Professional Placement I

This Work Integrated Learning (WIL) subject is part of all ICMS undergraduate degrees, please click the button below to find an undergraduate course for you.

Subject Code:

WIL201A/WIL201B

Note: Both A and B code subject versions are displayed as they are approved equivalent in content, assessments and learning outcomes. As ICMS courses are reaccredited, the subject is updated to a B-code suffix. Students studying a Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Sports Management), Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Bachelor of Business (Marketing), Bachelor of Business (International Tourism) and Bachelor of Hospitality Management will be enrolled in WIL201B in 2027. Students enrolled in all other courses at ICMS with this subject will complete WIL201A. This arrangement applies to the nested Diploma qualifications of these courses also.

Subject Type:

Core

Credit Points:

6

Subject Level:

200

Subject Rationale:

WIL201A

In order to become successful in the workplace, it is essential that students apply knowledge and skills taught over the course of study.

This subject provides students with the opportunity to apply theory and skills gained during their course of study while gaining professional experience to enhance their employability and to apply the theory and skills learnt while studying in a professional setting.

On placement, students are engaged with an industry and community partner on a continuing basis throughout the study period, with the student partaking in and contributing to the company’s day to day activities and projects.

The placement provides the practical and professional setting in which the student can integrate theory and practice and facilitate self-reflection.

Students will reflect upon their role and its connection to larger goals and upon their industry expectations. Students will develop and work towards goals and monitor their progress. Students will explain the connections and differences between theory (the concepts and principles taught) and practice, as experienced on placement.

This subject also allows students the opportunity to explore their professional interests; test their industry expectations; apply, practice and develop real world employability skills; and form professional networks for future career success.

WIL201B

This subject provides students with the opportunity to apply the academic knowledge and skills acquired throughout their course of study in a professional setting. Through placements with industry or community partners, students contribute to day-to-day operations and projects, gaining valuable experience while integrating theory with practice.

Students will reflect on their role within the organisation and its connection to broader goals, as well as on industry expectations. They will develop professional goals, monitor their progress, and critically examine the connections and differences between theoretical concepts and principles taught in their course and the practical realities experienced during placement.

In addition, students will explore how contemporary themes, such as sustainability, ethical decision-making, geopolitical influences, and digitalisation, shape organisational strategies and professional practice. They will consider how these factors impact operations,stakeholder relationships, and long-term value creation. The students will evaluate their own contributions in light of these global and technological trends.

The subject also enables students to explore their professional interests, deepen their understanding of industry expectations, apply and develop real-world employability skills, and build professional networks that support future career success. Self-reflection is embedded throughout the experience to support personal success in their professional life.

Learning Outcomes:

WIL201A

a) Discuss the professional setting, expectations and progress.
b) Examine employability skills for professional development.
c) Relate academic learning to professional experience.
d) Apply employability skills consistently in a variety of professional settings.

WIL201A

a) Analyse and reflect on professional settings, expectations and progress with the employment experience.
b) Assess and enhance employability skills to support professional development while studying.
c) Integrate academic knowledge with professional experience applying theoretical concepts to address challenges and opportunities related to sustainability and digitalisation.
d) Apply employability skills effectively across diverse professional contexts shaped by ongoing globalisation and guided by local ethical standards.

Student Assessment: