives Written task	0%	Week 03 Due date: 13 Mar 2020 at 16:00 Closing date: 27 Feb 2020	500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Reflective journal entry 1 Reflective essay	20%	Week 06 Due date: 03 Apr 2020 at 16:00 Closing date: 17 Apr 2020	750 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Reflective journal entry 2 Reflective essay	20%	Week 09 Due date: 01 May 2020 at 16:00 Closing date: 15 May 2020	750 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Future employability report - research Annotated bibliography	15%	Week 11 Due date: 11 May 2020 at 16:00 Closing date: 25 May 2020	500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Future employability report - report Research report	45%	Week 13 Due date: 29 May 2020 at 16:00 Closing date: 12 Jun 2020	2000 words
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Performance objectives: Your performance objectives are intended to help you identify clear goals for your internship that can be assessed both by you and your supervisor at the end of your placement. You will develop a draft contract to take to your placement supervisor in the first week of your placement. You must also complete and submit a Work Health and Safety checklist.
Reflective journal entry 1: For this task, you need to write a reflection employing the 5Rs about a particularly positive or negative incident during your first few weeks on placement. This incident could be a situation, problem, or dilemma you encountered in your workplace experience. Further, this paper must demonstrate critical thinking, connection to prior University studies, and a focus on key employability skill(s).
Reflective journal entry 2: For this task, you need to write a reflection employing the 5Rs about a particularly positive or negative team-based incident during your placement to date. You should describe a specific situation, problem, or dilemma you encountered in your workplace experience. Further, this paper must demonstrate critical thinking, connection to prior University studies, and a focus on key employability skill(s). NB: The incident discussed in this paper must be different from that which was discussed in journal 1 though the incidents and discussion may be connected.
Future employability report - research: You must complete an annotated bibliography by finding at least 5 sources that you can use in your final report and write an evaluative annotation. Each source must have an annotation which discusses its utility to your final paper.
Future employability report - report: For this task, you need to write a report which researches, discusses, and assesses your current employability following your placement. You must first find a job advertisement for a role that you would like to apply for upon graduation. You must then discuss (a) why you believe you are currently suitable for the role and (b) why you believe you are not currently suitable for the role. You will need to conclude this paper by identifying an action plan to address how you will best prepare for this role by the time you graduate. This discussion should draw upon; specific elements of the job description, your personal experiences in your placement, prior University studies, and additional research into key employability trends. You will need to draw on your research completed in your previous assessment but must not recycle the previous assessment.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Standard Business School penalties apply: https://business.sydney.edu.au/students/policy

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Consult: Academic overview and performance objectives	One-to-one tuition (1 hr)
Week 02	Placement	Placement (2 hr)
Week 02	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 03	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 04	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 05	Consult: Reflective journal entry 1	One-to-one tuition (1 hr)
Week 05	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 06	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 07	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 08	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 09	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 10	Consult: Annotated bibliography and final report	One-to-one tuition (1 hr)
Week 10	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 11	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 13	Placement	Placement (20 hr)
Week 13	Consult: End of semester debrief	One-to-one tuition (1 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

No Lecture recordings: As this unit is delivered via one-on-one consults - there are no recordings.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library eReserve, available on Canvas.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. communicate effectively and professionally using a range of communication modes in business contexts
LO2. evaluate issues relating to business ethics, sustainability, and social responsibility in addressing business challenges
LO3. make a positive contribution to a team-based structure.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Based on feedback from students and discussions with previous coordinator - tasks were revised. Timing was adjusted to be smoother and more regular while putting less pressure on early in the semester. Tasks were clarified and complexity as removed to give stronger direction in the task but greater flexibility in the content.

Additional information

More information can be found on Canvas.

Work, health and safety

You are required to complete a Work, Health, and Safety Checklist as a part of your ‘Performance Objectives’ assessment. Please check Canvas for more detail.

Disclaimer

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

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Student links

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BUSS2200: Industry Self-Sourced Placement

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect