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ATS4367

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 26 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Coordinator(s)

Dr Susie Protschky

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit provides the student with an opportunity to
a. Undertake a practical work placement with an NGO, community organization or other agency working on local and/or international issues of about eighty hours resulting in a substantial research report or other piece of written work; or
b. Undertake a case study analysis for an NGO or community organization on an issue or problem of importance and relevance to that organisation.

In both cases a supervisor will meet regularly with the student to ensure that a carefully structured reading and writing program is developed in a manner directly relevant to the research topic.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected to:

  1. have developed an understanding of the practical and ethical challenges of working for an NGO or community organization working with communities locally and/or internationally;
  2. have developed an understanding of the theoretical issues relating to the field;
  3. have developed high level communication and presentation skills demonstrated through the completion of a practical task or report for that organization or about an issue of importance to it.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

80-hours of volunteer work, six 2-hour class seminars and regular meetings with an academic supervisor.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Susie Protschky

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

International studies