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Internship (ENGR90033)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

Availability
Summer Term
Semester 1
Semester 2
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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
CHEN90028 Industry Project
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
GEOM90017 Spatial Industry Internship
Not available in 2024
 12.5
ISYS90080 IT Industry Placement No longer available
ISYS90082 Industry Based IT Experience Project
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90485 Global Business Practicum
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (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

  • Initial Reflection against sought Intended Learning Outcomes of no more than 1,000 words. Due in week 4 of semester. Requires approximately 4 hours of work in total (10%).
  • Continuous assessment, consisting of no fewer than 5 Satisfactory Engagement Reports. These engagement reports must also be included as an Appendix in the Final Report. The student will submit Engagement Reports throughout the semester and no less than two weeks apart. Requires approximately 8 hours of work in total (20%).
  • Individual oral presentation (maximum 10 minutes duration) on work undertaken and reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes. Requires approximately 3 hours of work in total. Presentations held in week 8 of semester (20%).
  • Final report on work undertaken and reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes of no more than 8,000 words. Due at the end of the teaching period of semester. Requires approximately 25 hours of work in total (50%).

All assessments address Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 to 5.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Summer Term
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours10 hours including seminars and academic supervision.
    Teaching period27 November 2017 to 23 February 2018
    Last self-enrol date14 December 2017
    Census date 8 January 2018
    Last date to withdraw without fail19 January 2018
    Assessment period ends23 February 2018

    Summer Term contact information

    eng-placements@unimelb.edu.au

    Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorColin Burvill
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours10 hours including seminars and academic supervision.
    Teaching period26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018
    Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018
    Census date31 March 2018
    Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018
    Assessment period ends22 June 2018

    Semester 1 contact information

    eng-placements@unimelb.edu.au

    Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorColin Burvill
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours10 hours including seminars and academic supervision.
    Teaching period23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018
    Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018
    Census date31 August 2018
    Last date to withdraw without fail21 September 2018
    Assessment period ends16 November 2018

    Semester 2 contact information

    eng-placements@unimelb.edu.au

    Coordinator: colb@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

350 hours workplace commitment, 10 hours of seminars/academic supervision, 40 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

Last updated: 3 November 2022