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This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
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| Unit name | Professional Placement |
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| Unit code | KGA513 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Discipline | Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences |
| Coordinator | %asset_metadata_unit.Coordinator% |
| Level | %asset_metadata_unit.Level% |
| Available as student elective? | %asset_metadata_unit.AvailableAsElective_value^empty:No% |
| Breadth Unit? | %asset_metadata_unit.IsBreadthUnit_value% |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
KGA511 or KGA512 or KGA516 or KGA517 or KGA522
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 80 hours unpaid placement in an approved organisation; weekly meetings by email with unit coordinator and 3-weekly class web-conferences; online assignments and participation in online discussions. |
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| Assessment | Online professional ethics reading exercise and discussion (30%); portfolio comprising CV, summary of the mission and core business of host organisation, and student's intended placement goals (20%); work placement journal, reflecting on experiences and drawing upon significant theoretical and policy literature from the profession (50%); and satisfactory (S) work placement report from host organisation. |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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