Availabilities:
2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023
Unit description
Provides students with support to undertake real-world collaborative active learning opportunities located in community organisations or settings and meets community needs through the application of disciplinary knowledge and practice. Develops skills that contribute to students' ability to act as ethical and socially responsible citizens through ongoing critical self-reflection, collaboration, active listening and dialogue.
Unit content
Students have the opportunity to participate in a community partnership project in collaboration with other enrolled students, the Unit Assessor, community partners and practitioners from SCU Engagement. The nature and scope of the community partnership project will have been determined through a collaborative process and articulated in a collaborative agreement.
- Community engagement
- Collaboration
- Building a portfolio
- Reflective practice
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an applied understanding of critical and active citizenship, including ethical and social responsibility, in their disciplinary context |
| 2 | demonstrate understanding of the concepts of teamwork, mutuality, reciprocity and respect in the context of a community partnership |
| 3 | show capacity for critical reflection on their experience demonstrated through reflective writing |
| 4 | demonstrate understanding of the range of participatory methods appropriate for collaborative partnership projects |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an applied understanding of critical and active citizenship, including ethical and social responsibility, in their disciplinary context
- demonstrate understanding of the concepts of teamwork, mutuality, reciprocity and respect in the context of a community partnership
- show capacity for critical reflection on their experience demonstrated through reflective writing
- demonstrate understanding of the range of participatory methods appropriate for collaborative partnership projects
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.