Business and Government Internship (8036.4)

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Business and Government Internship
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Management Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)


Students are required to undertake an internship placement of 75 hours under the supervision of a professional practitioner in an appropriate workplace in the community where they will be exposed to and involved in the processes of planning and implementing management activities.Students are required to analyse the organisation and management practices by preparing research reports and keeping a reflective journal. They will also prepare and present a 30 minute seminar presentation to share their observations and experiences with other students at the semesters end.




Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand the relationships between management/human relation theories and actual professional practice through self directed learning;
2. Analyse actual management/human related practices and identify how management/human relations could be improved;
3. Appreciate their own personal strengths and weaknesses as a beginning management professional and work toward helping improving society;
4. Working individually and in groups communicate their experience both orally and in written form, with confidence and clarity; and
5. Demonstrate entrepreneurial skills including creativity, initiative, critical thinking, adaptability, leadership, and resourcefulness.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Skills development

 

 



Prerequisites

Successful completion of 48 credit points in a course in the Faculty of Business and Government. Students must find their own placement.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

Not required

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

At least a week before your placement each student is expected to complete the "InPlace" software programme found on Canvas or the UC website. This is important in order for the Convener to have time to communicate with your Supervisor and for you to organise any further documentation required before the first day of your placement. Within InPlace you will submit all details of your placement including the  business name; supervisor's name, addresses, email address, dates of internship etc before your Internship commences. If approved by the unit convener an email will be then sent to both your supervisor/contact person and to yourself indicating official confirmation. Should you have any major concerns with your InPlace submission (eg placement date changes after you have submitted) please let the Convener know ASAP so that your concern can be addressed in a timely fashion.

Required IT skills

You are assumed to have adequate skills in the use of word processing and spreadsheet programs, Internet browsers and search engines. If you feel you do not have adequate skills, please discuss the matter with the unit convener.

In-unit costs

No additional costs, beyond your travel & accommodation expenses to host organisations and the normal unit enrolment fee are anticipated.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves an off campus Internship under the supervision of a workplace supervisor 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. Business confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports and presentation. Please discuss this with your superviser/unit convener before producing assessment items.

Additional information

Where required and if necessary, further details of items mentioned in this unit outline will be supplied via the Canvas website for 8036 where relevant, this site also incorporates the other specialized BGL undergraduate Internship units (ie 9596, 9597, 9598, 9599, 9600 and 9601). Unit-wide notices given via Canvas are deemed to be given to each and every student enrolled in the unit. Please don't forget that you must complete your placement details (to include business name; adress; contact/supervisor addresses; dates etc using "InPlace" that can be found in Canvas or the UC website. Please check Canvas regularly and or your UC email for any queries the Convener may have regarding your placement until you receive the final approval email. The unit convener will send both you and your Supervisor a confirnation email if your placement has been approved.  Your Supervisor will be informed of the Insurance details within his/her email.