AVAT13025 - Aviation Placement

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Aviation Placement is designed to provide you with practical experience in the application of theoretical concepts and knowledge in a host organisation in Australia that has relevance to your career goals. The number of hours expected over the course of the unit is up to 240 hours. You will be assessed on the completion of specific work during your placement that is of mutual benefit to you and the organisation. You must work with your placement provider to complete a placement plan that is beneficial to the provider and of sufficient technical content to meet the academic requirements of the course. During the placement, you will go out into the workforce to apply and practice the skills and knowledge you've gained at CQU. Placement prepares you for accreditation as a professional in your field and supports you to be 'work ready' when you leave university.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Students are required to pass 120cps of Airline and Airport Operations major.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2023

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Online
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) 20%
2. Workplace Project 80%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Reflect on course material and its relevance to workplace experiences
  2. Communicate effectively in the workplace in the aviation contexts
  3. Evaluate experiences within the workplace, and regional and global industry trends that might lead to or affect future employment
  4. Apply airline/airport operations and management skills and knowledge in the workplace.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) •
2 - Workplace Project • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) • • • • •
2 - Workplace Project • • • • • • • • •