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Science and Technology Internship (SCIE90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject involves completion of an 80-100 hour science or technology work placement integrating academic learning in science areas of study, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of science and technology organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes designed to develop an understanding of science and technology professions, introduce skills for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements in the science and technology domains. The placement will draw on students’ specific discipline skills associated with the science core of their degree. Pre-placement seminars will also include consideration of career planning and professional skills.
Students will be responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the semester, with support of the Subject Coordinator. In the semester prior to your placement you should attend Careers & Employment (C&E) employment preparation seminars and workshops as well as accessing other C&E resources to assist you in identifying potential host organisations http://careers.unimelb.edu.au .You will need to commence your approaches to organisations at least 4 weeks before the placement. More information is available in the Subject Guide. Placements must be approved by the Subject Coordinator. If you have problems finding a placement you should approach the Subject Coordinator.
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related project in a science or technology workplace. They will also have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management, and an understanding of career planning and professional development.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related experience in a science or technology workplace. They will also have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management skills, as well as an understanding of career planning and professional development.
More specifically, students should be able to:
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant science organisational contexts and work-settings; as well as linking them to specific professions and career pathways;
- Produce original work in an appropriate format which demonstrates scientific analytical, research and problem-solving skills;
- Review and reflect on the process and output of a work project/placement to articulate their academic and career development learning from the experience;
- Understand the value of industry and professional networks and their importance to self-reliance, lifelong learning and career progression.
- See themselves as beginning professionals and potential change agents rather than inductees into an existing work environment
Generic skills
On completion of Science and Technology Internship, students should be able to demonstrate:
- Flexibility, adaptability, time management and organisational skills as a result of their participation in the workplace;
- Ability to communicate effectively in a professional workplace and to work with and interact with a wide range of people inside and outside their host organisations, including working in teams;
- Understanding of organisational culture and ethics, safe work practices, and the diversity of workplaces;
- Analytical, problem-solving, research, and report-writing skills;
- Ability to manage and plan work;
- Capacity for initiative and enterprise;
- Capacity for lifelong learning, self-reliance and professional development
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in this subject requires subject coordinator approval, following endorsement of the student’s resume, internship application form and placement.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
A strong undergraduate preparation in an appropriate area of science
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
Semester 1 and 2
- Completion of all online pre-placement modules, prior to commencement of internship (hurdle)
- 2,000-word career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organization due Week 6 (40%)
- 15-minute narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience, recorded and submitted by the end of Week 11 (20%)
- 2,000 word post-placement essay addressing the connections between your course learning and work placement learning, due at the beginning of the examination period (40%)
- 80 hours of satisfactory work placement, confirmed by placement supervisor (hurdle)
- Completion of subject wrap-up online modules (hurdle)
Summer Semester
- 2,000 word career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organization due at the end of the placement (40%)
- 15-minute narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience due one week after the end of the placement (20%)
- 2,000 word post-placement essay addressing the connections between your course learning and work placement learning due three weeks after the end of the placement (40%)
- Completion of all online pre-placement modules, prior to commencement of internship (hurdle)
- 80 hours of satisfactory work placement, confirmed by placement supervisor (hurdle)
- Completion of subject wrap-up online modules (hurdle).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules, 2 hour mid-placement workshop and 4 hours comprising post-placement presentations and an online wrap-up module. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 13 January 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2017 Assessment period ends 25 February 2017 Summer Term contact information
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 1
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules, 2 hour mid-placement workshop and 4 hours comprising post-placement presentations and an online wrap-up module. Total time commitment 170 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
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules, 2 hour mid-placement workshop and 4 hours comprising post-placement presentations and an online wrap-up module. Total time commitment 170 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
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated Total Time Commitment: 170 hours
Additional delivery details
For detailed information on submitting an expression of interest and the application process, refer to the Faculty of Science website: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/enrich-your-studies/Science-Technology-Internship-Masters
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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This subject contributes to the following:
- 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.
Last updated: 3 November 2022