CDEV3000 /6000 Practice of Work
Work directly with a partner organisation on a co-designed project.

With CDEV3000 Practice of Work / CDEV6000 Partnered Work Project you can interact directly with an organisation and gain practical project-based experience, taking your professional skills to the next level, all while earning 6 UOC.
This course has been designed to enable students to integrate theory with the practice of work. Students will learn about professional practice and develop their personal capabilities for lifelong learning and work. The course centres on engaging with external partners (e.g. industry, community, government) by working on real-world projects, under the guidance of academic and workplace supervisors. Academic supervisors aim to maximise the learning from these activities with specialised support.
Students work in inter-disciplinary teams in collaboration with their project partner and an academic project supervisor who assists in maximising learning and the quality of the project deliverables.
Term 3 2025
The project will be administered in person during Term 3, 2025 at the Kensington campus on the following days:
- 2pm to 4pm, TuesdaysÂ
- 1pm to 5pm, Thursdays
Students will be required to attend mandatory workshops and allocated team working time hosted by a ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç academic team each week during the term. During the allocated class time students will also be required to periodically meet with representatives from the partner organisation to discuss, collaborate and iterate their ideas and concepts.
There are five projects available in Term 3, 2025 from the following industry partners: , , , Ìý²¹²Ô»å (see in detail below).
Applications for Term 3 2025 are closed.
Term 3 2025 partners and projects
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commits to contribute to a low carbon future by developing and promoting innovative and sustainable transportation solutions that people enjoy riding.
From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, Alstom offers its diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. With its presence in 63 countries and a talent base of over 86,000 people from 184 nationalities, the company focuses its design, innovation, and project management skills to where mobility solutions are needed most.
Project statement
AGATE 2: Industrial Test Bench
Initiate the implementation of a plan to modernize the electronic traction control equipment for two significant fleets managed by Alstom. In this regard, it is essential to upgrade the existing test bench to meet industrial production standards.
Deliverables include the design of the mechanical interface between the equipment and the test bench, as well as the electronic design for the test bench (PCB Design and embedded coding). This encompasses the creation of the mechanical housing and the detailed electrical wiring schematics.
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encompasses five hospitals and a variety of community health centres extending from Sydney Harbour to Sydney's upper north shore.
Our principal role is to improve the health of 800,000 residents by providing and facilitating efficient, effective, and responsive health services, including acute hospital services. Our hospitals are Royal North Shore Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Macquarie Hospital, Ryde Hospital and Mona Vale Hospital.
Project statement
Social Isolation - How might we create a sustainable, person-centred solution to address social isolation in our local area?
Social isolation is a growing public health concern, associated with increased risks of depression, cognitive decline, and even premature mortality. There is an urgent need for innovative, inclusive, and co-designed approaches that empower people to stay engaged with their communities and build meaningful relationships.
Expected deliverables including technical solutions to social isolation utilising AI to positively reduce social isolation and policy proposals.
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Located in Sydney, the is the largest museum group in Australia. Powerhouse sits at the intersection of the arts, design, science and technology and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues.
It is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance, and is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in Australia.
Project statement
Circularity in Exhibitions
Powerhouse is a leading cultural institution embedding sustainability through its Circular Exhibitions Plan 2025. This project is to explore how data-informed design can support circular practices in exhibition-making, with a focus on workshop-based material tracking and reuse.
We are looking for proposals or prototypes that demonstrate how data-informed design can support circular practices in exhibition production - particularly in material tracking, reuse, and planning -Â applicable within Powerhouse Workshop operations. The focus is on systems or tools that support circular processes - particularly material tracking, data use, and sustainable production methods, not design an exhibition.
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is a leader in advanced analytics and some of its largest customers in Australia are leading banking institutions.
Get more done with faster, more productive AI and analytics from the most trusted analytics partner on the planet. Produce answers as fast as the world produces data with SAS. With over forty years of analytics innovation, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
Project statement
Developing a Data-Driven Home Loan Origination Scorecard: Enhancing Risk Management and Decision-Making in the Australian Mortgage Industry
The Australian mortgage market has become intensely competitive, leading to aggressive lending practices and potential risks to both the banking sector and borrowers. As banks engage in a fierce battle to attract and retain customers, they may inadvertently lock in riskier customers on thin margins, affecting their long-term profitability. Additionally, the current home loan climate in Australia, characterized by rising interest rates, higher funding costs, and the approaching fixed-rate cliff, presents unique challenges for lenders and borrowers alike. To navigate these complex dynamics and mitigate potential risks, it is crucial to develop data-driven home loan origination models, segmentation, and other analytical outputs.
By targeting this issue, we aim to enhance decision-making, risk management, and overall performance in the mortgage industry, ultimately benefiting banks, financial institutions, and their customers.
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is one of Australia’s largest telecommunication companies and operates a number of leading mobile and internet brands including Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, AAPT and felix.
As a full-service telecommunications provider, TPG Telecom provides mobile, internet, business and fixed network solutions. We serve consumers, small and medium businesses, government, corporate enterprises and wholesale customers offering a comprehensive portfolio of fixed and mobile products in the Australian telecommunications market.
Project statement
Project Intellecta: An AI-Driven Personalised Learning Solution for our TPG Corporate Environment
This project explores how Artificial Intelligence can be leveraged to enhance learning and development (L&D) in corporate settings. The focus is on research and designing an AI-powered solution that delivers personalized, adaptive, and data-driven learning experiences to employees, aligned with their roles, skills, and career goals.
Project aims:
- To investigate current challenges in corporate learning and identify opportunities for AI integration and use.
- To design a solution that uses AI to personalize learning paths based on employee data.
- To recommend a solution for a basic AI-driven learning assistant or recommendation engine.
Expected outcomes:
- A report detailing the solution design, implementation, and evaluation.
- Insights into the benefits and limitations of AI in corporate learning.
- Learning Analytics Dashboard – Visualizes employee progress, engagement, and learning outcomes.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
This course involves work learning experiences where students work directly in or with an industry or community organisation to gain real-world experience in preparation for a future career.
Please note that CDEV3000/6000 is not self-enrolled. Students will go through an interview process with WIL Central. Once successful, students will be enrolled by the WIL Central Team.
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Course highlights
- Work directly with a partner organisation on a co-designed project to provide the organisation with purposeful deliverables. 
- Develop skills in teamwork, project management, problem solving, design thinking and communication. 
- Work in interdisciplinary teams and gain understanding of how to work effectively with people from other disciplines and backgrounds. 
- Gain support on professional development through personal and professional reflection. 
- Develop skills in effective communication and become adept in collaboration in a multidisciplinary team environment. 
Course details
- Both courses offer a range of projects and are run throughout the year in Summer Term, Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3.
- Both courses are awarded 6 Units of Credit (UOC).
CDEV3000Â Practice of Work
- Available to undergraduate students.
- Can be taken as a General Education/Free Elective in some undergraduate degrees.
- Final Year Synthesis for Bachelor of Commerce students.
- Must have completed 30 UOC by course commencement.
CDEV6000Â Partnered Work Project
- Available to postgraduate students.
- Can be taken as a Free Elective in some postgraduate degrees.
Previous partner projects
Partner projects previously offered through CDEV3000/CDEV6000:
- - Re-Imagining IBM's Graduate Experience
- -Â Social Impact Measurements for Customer-Facing Venues
- -Â Emerging Technology on tax services delivery
- -Â Impact of COVID-19 to Higher Education
- -Â One Company, Two Systems
- -Â Inter-generation Engagement
- -Â Re-energising the ASL brand
- -Â Reaching out with social media to engage new fans of football
- -Â Making another stride in social impact
- - Engagement Tool for understandingÌý²¹²Ô»å anticipating community needs
- -Â International Health, Volunteers and Soft Power Diplomacy
- -Â Measuring effective climate change outreach for NSW young adults
- -Â Exploring the contribution of heritage items and areas to the economy
- - Developing a Data-Driven Home Loan Origination Scorecard
- -Â Developing a Museum Education Centre
- -Â A Museum's Commitment To Positive Climate ActionÂ
- -Â Sustainability Design Initiatives for Laboratories and Cleanroom Facilities
- -Â Remote Area Telecommunications
- UnionPay -Â UnionPay Co-Brand Card Product Design Project
- -Â Realized Volatility Prediction
- -Â Chassis topology optimisation
Previous partner projects in detail
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The IBM Client Engineering team is changing the way IBM engages with clients through showcasing at speed the business value and technical feasibility of technology solutions.
In Australia and New Zealand our team has grown from 8 people in early 2021 to 31 team members by the end of 2022. As the team expands, we want to attract top talent and specifically attract and deliver a great experience for early professionals. We would like your help to re-imagine our internship and graduate experience for IBM Client Engineering. The focus is on designing the content and structure of the early professional programs with human-centred design rather than marketing.
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OzHarvest are Australia's leading food rescue organisation. We work closely with our food donors and our recipient agencies (charities) to ensure we are rescuing as much food as possible from going into landfill, and directing it to people in need.
We are currently very reactionary in our communication with both our food donors and recipient agencies, and we believe a more proactive form of regular and positive communication will help improve engagement and understanding of OzHarvest, our cause and our processes.
We wish to improve/expand upon our existing methods of communication by developing a new form of monthly or quarterly newsletter designed specifically for our food donors and recipient agencies. This state specific newsletter will help OzHarvest proactively increase engagement and understanding from both key stakeholders by sharing positive feedback of the work we do and reinforcing requirements from both stakeholders.
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The Australian National Maritime Museum specialises in the exhibition of the country's unique maritime heritage and the connection the Australian people have with the oceans, rivers, and lakes that surround them.
The museum is looking for new ways to attract young people, particularly students interested in STEM, to come to the museum and engage with their spaces. This will include developing ideas and practical outcomes for how and where they might build a dedicated STEM space in the museum. This could mean utilising existing rooms within the museum or even creating a new space such as a floating laboratory.
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The Powerhouse Museum is a world renown institution that presents exhibitions and programs that support the applied arts, applied sciences and creative industries.
Taking a leadership position on sustainability and positive climate action is central to the Powerhouse's renewal. The Powerhouse Climate Action Plan (2022-2025) focuses on Powerhouse infrastructure, programs and operations outlining the important immediate actions that will embed sustainability across the organisation.
Powerhouse is looking for ideas, strategies, and recommendations on communicating the climate action and sustainability commitments of their organisation, providing an opportunity to facilitate relationships between their audiences and positive climate action.
Students share their experience
As an international student it is difficult to secure internships. CDEV3000 allowed me to gain practical work experience with industry partners that align with my career aspirations....and helped me develop valuable employability skills.
Some of the employability skills I have gained in this course are problem solving, team work, visual design and presentation skills. CDEV6000 offers practical experience like no other course does and teachers important job skills.