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Internship in Development (DEVT90060)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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Internship in Development is an elective subject available to graduate students in Development and various cognate disciplines and fields of study. The local internship subject aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills learnt in class and enhance their understanding of the current approaches to the broad field of development through a structured period of contributing as a temporary staff member in a government, non-government or private corporation within Australia. Students are able to select a host organisation to further develop their knowledge and skills in their chosen area of interest. The exposure to a different cultural, socio-political or organisational context provides students with vast opportunities to critically reflect on the relationship between theory and practice, and the thus the nature of development as they have studied it and as they observe it to be approached or practiced during their internship placement.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- understand the manner of operation of development agencies within Australia; and
- know how to apply, in a working environment, some of the skills of environmental, gender, or urban analysis and of management that have been acquired during coursework.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to work independently;
- interact in cross-cultural organisational settings;
- write clear and concise project reports; and
- analyse complex, field-based activities connected with development.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
- Permission from the internship coordinator is required.
- All students should be in their final 100 points of the degree in the semester they intend to enrol.
- All students are required to contact the internship coordinator in the semester prior to commencement of the internship. Students will be notified about the outcome of their application after the release of the Semester results of the semester preceding the internship semester.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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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
- 3,000-word organisational and context analysis (30%), due during the teaching period.
- 2,000-word reflective report (20%), due during the teaching period.
- 5,000-word major essay (50%), due during the assessment period.
- Hurdle Requirement: A 15 minute oral presentation on the internship placement experience (equivalent to approximately 2000 words), and Host supervisor assessment report.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- January
Principal coordinator Violeta Schubert Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular contact with subject coordinator throughout the teaching period, 150 contact hours during internship placement, plus a one-day group presentation workshop. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 3 March 2017 Last self-enrol date 16 January 2017 Census date 20 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 March 2017 Assessment period ends 31 March 2017 January contact information
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Violeta Schubert Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular contact with subject coordinator throughout the teaching period, 150 contact hours during internship placement, plus a one-day group presentation workshop. Total time commitment 340 hours 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
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Violeta Schubert Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular contact with subject coordinator throughout the teaching period, 150 contact hours during internship placement, plus a one-day group presentation workshop. Total time commitment 340 hours 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
Time commitment details
Total 340 hours
Additional delivery details
- Permission from the internship coordinator is required.
- All students should be in their final 100 points of the degree in the semester they intend to enrol.
- All students are required to contact the internship coordinator in the semester prior to commencement of the internship. Students will be notified about the outcome of their application after the release of the Semester results of the semester preceding the internship semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has a workplace component
Semester-long internship subject
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Gender and Development Specialisation - 200 point program Informal specialisation Gender and Development Specialisation - 150 Point program Informal specialisation 200 Point Master of Development Studies Informal specialisation Gender and Development Specialisation - 100 point program Informal specialisation 100 Point Master of Development Studies Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Development Studies - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022