Credit Points 20

Coordinator Garth Lean Opens in new window

Description Visitor Economy Professional Placement (VEPP) provides students with understanding and experience of tourism, events, heritage and related industry workplaces. Students work in a voluntary capacity with an industry host to gain work-ready skills and undertake professionally appropriate tasks. Students complete a Professional Placement Proposal and Professional Placement Report.

School Social Sciences

Discipline Tourism

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 20cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Equivalent Subjects BUSM 3072 - Tourism Industry Professional Placement

Restrictions

To enrol in this subject, students must have completed at least 160 credit points and be enrolled in one of the following programs or specialisations:

• 1916 Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management (as Core subject)
• 6047 Diploma in Social Science/Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management (as Core subject)
• 1667 Bachelor of Social Science (Heritage and Tourism Futures, pathway to Master of Sustainable Tourism and Heritage) (as Elective subject)
• 0306 Major in Festival and Event Management (as Specialisation Pool  subject)
• 0302 Major in Tourism Management (as Specialisation Pool subject)
• 0307 Major in Heritage and Tourism Futures, pathway to Master in Sustainable Tourism and Heritage (as Elective subject)
• 0304 Major in Place Management and Planning (as Elective subject)
• 0303 Major in Sport, Events and Tourism (as Elective subject)
• 0305 Major in Sustainability, Tourism and Environment (as Elective subject)

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate practical employability skills that can be useful for professional career development;
2. Apply problem-solving skills and plan for situation improvement;
3. Demonstrate capacity to work effectively in team environments;
4. Design and manage a program of professional development;
5. Evaluate and report on a professional development/situation improvement program.

Subject Content

1. Introduction to work-integrated learning - pre-placement orientation and planning
2. Professional development goal-setting and planning
3. Project and progress management
4. Professional development evaluation and reporting
5. Completion of a situation improvement project/task