participation and community engagement PACE lindie clark academic

participation and community engagement PACE lindie clark, academic & programs director, pace 1

what is pace? § part of the undergraduate curriculum renewal at macquarie § staged implementation from 2012 people planet participation 2

the student view … • what is it? • what will I get out of it? • what options are there? • does it count for credit? • is it a requirement of my degree? • where do I go for advice? • do I need insurance? • do I have to go overseas? 3

capabilities learn engage & contribute change 4

discipline-based pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams 5

types of participation • many existing disciplinary-based participation activities … Øinternships and work-integrated-learning: sociology, media, cultural studies, public relations, engineering, museum studies, business, health, etc. Øprofessional experience & practicums: education, early childhood Øfield trips with a partnership component: human geography Øservice learning by volunteering: psychology capstone Øcommunity reference panels: new law unit 6

what sort of things can I do? § psychology: develop a youth strategy for a local council on the north shore § business: do an internship with a leading company, not-for-profit organisation, or government agency § public relations: develop communications strategies for an organisation providing training, jobs and shelter to homeless young men in the western suburbs § health: help establish and evaluate a community garden project in a local primary school § law: work in a team to generate law reform proposals to address real world problems of governance, access to justice, social inclusion etc § sociology: complete a social research project with a local council 7

discipline-based pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams 8

pace international projects § build community infrastructure and work with school children in peru § empower street children in the philippines § improve the health of young people in india § support indigenous communities in sabah § work with young people on welfare projects in vietnam 9

local and regional opportunities too § ecological restoration projects § community development projects § peer-assisted-learning 10

faculty participation units Ø FOAR 300: participation & community engagement in arts* Ø FOBE 200: professional and community engagement Ø FOBE 300: student leadership in community engagement Ø FOHS 300: participation & community engagement in human sciences* Ø FOSC 300: participation & community engagement in science* * new in 2012 11

common elements • rigorous academic framework to develop key graduate capabilities • community engagement: mutually beneficial partnership orientation experience/project final wrap-up • organisational/admin requirements • MQ expectations • preparatory sessions • any preparatory assessment tasks • experience itself • assessment tasks including critically reflective practice if this is to be assessed • debrief • any post-experience assessment tasks scaffolding for skills development 12

the student view … • what is it? • what will I get out of it? • what options are there? • does it count for credit? • is it a requirement of my degree? • where do I go for advice? • do I need insurance? • do I have to go overseas? 13

roll-out of Participation at macquarie • staged implementation of PACE over the next 4 years • from 2012: Ø participation unit a core requirement in some 31 degree programs (about half of the total number of degrees), and 8 majors/streams Ø a range of other participation activities open to all students via Faculty and Departmental Participation units (electives) Ø. . . currently a total of 29 participation units accredited by ASQC/Senate 14

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degrees and majors – participation as core § bachelor of business administration (+ all degrees doubled with bba) § bachelor of engineering (+ all degrees doubled with engineering) § bachelor of health § bachelor of laws (+ all combined LLB programs) § bachelor of planning § ba-/bsc-psychology, b psy (hons) (+ all degrees doubled with psych) § bachelor of social science § bachelor of teaching (0 -5 years) creative arts major human geography major museum studies major photonics major psychological science major spatial information science bachelor of advanced science (biology major only) § bachelor of medical science (psycho-medical stream only) § § § § 16

departmental participation units. . . core units: Ø BBA 360 business project Ø BIOL 388 advanced science (biology) Ø ECH 499 early childhood internship Ø ENGG 400 industry experience Ø ENVG 380 human geography in action Ø ENVG 390 GIS for urb & reg management Ø ENVG 461 planning experience Ø HLTH 300 health placement Ø MMSCS 321 arts practicum Ø MSM 311 museum field studies Ø PHTN 310 industry project Ø PSY 399 psychological science: putting theory into practice Ø SOC 301 internships in social research electives: Ø CBMS 308 chemical analysis II Ø COMP 365: systems engineering project Ø Fo. BE 201 working with and employing people with disabilities Ø LAW 488 access to justice Ø LAW 551 professional and community engagement Ø LAW 599 legal governance and professional leadership Ø LEX 300 social innovation, governance and professional leadership Ø MAS 350 media internship Ø MKTG 304 marketing project Ø SCOM 300 science comm in practice Ø SOC 351 social change placement

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pace staff in your faculty. . . Faculty Academic Director of Participation Faculty Participation Manager Arts* Dr Kate Lloyd Marie Kelliher Business and Economics Dr Leanne Carter Diana Caruso Human Sciences* Science Dr Theresa Judy Hutchison Winchester-Seeto Dr Anne-Louise Semple Ruth Mc. Hugh * Dr Valentine Mukuria assists with the ADP role 1 day/wk in Fo. A and Fo. HS 19

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nuts and bolts … • what is it? • what will I get out if it? • what options are there? • does it count for credit? • is it a requirement in my degree? • where do I go for advice? • do I need insurance? • do I have to go overseas? 22

find out more. . . http: //mq. edu. au/business_and_community/participation_a nd_community_engagement/ PACE Office Building F 9 C pace@mq. edu. au paceinternational@mq. edu. au 23