Course Title: Prepare for sustainable professional practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2014

Course Code: OHTH5708C

Course Title: Prepare for sustainable professional practice

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5308 - Diploma of Visual Arts

Course Contact : Phillip Allan

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 4030

Course Contact Email:philip.allan@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Phillip Allan

Email: phillip.allan@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 35

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will gain skills and knowledge required to establish professional practice goals and to determine how practice can be developed in a sustainable way. A sustainable practice is one that takes account of all aspects of sustainability – individual, social, environmental and economic.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUVPRP502A Prepare for sustainable professional practice

Element:

1. Develop own practice goals

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Reflect on professional goals and aspirations in the context of chosen area of practice
1.2 Identify and make contact with key people to support individual reflection
1.3 Evaluate factors that affect contemporary practice in chosen area, including specific opportunities
1.4 Question self and others about future directions for practice
1.5 Look for opportunities and ideas beyond the obvious
1.6 Develop goals that take account of individual personal circumstances
1.7 Make decisions about overall practice direction, based on reflection and research
 

Element:

2. Identify key sustainability issues

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify and investigate the key components of sustainable professional practice in chosen area of work
2.2 Evaluate current practice and determine opportunities to enhance sustainability
2.3 Research and collate information to support future professional practice

Element:

3. Take action to develop sustainable individual practice

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Develop practical and innovative strategies to enhance sustainability of practice
3.2 Develop and nurture own professional networks
3.3 Engage in sustainable work practices in all areas of activity
3.4 Recognise and integrate the idea of lifelong learning into practice
3.5 Engage in ongoing collaboration with peers and others
3.6 Challenge and refine own ideas and strategies for developing professional practice
 

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.

Professional practitioners across all sectors and areas of expertise must consider the sustainability of their practice. At this level, the practitioner applies a self-directed approach ensuring sustainability.


Details of Learning Activities

In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
•introduction to online course

2. Out-of-class activities include:
•project work
•independent research


You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research.

This course is clustered and delivered with CUVRES502A Establish and maintain safe professional practice.
 


Teaching Schedule

Assessment evidence Element
 Preformance criteria
Activity 1 Sustainability Needs Analysis 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.6
Activity 2 a. Calculate your own individual Ecological Footprint
b. Environmental and resource efficiency plan
 		 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4,3.5, 3.6
Activity 3 Review checklist: practices and personal goals 3.1, 3.2


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Websites:
www.epa.vic.gov.au
www.environment.gov.au/settlements/chemicals/hazardous-waste/index.html
www.wasteexchange.net.au/
www.environment.gov.au/wastepolicy/index.html
www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1517-home-page.asp
www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/for_households_2019.html


Overview of Assessment

This course is delivered as an online unit in conjunction with CUVPRP505A Establish and maintain safe professional practice.

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

You will be assessed on the following:

  • Practical tasks
  • Written report

Evidence of the ability to:

  • Develop realistic goals for own practice grounded in research and reflection
  • Develop a set of actions to enhance the sustainability of individual practice
  • Apply knowledge of key aspects of individual, social, economic and environmental sustainability

An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. 

 

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Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.

Assessment tasks: Online assignment with three activities

Content/requirements: Assignment based on general and practice-specific sustainable professional practice information.

Due date: June 8


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of competency. These are available through the course contact in Program Manager.

Other Information

Feedback
You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.

Please note
While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.

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