ICT Professional Experience unit (KIT706)

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Introduction

This unit aims to provide you with practical professional experience and improve your awareness of the issues associated with professional practice. In this unit you will undertake a supervised, experiential learning opportunity in which you will apply your acquired knowledge and skills. This professional experience could take the form of an industry placement with an industry supervisor. This experience will give you the opportunity to consolidate and improve your professional capabilities. The specific tasks you will undertake will be determined in discussions between yourself, your supervisor, and the Unit Coordinator. This will ensure appropriate standards are maintained and the tasks align to your career goals. A guided, personal enquiry, self-managed approach will be adopted, accompanied by web-based resources to direct student reflective learning to inform and improve future professional practice. Over the duration of the professional experience, the Unit Coordinator will liaise closely with yourself and the supervisor.

Your placement will be completed in an assigned role over a minimum of 32 full-time equivalent days. Work hours and scheduling (for example, two and a half days per week over up to thirteen weeks) must be negotiated with your approved placement provider. Placements may occur in a range of environments, including government departments, industry organisations, small-to-medium enterprises, or within the University.

While support is available to identify placements, you are responsible for securing a placement that meets the unit’s requirements. If you have not obtained a placement or completed required compliance documentation by census date you will be withdrawn from the unit.

Placements are competitive.  There may not be placements for all who seek a position.

Summary

Unit name	ICT Professional Experience
Unit code	KIT706
Credit points	25
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Information and Communication Technology
Discipline	Information & Communication Technology
Coordinator	Doctor Selvi Kannan
Delivered By	University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies):
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 1
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/02/2027	16/03/2027	19/04/2027	13/06/2027
Semester 2	05/07/2027	27/07/2027	30/08/2027	24/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Apply course skills, capabilities, and knowledge to professional practice
• Critically analyse and employ the responsibilities, expectations, attitudes, and work ethic of practicing professionals
• Communicate effectively in oral and written forms relevant to your professional activities
• Critically reflect and report on your professional experience and on your personal strengths and development needs in the context of your work-readiness and career planning

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
029999	$2,470.00	$2,470.00	not applicable

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

If you have any questions in relation to the fees, please contact UniConnect or more information is available on StudyAssist.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

Students must have passed KIT503 and 100 credit points in K7I.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Workshop in week 1 (and at other times to be advised). Students are on placement work completing 240 hours with identified and registered sponsor. Students will also spend up to 30 hours during the semester completing relevant micro-credentials.
Assessment	Placement Application (20%)|Critique of Placement (30%)|Reflection Portfolio (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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