participation and community engagement PACE

what is pace? part of the new-look degrees at macquarie participation planet people

what does PACE look like? local, regional, international Internships and work-integrated-learning Field trips with a partnership component Community panels with project mentoring Professional experience & practicums Community development projects Service learning by volunteering Project-based learning Community-based research Mentoring and peer-assisted learning

capabilities learn engage & contribute change

enhanced employability employers value graduates who bring more than technical competence to a job: “we look for graduates who have a sense of the social impact of the work they do—not just the business impact. The people we hire need to demonstrate social responsibility, as well as their professional skills. Good communication skills are vital as well—both written and oral.”

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pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams discipline-based pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams

psychology: developed a youth strategy for a local council on the north shore public relations: developed communications strategies for an organisation providing training, jobs and shelter to homeless young men in the western suburbs of sydney business: various internships with leading companies, not-for-profit organisations, and government agencies health: helped establish and evaluate a community garden project in a local primary school media: assisted with camera work at a national tv channel sociology: completed a social research project with a local ngo

pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams discipline-based pathways to participation inter-disciplinary teams

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

scaffolding for skills development common elements community engagement: mutually beneficial partnership rigorous academic framework to develop key graduate capabilities orientation requirements expectations preparatory sessions any preparatory assessment tasks experience/project experience itself assessment tasks reflection final wrap-up debrief, reflection post-experience assessment tasks scaffolding for skills development

what options are there? creative arts major human geography major in some degrees and majors, a PACE unit is already a core requirement: bachelor of social science bachelor of business administration ba-/bsc- psychology bachelor of engineering bachelor of health bachelor of teaching (0-5 years) bachelor of laws and all combined LLB programs bachelor of planning with many more to come in 2013 …. or students can take a PACE unit as an elective in ANY Macquarie degree creative arts major human geography major museum studies major photonics major psychological science major spatial information science major

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