FORS08008 2019 Work Practice/Technical Presentation

Describe the personal objectives of work placement and detail various actions, activities and communications required in order to achieve it

Reflect on the work experience, the mission of the organization including reference to the roles and functions of the various personnel encountered.

Keep comprehensive records of daily activities in an appropriate format including a daily reflection.

Develop professional skills including written communication skills, presentation, interview, time management, project management and conflict resolution skills.

Prepare for a technical interview and give a professional presentation

Discuss learning from their visits to industry and public sector laboratories  and insights from visiting speakers

A student participates in a work placement and/or participates in authentic work based activities of 20 days to learn about employment structures and operations in an area relevant to the course.    ​The student will keep a daily log of activities and consciously reflect on actual experiences in the workplace.  Self-directed learning and planning is expected where gaps in knowledge, abilities and competency is found.  

The module also involves a number of visits to industry / state laboratories where the students can view state of the art facilities in analytical science.  

A professional workshop approach to gaining communications skills requires student participation in co-creating the learning experience.

Continual Professional Development Commitment:   A situational audit of skills and a ........

Through this module the students will be quizzed, required to present reports, oral presentations and will be interviewed about all of these activities.​

This module is 100% Continuous Assessment. 

Communication skills are assessed by oral interview , presentation skills .

Written communication  skills are assessed by both evaluation of individual portfolio and work experience reports.

The Logbook (20%) and  work experience report (20%) including a report on work experience search activities (10%)  is due by mid-semester. 

Oral Interview and presentation.

Students will spend 140 hours in a work placement or work practice environment. This can be a science, legal or other relevant area. During this time they will keep a daily log of their activities or observations and reflections on learning progress.  On completion of this activity they will present a report discussing the technical experiences and the wider workplace experiences and give an oral presentation to their peers and academic staff.

They will liaise with professionals in scientific or other disciplines and evaluate the roles of the various personnel within an Institute or Organisation.

Appraise the role and function of scientists within the work environment.

Appraise the macro-environment of the work place organisation/institute.

Appraise the internal business environment of the workplace organisation/ institute, for example, workplace culture, policies and procedures.

Assess the structure of various work environments and construct a rationale of their place within the working community.

Science & Society.

Reflective learning approaches