JST321 Justice Studies Workplace Learning (8)
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Justice Studies Workplace Learning utilizes an integrated workplace learning approach which allows students to develop a critical understanding of criminal justice organisations (both government and non government) in civil society, their role in criminal justice and social justice processes and their relationship to social policy development. Through an integrated 80 - 90 hour workplace placement it familiarises students with the daily workings, concerns and processes of a variety of criminal justice agencies and/or non government justice organisations. Students then have the opportunity to apply their workplace experiences to assessment items within the subject. Students will be guided through the initial stages of finding a placement and have the opportunity to share their workplace learning experiences with other students at the end of the session. The placement engages students with one or more criminal justice agencies and develops their understanding of ethical professional practice as well as informing their transition from tertiary study to paid work.
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 2 | | Online | Bathurst Campus | | On Campus | Bathurst Campus | | On Campus | Port Macquarie |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST321
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Science (Criminal Justice) or the Bachelor of Criminal Justice.
Students who completed JST228 prior to 2015 are not eligible for enrolment in this unit and should seek advice from the Justice Studies Course Director.
Students who have previously completed the worplace placement component in this unit or JST228 without receiving an overall passing grade or higher can enrol and must recomplete the placement component. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- to be able to explain the development of professional competence in a social justice setting;
- to be able to consistently function ethically in a justice organisation workplace;
- to be able to reflect critically on their workplace learning placement and demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice;
- to be able to negotiate interactions with government and/or non government organisations concerned with the provision of justice;
- to be able to explain the roles of criminal justice agencies and non government organisations in the provision of justice and the role of non government organisations in civil society;
- be able to demonstrate a growing professional awareness by being professional in all communications and conduct with academic staff and other students, and through presentation of assignments
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Preparing for Placement: Finding an appropriate workplace learning placement; Practical requirements for successfully completing a placement in a justice related organisiation; Required ethical standards of practice; Identifying and understanding professional standards of practice; 80 - 90 hour field placement during which students will work in a specific aspect of justice service provision or justice policy development. The placement will introduce students to: The daily workings of the organisation, The ways justice is utilised by organisations, The development of justice priorities for a non government organisation, The development of interventions in the delivery of justice, The development of policies on justice; The roles of government and criminal justice agencies in the development of criminal justice/social welfare policies; Debriefing and critical reflection after placement.
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Work Place Learning| This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 14 days duration.
This subject requires students to spend 80 - 90 hours in a justice-related organisation that is not the NSW Police Force. This can be either in the Government or non-Government sector. Students can complete the required hours in any pattern as long as they do so after gaining approval and in conjunction with the needs and approval of their placement organisation. The placement hours must be completed by the end of the final teaching week of the session.
Students are required to complete 3 assessment item as an integrated part of their workplace learning including an initial 'Preparation for Placement, a case study informed by their workplace experience, and an oral presentation that explains their workplace learning role and situates their placement organisation in the larger justice-related field. Students must satisfactorily complete the 'Preparing for Placement' assignment (in collaboration with the Wagga Workplace Learning Office) before commencing their placement and must complete the required placement hours in order to pass the subject.
Administration of placements to be managed by the HUMSS Workplace Learning office, Wagga. Workplace supervisor will be supplied with a supervision manual and 'Professional Comptencies Form'. These will be available to workplace supervisors via the Workplace Learning Office. Placement hours and competencies will be confirmed by workplace supervisor at end of placement. All assessments will be graded by CSU subject coordinator.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
