Unit Outline

KGG509 Professional Practice provides a structured period of closely supervised professional education within a workplace environment. The unit comprises a minimum of 100 days of work integrated learning. Students are mentored by supervising surveyors. Achievement of intended learning outcomes is assessed through a competency-based rubric and evidenced by an ePortfolio.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Apply professional and ethical behavior expected within a business or government organisation
2	Apply university-acquired practical and theoretical knowledge to complex land surveying problems and practice.
3	Develop personal and professional communication strategies required for the work of a land surveyor.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	KGG505 AND KGG506

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	ePortfolio	Week 15	0 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	End-of-Placement Assessment	Week 15	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Daily Diary and Progress Form	Refer to Assessment Description	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: ePortfolio

Task Description:

ePortfolios provide you with an opportunity to reflect on your learning process. As graduate practitioners, you will be leaving behind the formal learning environment of a university and beginning a process of lifelong learning. Successful lifelong learning requires you to reflect on your current practice, consider your current and future knowledge and skill requirements, and act deliberately to acquire new knowledge and those skills. Career pathways require you to demonstrate your lifelong learning using evidence. The process of constructing an ePortfolio introduces you to all aspects of this process: reflecting on your practice; recognising your learning needs; actively creating opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills; and accruing evidence of your knowledge and skills.

PebblePad is an online platform that will allow you to collect, curate, create, communicate and share achievements, personal capabilities and professional skills thus create your own personal learning space.

In this assessment you will collate reflections and evidence of your activities and professional/personal progress in a Pebblepad ePortfolio to demonstrate achievement against intended learning outcomes. Specifically you will be required to submit via Pebblepad:

Week 5: A Beginning of Placement Reflection + evidence of work you have been doing over the last 5 weeks.
Week 10: A Mid-Placement Reflection + evidence of work you have been doing over the last 5 weeks.
Week 15: An End of Placement Reflection + review of 2 Cadastral Survey projects + evidence of work you have been doing over the last 5 weeks.

More information will be provided in the Assessment Task instructions released in Week 1.

Task Length:

Develop a multimedia online ePortfolio collation of work integrated learning experiences through on-the-job reflections, photographs, videos, certificates, survey diagrams, etc as evidence of activities.

Due Date:

Week 15

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	provide evidence of activities undertaken during work placement	LO2
2	undertake self-reflection of progress at the start, middle and end of placement	LO3
3	compile information in an effective and professional manner	LO3

Assessment Task 2: End-of-Placement Assessment

Task Description:

You will meet with your supervisor at the end of the placement to discuss your accomplishments and complete a detailed assessment rubric to reflect the agreed level attainment of the placement criteria.

Task Length:

Exit interview and assessment of accomplishments against ILOs

Due Date:

Week 15

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Exhibit technical aptitude to the professional standard required	LO2
2	Exhibit professional behaviour as required by industry standards	LO1, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Daily Diary and Progress Form

Task Description:

You will fill out a daily diary in the form provided, and then, at the end of each 5-week period, write a reflection of your own personal/professional development plus arrange for your supervisor to write a comment on your development.

The diary will allow attendance, progress, and the variety of professional experiences that you are receiving to be documented throughout the work placement.

The completed diaries and comments will be submitted in MyLO at the completion of each 5 week period during the placement.

Task Length:

Record of work completed whilst on placement. At the completion of each 5 weeks a fully completed daily diary is to be submitted including supervisor comments and sign off.

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	compile evidence of professional capabilities.	LO2
2	evaluate personal skills and professional attributes gained during placement	LO1, LO3

How your final result is determined

This is an ungraded Unit. To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.