James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

Students are advised that all subjects are offered on the condition that staff and resources are available.

Important Notice to Students Regarding Placement and Practicums

Process needed for students going on placement/practicums.

Where students are undertaking a placement activity in satisfaction of a requirement as part of an approved course of study, prior to being allowed to go on placement, the placement Coordinator will ensure that all of the following requirements have been satisfied.

  1. The student is enrolled at the University in an approved course of study.
  2. For insurance purposes, the student is enrolled in the placement subject.
    1. Where the placement precedes a teaching period, the student is pre-enrolled.
    2. Where the placement is subsequent to a teaching period, the student may undertake the placement on a Result Withheld basis.
    3. Where the completion of the course of study is subject only to the completion of the placement, the Association Services Fee has been paid.
  3. Fees associated with the subject/placement have been paid to the University either in full or in line with an approved payment scheme.
  4. The Association Services Fee has been paid thereby ensuring that the student is covered under the Association’s Accident Insurance policy.
  5. The placement program is recognised as a course-related activity thereby bringing the activity under Public Liability in-service coverage.
  6. The student, if working with children, is in possession of a suitability card; or has taken the prescribed steps toward obtaining a suitability card by completion of the relevant application for a working with children check and lodgement with the placement agency for submission to the Commission for Children and Young People.
  7. The student, if performing a placement as a health care worker, has taken appropriate steps towards compliance with Queensland Health immunisation requirements in accordance with the signed undertaking provided as a condition of enrolment.

Discipline Areas

Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts Postgraduate subjects are listed here in alpha-numeric order.

Discipline areas are identified by subject code prefixes as follows:

Accounting and Finance (CO)

Business (BU)

Economics (EC)

Tourism (TO)

The Academic Units which administer the subjects listed here are as follows:

Business – School of (BU)(CO)(EC)(TO)

Modes for delivery of subjects

Internal (13 weeks on-campus)

Block (less than six weeks duration either on-campus or off-campus)

Limited Attendance (flexible delivery requiring some on-campus delivery)

External (flexible delivery requiring no on-campus delivery)