Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Identify, plan, manage and execute a substantive independent and original written policy-relevant research project making use of appropriate Diplomatic Studies and International Relations research and addressing a complex problem to a high professional standard appropriate to the professional setting.
2. Demonstrate persuasive and inclusive written and oral communications skills appropriate to the given professional setting.
3. Identify, describe, and reflect on their workplace experiences, particularly in terms of their own professional growth, reflecting on such things as interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and career motivations and aspirations.
4. Demonstrate the ability to work under professional supervision, gain useful experience of a professional context and how organisations operate, and develop enhanced awareness of how economic and societal trends affect work opportunities.
   
5. Demonstrate interpersonal and communication behaviours, attributes and skills that enable negotiation and collaboration with others, as well as enhanced self-awareness to identify personal characteristics and how these can support or hinder work behaviours.
   
6. Clarify personal and professional goals consistent with personal characteristics and interests, and understand how skills can be transferable, including an enhanced ability to demonstrate employability skills to others.
   

Work Integrated Learning

Placements

The WIL component provides an opportunity for you to work in a genuine

business setting. It exposes you to a diverse learning experience that

cannot be formulated in the classroom alone. It will enable you to

understand how you can apply what you’ve learnt into a practical setting

where you develop a sense of workplace culture.

Indicative Assessment

1. Participation (10) [LO 2,4]
2. Policy Proposal - 1000 words (10) [LO 1]
3. Reflection Paper - 2000 words (30) [LO 1,3,5]
4. Policy Paper - 3000 words (50) [LO 1,3,5]

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

This course comprises some 130 hours of activity over 12 weeks, both interactive/seminar based and independent research. The course comprises a maximum of 6k words of assessment or the equivalent.

Inherent Requirements

To complete this course, students may be required to attend a domestic or international field location. To participate at the location, students may be required to:

• Travel to the field location and stay in field accommodation such as shared basic cabins or dorm rooms;
• Monitor and manage their own health while studying and living with a small group of people at the location, which may be isolated;
• Understand and respect the needs of other participants and act professionally throughout the trip.

Students who cannot meet these requirements will not be able to participate at the location and therefore cannot complete the course.

In addition, some internship options may require students to:

• Safely traverse 2-3km over uneven ground at a moderate pace.

Students who can provide evidence they are unable to meet this requirement may be able to choose other options or negotiate alternative participation and assessment requirements with the course convenor.

If you have any questions regarding your course and the requirements it has for successful completion please contact either the course convenor for specific information or the relevant college and/or school mobility team.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the Department of International Relations to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

None

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