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FOBE300 – Student Leadership in Community Engagement
2015 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Jennifer Ruskin
Contact via email
E4A 319
Mondays 1-2pm
Unit Convenor
Leanne Carter
Contact via email
E4A 631
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp and permission of Executive Dean of Faculty
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines leadership in the context of community engagement. Students will actively participate in service at a workplace including but not limited to: not-for-profit organisations, Government agencies, companies, and industry partners. The unit comprises of workplace experience in a business or other relevant organisation for the equivalent of two weeks of full-time work. Students will gain practical knowledge, experience and skills in an organisation and will be challenged to analyse the context in which they are working and to examine the intersection between leadership in theory and practice. Students will contextualise their graduate capabilities, explore their leadership potential and develop their leadership style through community engagement. This unit aims at preparing students for effective, responsible, ethical and active community engagement and leadership.
This unit is a designated PACE unit and all enquiries regarding enrolment should be made with the Faculty no later than 4 weeks before commencement of the study period.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Understand the concepts of leadership, community engagement and ethical practice. Consider how these are applied in a work experience relevant to your field of study.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
General Assessment Information
Please see detailed instructions for each assessment task on ilearn.
For Written Assessment Tasks and Video Recordings
Must be submitted through the appropriate links on ilearn. No hard copies will be accepted.
Any sourced content must be referenced using the Harvard style format.
No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission - 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. Internet disruption is not an excuse.
Participation
Seminar participation is assessed. Attendance is a prerequisite for participation, but attendance alone does not constitute participation.
If a student is not present for either the reflection or debrief seminar, a mark of zero will be assigned for that seminar unless either (1) alternate arrangements are approved by the Lecturer at least one week prior to the seminar or (2) an application for disruption to studies is submitted and approved.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due | Groupwork/Individual | Short Extension | AI assisted? |
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| Skills Audit and Reflection | 45% | weeks 4 and 10 | No | ||
| Supervisor's report | 0% | week 12 | No | ||
| Final project | 55% | weeks 6, 12, 13 | No |
Skills Audit and Reflection
Due: weeks 4 and 10
Weighting: 45%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
Students conduct a self-assessment of skills early in their work placement and write a report identifying the skills they plan to develop through their internship and how they anticipate developing them. Toward the end of the internship, students conduct a second self-assessment of the skills and write a report discussing and providing evidence for skills developed.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
Supervisor's report
Due: week 12
Weighting: 0%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
The supervisor in the work placement completes a report, providing general comment and assessing the students skill level in each of the graduate capability areas.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
Final project
Due: weeks 6, 12, 13
Weighting: 55%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI assisted?:
The final project includes three components. Students video record responses to five job interview-style questions, each based on one of the graduate capabilities relevant to the unit. Students write a 1000 word report reflecting on their observations and experiences of leadership and community engagement. Students' active participation in reflection and debrief seminars is assessed.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Understand the concepts of leadership, community engagement and ethical practice. Consider how these are applied in a work experience relevant to your field of study.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
Delivery and Resources
Class Timetable
The class is run in internal mode (http://timetables.mq.edu.au).
Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours at their work placement. Work experience can be in any relevant organisation, including for-profit, non-profit or governmental organisations.
Because many of the unit hours are conducted at work placements, classes are not run every week. Students are responsible for checking ilearn and/or email for information about the seminar weeks.
Textbook
There is no prescribed textbook for this unit.
Other Recommended Reading
Students need to be familiar with accessing academic sources from the library. Useful reading includes both recommended journals in the relevant discipline area and research on experiential learning in the work place.
Technology Used and Required
Microsoft Office suite (or equivalent), including in particular word processing, spread sheets and presentation software.
Email and ilearn are both required for the unit. Unit iLearn weblink: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Students need access to a device, such as a phone, tablet or laptop, that can record video and software to convert the video file to mp4 (or similar).
Students should be able to access research databases through the library. They may find referencing software helpful.
Requirements for Satisfactory Completion of the Unit
To complete the unit satisfactorily, students must complete a minimum of 60 hours in a work placement, participate in the ethics seminar*, and complete all assessment tasks, including submission of a signed supervisors's report.
* This is a face-to-face seminar presented in order to prepare you for any research projects that you may encounter as part of your PACE activity. The objective of this seminar (and associated on-line modules) are to ensure appropriate ethics training is made available to students who will be undertaking research. This training will ensure that students understand the importance of responsible research conduct, including the four values of ethical human research as highlighted in the national statement (2007); respect for human beings, research merit and integrity, justice, and beneficence.
Prizes
Students of PACE units are eligible to apply for the prestigious Professor Judyth Sachs PACE prizes. See the following link for information and the application process: http://students.mq.edu.au/courses/professional_and_community_engagement/pace_prizes/.
See the Faculty website for information about other prizes: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Understand the concepts of leadership, community engagement and ethical practice. Consider how these are applied in a work experience relevant to your field of study.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
Assessment tasks
- Skills Audit and Reflection
- Supervisor's report
- Final project
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
Assessment tasks
- Skills Audit and Reflection
- Supervisor's report
- Final project
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
Assessment tasks
- Skills Audit and Reflection
- Supervisor's report
- Final project
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Understand the concepts of leadership, community engagement and ethical practice. Consider how these are applied in a work experience relevant to your field of study.
- Describe newly developed skills and articulate them both in discussions with peers and in a simulated job application process.
Assessment tasks
- Skills Audit and Reflection
- Supervisor's report
- Final project
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on skills developed through work experience in a field relevant to your degree and the relationship between your university education and your career.
- Understand the concepts of leadership, community engagement and ethical practice. Consider how these are applied in a work experience relevant to your field of study.
Assessment tasks
- Skills Audit and Reflection
- Supervisor's report
- Final project
Changes from Previous Offering
Assessment tasks have been updated.