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Unit description
Engages students in authentic experiences of professional service and workplace practice within hospitality
industries. PHE integrates academic and practical learning through students working continuously in one
organisation for a 6-month period to gain 600 hours work experience.
Unit content
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Orientation to the workplace
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Assess the psychological contract
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Develop professional learning objectives for achievement in the workplace
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Tutor workplace support and guidance
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Observe and develop practical and transferable skills and techniques
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Exposure to business practices and organisational culture of a hospitality business environment
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The workplace performance evaluation process
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Reflect on the relationship between academic studies and the hospitality business environment
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Reflection and debrief on the PHE
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | develop, adjust and achieve professional workplace goals | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 2 | report and reflect on the nature of their chosen industry sector | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | integrate concepts and principles into authentic workplace practice | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | | |
| 4 | demonstrate capacity to meet workplace requirements and sustain employment within their chosen industry sector. | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- develop, adjust and achieve professional workplace goals
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- report and reflect on the nature of their chosen industry sector
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- integrate concepts and principles into authentic workplace practice
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- demonstrate capacity to meet workplace requirements and sustain employment within their chosen industry sector.
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Session 1
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Session 2
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Session 3
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Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.