Industry & Community Engagement (Internships) (10115.3)

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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Communication And Media Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Students will complete approx 100 hours of a professional placement with an approved organisation, undertaking duties that are relevant to their degree and which develop a deeper understanding of their discipline and of working in their field in a professional capacity. Students will be required to critically analyse their experiences in light of their university studies and reflect on their personal and professional development as a result.
Assessment tasks in this unit will include producing a professional eportfolio and preparing a reflective report and presentation.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Express knowledge, ideas, arguments and opinions in their professional field with confidence and clarity, both orally and in written form;
2. Understand the professional and ethical requirements of their profession;
3. Critically analyse and reflect on professional environments and their role within them;
4. Select and use appropriate information and communication technology to retrieve, manipulate and present information; and
5. Act responsibly, ethically and with integrity in a professional environment.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

48 credit points completed prior to undertaking unit. Student must be enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Design degree.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

Communication Internship,9490 Communication Internship, 9032 International Studies Internship, 8512

Equivalent units

Communication Internship, 9490

Assumed knowledge

Undergraduate-level knowledge of relevant disciplinary principles
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

Readings on Canvas

Participation requirements

Some 100 placement hours are to be undertaken by the student. The timing of these hours needs to be negotiated between the student and the host employer and can be undertaken in a block or part time – or a combination of both. 

The conditions of the host organisation must be accepted by the student before commencing the Internship and a Learning Agreement must be signed before the internship starts. This is essential to ensure a valuable internship. 

A letter of insurance confirmation can also be forwarded to the employer by UC, if the employer requests it.

It is strongly recommended that students attend the initial seminar.

Required IT skills

This unit requires familiarity with Canvas and with blog or website platforms to enable the creation of the ePortfolio for assessment 2. Supporting resources will be placed on the Canvas site for the development of these skills for this assessment.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves workplace internships and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports or essays. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities (seminars, online discussion and presentations) for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Course Convener to schedule this unit for a future semester.