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Internship (ENGR90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
AIMS
This subject involves students undertaking professional work experience at a Host Organisation’s premises. Students will work under the supervision of both a member of academic staff and an external supervisor at the Host Organisation.
During the period of work experience, students will be introduced to workplace culture and be offered the opportunity to strengthen their employability. Students will undertake seminars covering topics that will include professional standards of behaviour and ethical conduct, working in teams, time management and workplace networking.
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)
At the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the application of established engineering or information technology methods to complex problem solving design or project management;
- Demonstrate written and oral communication appropriate to the host organization and/or clients;
- Demonstrate professional use and management of information;
- Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct;
- Discuss the elements of effective team membership and team leadership observed in the workplace and compare these to the University setting.
Generic skills
- Application of established engineering or IT methods to complex engineering or IT problem solving.
- Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering or IT projects.
- Ethical conduct and professional accountability.
- Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
- Professional use and management of information.
- Effective team membership and team leadership.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry into one of the following degrees:
MC-ENG Master of Engineering (Biochemical), (Biomedical), (Chemical), (Civil), (Electrical), (Environmental), (Mechanical), (Mechatronics), (Software), (Spatial), (Structural)
MC-IS, 864AL, 864BB Master of Information Systems
MC-IT, MC-IT150, MC-IT100 Master of Information Technology
There is an application process for this subject:
Students who have successfully completed no fewer than 50 points of coursework at the University of Melbourne in one of the prerequisite Master degree courses and achieved a minimum H2B average will be able to access University-sourced internships and can apply for these internships through a competitive process.
Students who do not meet these criteria may source their own internship, and apply to have it approved by the ENGR90033 subject coordinator by contacting eng-placements@unimelb.edu.au.
An application for a student-sourced internship must be made at least two weeks before the teaching period commencement date.
Due to workload commitments, it is very strongly recommended that students restrict their enrolment to 37.5 points in total during the semester, if enrolled in ENGR90033 in Semesters 1 or 2.
Students are not able to enrol in a 25 point industry based final year project subject concurrently with ENGR90033, due to the workload commitment associated with each subject.
Students are not able to enrol in ENGR90027 Engineering Project, CHEN90022 Chemical Engineering Design Project or BIEN90002 Biochemical Engineering Design project concurrently with ENGR90033 due to the workload commitment involved in each subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CHEN90028 | Industry Project |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOM90017 | Spatial Industry Internship | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
ISYS90080 | IT Industry Placement | Not available in 2024 |
25 |
ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Melbourne Business Practicum |
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Summer Term 2017 (Nov '16 to Feb '17):
- Continuous assessment, consisting of no fewer than 10 Weekly Reflection Reports that must also be included as an Appendix in the Final Report, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (10%)
- Scope of works and initial reflection against the learning outcomes of no more than 1000 words, due in Week 4 of semester, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (10%).
- Initial oral presentation (maximum 10 minutes duration) on work undertaken and reflection against the learning outcomes, due beginning of semester, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (20%).
- Final oral presentation (maximum 10 minutes duration) on work undertaken and reflection against the learning outcomes, due end of semester, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (20%).
- Final report on work undertaken and reflection against the learning outcomes of no more than 8000 words, due Week 12, requiring approximately 25 hours of work (40%).
All subsequent availabilities:
- Scope of works and initial reflection against the learning outcomes of no more than 1000 words, due Week 3, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (10%).
- 15 minute oral presentation on progress and reflection against the learning outcomes, due Week 6, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (20%).
- 15 minute oral presentation on work undertaken and reflection against the learning outcomes, due Week 12, requiring approximately 5 hours of work (20%).
- Final report on work undertaken and reflection against the learning outcomes of no more than 8000 words, due Week 12, requiring approximately 25 hours of work (50%).
All assessments meet ILO's 1 to 5.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 10 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Teaching period 28 November 2016 to 24 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 15 December 2016 Census date 9 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 January 2017 Assessment period ends 24 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Colin Burvill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 10 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Colin Burvill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 10 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
350 hours workplace commitment, 10 hours of seminars/academic supervision, 30 hours of take home assignments and independent study.
Additional delivery details
Students will spend approximately 350 hours on company premises over a 10 - 15 week period. In order to accommodate this, the "January" period will actually start in the beginning of December.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022