Vocational Placement
Setup Checklist
MSD
Checklist to be completed by placement coordinator prior to signing formal agreement with host organisation.
Please email completed and signed checklist to [email protected] to finalise the placement process.
For full details of expectations and responsibilities, please see Professional Placements Procedure (MPF10112).
SUBJECT: ABPL90307 MSD VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT
SEMESTER OF ENROLMENT:
PLACEMENT START DATE:
PLACEMENT END DATE:
ASSESSMENT START DATE:
ASSESSMENT END DATE:
NAME OF PLACED STUDENT
STUDENT ID:
NAME OF HOST ORGANISATION AND PRIMARY CONTACT NAME & MOBILE
Organisation
Contact
Placement coordinators to provide both student and host supervisor with:
A. Subject Outline
Attach a copy of the Handbook subject outline where placement is a
mandatory part or whole of the subject.
B.
Course Outline
Attach a copy of the Handbook course outline where placement is a
mandatory part or whole of the course.
C.
Accreditation
If placement is a requirement for professional accreditation, please provide
details (accrediting bodies et cetera) in the space provided below.
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2016/ABPL90307
Completing a Vocational Placement (VP) is an excellent way to broaden your learning environment while you are
studying. It allows you to see first-hand how what you are learning in your degree translates into practice, as well
as how ‘real world’ practice relates to what you are learning at University.
Much of the benefit of a VP comes from observation, practicing under supervision and reflection. Reflection
involves both a cognitive aspect – what happened, how did it happen, how did people behave, what were the
contributing factors and so on – and an affective factor – what did I feel about that. In other words, reflection is
analytical.
As this VP is an accredited part of your learning process, there will be an assessment component. The assessment
tasks are opportunities for you to demonstrate the acquisition of intended learning outcomes.
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D. Learning Objectives
Provide a copy of learning objectives for subject and course, with a
description of how placement fits with these learning objectives.
Also provide a brief description of the aims and objectives of the
professional placement, detailing the learning experiences and outcomes to
be achieved by the end of placement.
A vocational placement accompanied by academic objectives that is supervised by a Melbourne School of Design
staff member. The vocational placement will enable the student to gain applied experience and reflect on the
experience, both theoretically and in an applied manner.
E.
Assessment
Per the handbook entry ABPL90307 MSD Vocational Placement, the
assessment for the vocational placement is a 5,000 word report (which may
or may not include diagrams and designs) worth 100% of the student’s
grade and due at the end of semester.
Please provide assessment criteria for this assessment. Also provide a brief
overview of the placed student’s particular assessment project, based on
discussions with that student.
Assessment report to include:
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setting personal goals for what you hope to gain from the vocational placement (500 words);
developing a journal of your work experience on a daily basis with weekly summaries (depending on kind of
time commitment)(2000 words). This should include a profile of the work environment, including key staff,
responsibilities, and operating models;
categorising the kinds of work completed (ie, design development, site visit/survey, design documentation,
meetings, etc) and recording the proportion of time spent on each (500 words);
compiling a folio of work generated by yourself, or by you within a group (being clear in identifying aspects
that were solely your responsibility) (500 words);
writing a reflective piece at the conclusion of the vocational placement, commenting on the extent to which
goals were met and the extent to which new goals emerged or unexpected results eventuated (1500 words)
You may wish to profile one particular project that you were most involved in, or that took prominence
during your placement, and thus explain the evolution of that project while you worked on it.
The result should be submitted in a bound A4 report, complete with contents page, images and bibliographic
information.
Criteria for assessment includes:
1. care taken to document and analyse the vocational placement, including the thoughtfulness of the response
(80%);
2. clarity of expression and images (10%);
3. presentation of the final report (10%).
Enable student to gain practical experience and develop theoretical expertise by undertaking a project (topic agreed
upon by the placement supervisor and host organisation) in a real life setting.
5. CERTIFICATION
I, the placement coordinator, certify the information contained on this form is correct.
Name
Signature
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