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Genomics and Health Internship (HLTH90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 37.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This capstone internship for the Master of Genomics and Health is designed to provide students a practical experience with up to three external organisations related to their interests. Organisations may include, but are not limited to, health settings, research and educational institutes, pathology/diagnostic services, community organisations, and government organisations. Students will work across a range of tasks relevant to the organisation’s objectives, and will develop and complete a specific project or professional portfolio in discussion with the host organisation and the Subject Coordinator. If students take an internship at three settings, one may be undertaken as a practicum at the students' workplace if appropriate. The internship experience will enable students to extend and apply the knowledge acquired during the Master of Genomics and Health. The internship will provide students with valuable professional experience, and integrate their academic learning, employability skills and attributes. Furthermore, this opportunity will extend their professional networks.
Students will be responsible for identifying suitable professional work environments, prior to the semester, with support of the Subject Coordinator who will need to approve their choice. The Subject Coordinator will be responsible for securing these placements. The students will work under the guidance of a senior staff member at the host organisation, with additional support from the Subject Coordinator, who will provide ongoing monitoring of student work and progress, and may conduct site visits.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Perform effectively in a professional environment
- Apply and extend knowledge obtained through prior completion of subjects in the Master of Genomics and Health in a professional setting
- Work autonomously on a range of tasks
- Critically evaluate their experience and to share their findings through written and oral reports
- Demonstrate high level interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a range of people in and connected with their placement
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful completion of 100 points in the Master of Genomics and Health or Graduate Diploma in Genomics and Health, with an overall weighted average mean of H3 (65%).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Knowledge and skills obtained by the successful completion of 100 point in the Master of Genomics and Health or Graduate Diploma in Genomics and Health, with an overall weighted average mean of H3 (65%).
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: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Narrated presentation. Please see below
| Midway through the internship placement | 20% |
Reflective written assignment/s. Please see below
| Within two days of the conclusion of each internship placement | 20% |
Written project report/s or professional portfolio/s. Please see below
| Within two weeks of the conclusion of each internship placement | 60% |
Additional details
Narrated presentation describing the organisational context, recorded and uploaded:
If one placement setting
30 min (3,000 words equivalent)
If 2 placement setting
2 x 15 min each = 30 mins total
if 3 placement settings
3 x 10 mins each = 30 mins total
DUE: Midway through the internship placement 20%
Reflective written assignment/s about the placement experience:
If one placement setting
3000 words
If 2 placement setting
2 x 1500 words = 3,000 words total
if 3 placement settings
3 x 1,000 words = 3,000 words total
DUE: within two days of the conclusion of each internship placement 20%
Written project report/s or professional portfolio/s:
If one placement setting
9000 words
If 2 placement setting
2 x 4500 words = 9,000 words total
If 3 placement settings
3 x 3,000 words = 9,000 words total
DUE: within two weeks of the conclusion of each internship placement 60%
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator Belinda McClaren Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 600 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 31 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 30 October 2023