ATI5044 · Professional internship

Overview

Students undertake tasks or contribute to a workplace project defined by a domestic or international partner organisation. The placement may be an affiliated arrangement where a consultancy or research project is carried out in association with the company and physical location at the company is not required. Placements may be self-sources or university sourced and partner organisations may be from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. Students communicate their findings in the format specified by the unit coordinator, such as a critical analysis, a consultation paper, report, commentary or portfolio. The partner organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides academic supervision.

Areas of study: Public policy

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to find solutions to complex problems;
2. Exercise critical thinking and professional judgement in developing new understandings;
3. Show technical skill in designing, conducting and reporting on an independent research project;
4. Reflect on workplace experiences and craft a meaningful and insightful response to these reflections;
5. Communicate in a clear and coherent way that is effective for the purpose and the intended audience;
6. Collaborate with others on a project in a workplace setting.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.