InPlace - Glossary
A
agency
The organisation that provides the placements that you attend.
assessment
In InPlace, you can be assessed by supervisors on your placement experience (not your academic experience).
available opportunity
A prospective placement or event (such as a project, internship, seminar, volunteering placement, holiday job or conference) that is advertised in InPlace to students and that you can apply for (if eligible). You can browse, select and apply for available opportunities as required.
D
discipline
The field of study (or speciality) that is taught and researched at an institute. For example, Medicine or Education.
E
engagement
A block of time in which you are unavailable to attend placement. Placement coordinators use this information to better place you at an institute and avoid timetable clashes.
experience
The experience that you are required to complete. For example, you may need to complete 10 days of ‘primary education’. Experiences are defined by your placement coordinator.
F
faculty
A major division of an education provider. For example, the Faculty of Physics or the Faculty of Medicine.
I
institute
The place at which you undertake your education. That is, a university, college, TAFE and so on.
L
liaison
A staff member of the institute who is the main contact when it comes to dealing with the agency on behalf of the institute.
O
opportunity
A prospective placement or event (such as a project, internship, seminar, volunteering placement, holiday job or conference) that is advertised in InPlace to students and that you can apply for (if eligible). You can browse, select and apply for available opportunities as required.
P
placement
A period of time in which you undertake placement requirements at an agency to gain professional experience. A placement has specific and assessable learning outcomes.
placement administrator
See ‘placement coordinator’.
placement allocation
The act of matching and assigning students to placements. Placement allocation may be managed by you (self-placement) or your placement coordinator.
placement block
A block of time that you're allocated to go out on placement, though you may not necessarily be on placement every day in the block. Some courses or subjects may offer you a range of placement blocks to choose from, and require you to submit your preferences for them.
placement coordinator
A member of an institute’s administrative staff who is responsible for the administration and management of placements, including liaising with the you (and other students), agencies and academics.
placement location
The address of the agency hosting your placement. There may be more than one address per agency.
placement supervisor
See ‘supervisor (agency)’.
S
self-selectable placement
A placement that can be selected by you, the student. Self-selection enables you to select and submit a nomination for your desired placement, subject to the approval of your placement coordinator.
self placement
A placement allocation method that lets you source your own placements for your course requirements and submit the details to your institute for approval.
session
A single timesheet record where the specific details such as date and time can be set for an individual student.
SRS (or SIS)
Your faculty's Student Record System (SRS). Also called the Student Information System (SIS).
status (placement)
A placement may have any of the following status types: Completed, Confirmed, Offer, Nominated, Rejected, Withdrawn By Student and Withdrawn by Agency. For more detailed information see the ‘Placement status types’ topic in the online help.
supervisor (agency)
A staff member of the agency who is responsible for supervising you during placement.
T
term address
Your address during the semester.
timesheet
A feature for recording your placement attendance times or your absences. Timesheets are linked to your placement schedule and, if recording attendance is required, you complete one timesheet for each day of your placement.
U
unit offering
A curriculum requirement that you’re enrolled in, as well as the place and dates you attend. Note: The term used by your institute may be different. Unit offering, course offering, subject and class are all variations used by different institutes.
user
Anyone who uses InPlace. For example, students, staff or agency personnel.
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