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Unit Synopsis
Working and learning in Cross-cultural Communities A is the first of two units undertaken across two terms. In this unit you will undertake an unpaid work placement of 120 hours to allow you to develop the relationships, skills and knowledge necessary to effectively work in a cross-cultural context. These relate to developing effective working relationships with colleagues in an organisation or community, developing partnerships that promote the co-generation of knowledge within these organisations of communities, and to be able to effectively co-plan and evaluate your own learning. You will be supported throughout your work placement and will be encouraged to deepen your reflexivity by examining your own assumptions and behaviours that could influence workplace relations and productivity.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: PBHL20007 Cultural Immersion and Lived Experience PBHL20008 Engaging with Cross-cultural Communities 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Case Study | 50% |
| 2. Reflective Practice Assignment | 50% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Self-reflection/Staff feedback
The 'reflective essay' in Assessment 2 needs to be replaced by a new task.
The 'reflective essay' in Assessment 2 will be replaced by a 'poster presentation' task.
The 'reflective essay' in Assessment 2 was replaced by a 'poster presentation' task.
Source: Student feedback and self-reflection
To adjust the due date of the first assessment to provide students with increased spacing between the two assessments, allowing for better workload management and reduced pressure.
To change the Assessment 1 due date from Week 9 to Week 7, allowing a better distribution.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Develop effective working relationships within a cross-cultural organisation or community
- Work effectively in partnerships with other members of the cross-cultural team to promote the co-generation of knowledge
- Co-plan and evaluate own learning outcomes relevant to working in a cross-cultural context
- Critically reflect on own assumptions and behaviours that contribute to effective partnership building in cross-cultural contexts.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Case Study | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |