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2021 unit offering information will be available in September 2020

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

  • Orientation to the workplace
  • Assess the psychological contract
  • Develop professional learning objectives for achievement in the workplace
  • Tutor workplace support and guidance
  • Observe and develop practical and transferable skills and techniques
  • Exposure to business practices and organisational culture of a hospitality business environment
  • The workplace performance evaluation process
  • Reflect on the relationship between academic studies and the hospitality business environment
  • 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.

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:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1develop, adjust and achieve professional workplace goalsCommunication and social skills
2report and reflect on the nature of their chosen industry sectorKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learningCommunication and social skills
3integrate concepts and principles into authentic workplace practiceKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
4demonstrate capacity to meet workplace requirements and sustain employment within their chosen industry sector.Knowledge of a disciplineLifelong learningCommunication and social skills

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. develop, adjust and achieve professional workplace goals
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  2. report and reflect on the nature of their chosen industry sector
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  3. integrate concepts and principles into authentic workplace practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  4. 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

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the study session.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3

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.

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