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Science Research Internship (SCIE90018)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Off Campus Semester 1 - Off Campus Semester 2 - Off Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject allows students to undertake a 3-6 month internship with a host organisation in an area relevant to their potential career destination. Students may undertake a defined research project within the host organisation and/or participate in team-based research or business activities, while also being exposed to the broader operational contexts of an organisation.
The internship will provide students with the opportunity to apply their research skills and capacity in an organisational context, gain practical experience and build professional networks in order to further enhance their career options. Students will have the opportunity to further develop their employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, organisational, project-management and time-management skills, and gain a greater understanding of career planning and professional development considerations and employer expectations.
Prior to placement students may be required to undertake preparatory seminars and/or online training modules covering topics that will include professional standards of behaviour and ethical conduct, working in teams, time management and workplace networking. Placements must be approved by the student’s supervisor in consultation with the Subject Coordinator.
Students may be required to sign a confidentiality agreement and/or assign ownership of any intellectual property generated during the internship to the host organisation.
If primary research is carried out during the internship, obtaining relevant ethics approval is the responsibility of the host organisation.
Intended learning outcomes
- Enhance capacity to apply theory to practice in a relevant context;
- Develop skills in conducting effective and timely research, analysis and reporting in an organisational context;
- Gain significant insight into the complexities of professional decision making and management;
- Demonstrate the ability to apply relevant research methodologies rigorously and appropriately;
- Acquire knowledge of the conditions, cultures and practices of a workplace;
- Gain practical vocational experience in an industry setting;
- Understand the value of industry and professional networks and their importance to self-reliance, lifelong learning and career progression;
- Demonstrate and critically reflect upon key professional attributes sought by employers (such as communication and interpersonal skills, project management skills, team work and initiative).
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 application
- Completion of a PhD in Science, or equivalent, or admission to the DR-PHILSCI Doctor of Philosophy – Science with a candidature status set to Under Examination (having submitted thesis).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
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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Career case-study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement organisation due during the early stages of the internship
| Early term | 30% |
Satisfactory work placement, confirmed by placement supervisor
| Throughout the semester | N/A |
Completion of all online pre-placement modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of all online pre-placement modules prior to commencement of internship. | Week | N/A |
Completion of subject wrap-up online modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of subject wrap-up online modules | During the examination period | N/A |
Report and/or professional portfolio due after the internship has taken place
| End of term | 35% |
Business case proposal based on research undertaken at internship organisation due towards the mid-point of the internship
| Mid term | 15% |
Narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience due towards the end of the internship
| End of term | 20% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 3-6 month, 200hr minimum 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. Note that many internships if undertaken on a full-time basis, may range from 360hrs (4-day, 3 months) to 956hrs (5-day, 6 months). Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 7 January 2020 to 28 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 17 January 2020 Census date 17 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 28 February 2020 - Semester 1 - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 3-6 month, 200hr minimum 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. Note that many internships if undertaken on a full-time basis, may range from 360hrs (4-day, 3 months) to 956hrs (5-day, 6 months). Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 - Semester 2 - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 3-6 month, 200hr minimum 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. Note that many internships if undertaken on a full-time basis, may range from 360hrs (4-day, 3 months) to 956hrs (5-day, 6 months). Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 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: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022