Course Title: Financial Planning - Work Integrated Learning 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Financial Planning - Work Integrated Learning 2

Credit Points: 12

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BAFI2106	City Campus	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance & Marketing	Face-to-Face

Course Coordinator: Kathleen Griffiths

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5415

Course Coordinator Email:kathleen.griffiths@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 108.12

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

The pre-requisite for Financial Planning Work Integrated Learning 2 (WIL 2) is the satisfactory completion of BAFI 2105 Financial Planning Work Integrated Learning 1 and BAFI 2107 Financial Planning Work Experience Industry 1.

Course Description

All students are required to undertake a major work related project that will demonstrate the integration of theory and practice. Co-op students concurrently undertaking BAFI 2108 Financial Planning Work Experience Industry 2 (WEI 2), are also required to make an oral presentation of their report to a panel made up of at least, their workplace supervisor and the academic mentor. Students will be supplied with a detailed document which outlines the requirements, suggests some possible topic areas and specifies the method of presentation and the necessary deadlines.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Have developed your research skills and enhanced your written and oral presentation skills. Be able to plan and deliver a business presentation.

At the conclusion of your cooperative education experience, you should:

. have a better understanding of your career aspirations
. have a better understanding of the career opportunities available to you
. be able to prepare your interview skills and personal presentation
. have gained an understanding of work environment
. have developed your work ethos and learned to take responsibility for the meeting of your commitments
. have developed your ability to integrate the concepts taught throughout the programme with the practical applications that you are experiencing at work
. be self motivated and able to work effectively as part of a team
. have developed your communication and interpersonal skills
. be able to analyse a work related problem using the skills developed throughout your coursework
. be able to prepare and deliver a business presentation.

Overview of Learning Activities

In conjunction with your work place supervisor and the RMIT Academic Mentor you will choose a topic related to your degree and submit a synopsis and prepare a 3,000 – 5,000 word report. You will also be required to give an oral presentation of your report to a panel made up of your academic mentor, your workplace supervisor and one other employer representative.

Overview of Learning Resources

All resources and instructions will be provided at the first workshop

Overview of Assessment

Assessment of the report is based on the following:
*Business Report/Presentation.
*Folio of Work.
*Examples of Performed Tasks (If Possible).