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Design Internship (ABPL30068)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Xavier Cadorel: xavier.cadorel@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Xavier Cadorel: xavier.cadorel@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement themselves prior to the start of semester in consultation with the subject coordinator.
Students enrolled in this subject will complete a minimum 10 day or equivalent (paid/unpaid) placement with an external organisation that is related to the student’s chosen major within the Bachelor of Design or Bachelor of Environments. The placement should draw on specific discipline skills associated with the course of enrolment and give students opportunity to interact with professionals in different areas of work that they might be interested in. Students will be supervised by a member of staff at the university in collaboration with a designated party at the host organisation. They will work across a range of tasks relevant to the organisation's objectives and will develop and complete a specific project in discussion with the host organisation and the Subject Coordinator.
The placement is supplemented by compulsory pre- and post-placement seminars designed to introduce skills for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements. Seminars may also include consideration of career planning and professional skills while integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways.
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on an industry-related project in a workplace and reflected on the working lives of different professional disciplines. They will have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management, and an understanding of career planning and professional development.
NOTE: Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal. Provisional enrolment does not guarantee your space in this subject. Students may be asked to choose another subject if they have NOT been able to secure a suitable placement before the start of semester.
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the roles of different professions in a particular organisation/project.
- Describe their position in the organisation and also the roles and responsibilities of other staff in the organisation.
- 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.
- Show that they understand the history of the organisation that they are working for and their position in the overall marketplace.
Generic skills
- • Demonstrated 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, work practices, and the diversity of workplaces; • Demonstrate 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: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
a minimum of 200 credit points of successfully completed study
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the start of semester, with support from the Subject Coordinator.
Students will finalise placements at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of semester. More information is available in the Subject Guide. If you have problems finding a placement you should approach the Subject Coordinator well before the start of semester. Enrolment in this subject also requires subject coordinator approval, following receipt of the student’s resume and endorsement of suitable placement.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL30064 | Humanitarian Design Internship | Not available in 2023 |
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Completion of a pre-placement module Hurdle requirement: Completion of a pre-placement module | From Week 1 to Week 2 | N/A |
Assessment 1: CV Peer Review
| Week 2 | 5% |
Assessment 2: LinkedIn profile
| Week 3 | 5% |
Assessment 3: Essay for 1st interview
| Week 5 | 10% |
Assessment 4: Essay for 2nd interview
| Week 8 | 20% |
Assessment 5: Oral presentation/video (3 minutes)
| Week 11 | 20% |
Assessment 6: Reflective essay
| Week 12 | 40% |
Successful completion of industry placement based on an industry report, and attendance at (or documented special consideration for) all seminars
| By end of semester | N/A |
Additional details
Assessment for Summer Term:
- Completion of a pre-placement module (week 01 & 02)
- Assessment 1: CV Peer Review equivalent to 150 words, due 15/12/2020, worth 5%;
- Assessment 2: LinkedIn profile equivalent to 150 words, due 22/12/2020, worth 5%;
- Assessment 3: Essay for 1st interview profile equivalent to 500 words, due 19/01/2021, worth 10%;
- Assessment 4: Essay for 2nd interview equivalent to 800 words, due 28/01/2021, worth 20%;
- Assessment 5: Oral presentation/video (3 minutes Video, equivalent to 800 words), due 09/02/2020, 20%;
- Assessment 6: Reflective essay equivalent to 1600 words , due 16/02/2021, worth 40%;
- Successful completion of 80- 100 hours industry placement.
Hurdle requirement:
- Completion of a pre-placement module (week 01 & 02)
- Oral presentation on the goals and key leanings of the internship experience, 10-minute live or 3-minute video
- Post-placement reflective essay briefly describing the host organisation and work undertaken, then focussing on a reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes
- Successful completion of 80- 100 hours industry placement based on an industry report, and attendance at (or documented special consideration for) all seminars.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Xavier Cadorel Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80-100 hours of industry placement and 5 hours of seminars during the semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
Xavier Cadorel: xavier.cadorel@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Coordinator Xavier Cadorel Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours of industry placement and 5 hours of seminars during the semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Xavier Cadorel: xavier.cadorel@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement themselves prior to the start of semester in consultation with the subject coordinator.
Last updated: 12 November 2022