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Science and Technology Internship (SCIE90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Please refer to the return to campus page for more information on these delivery modes and students who can enrol in each mode based on their location.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Semester 2
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. Work conducted during the placement will be suitable for a graduate level of expertise and experience. While immersed in a work environment, students will be expected to challenge themselves by accepting roles and responsibilities that stretch their existing capabilities. They will interrogate the requirements of specific careers and continually monitor their own progress towards developing the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to thrive in these roles.
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 should commence your approaches to organisations at least 4 weeks before the placement. More information is available on the subject webpage here: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/plan-your-study/internship-subjects. If you have problems finding a placement you should contact the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science at science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au.
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
A bachelor-level degree. Enrolment in this subject requires subject coordinator approval, following endorsement of the student’s internship application form and placement.
More information is available here: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/plan-your-study/internship-subjects.
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
Semester 1
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online pre-placement modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of all online pre-placement modules | Prior to commencement of internship | N/A |
Pre-placement submission of a 'self-assessment matrix'
| Prior to commencement of internship | 5% |
Satisfactory work placement
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Career case study based on an information interview and workplace observations
| Week 6 | 25% |
Narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience, recorded and submitted by the end of Week 11
| Week 11 | 20% |
Post-placement essay interrogating the connections between your graduate coursework and work placement learning, due at the beginning of the examination period
| During the examination period | 35% |
Post-placement submission of revised 'self-assessment matrix'
| End of semester | 5% |
Subject wrap-up online modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of subject wrap-up online modules | End of semester | N/A |
Semester 2
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online pre-placement modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of all online pre-placement modules | Prior to commencement of internship | N/A |
Pre-placement submission of a 'self-assessment matrix'
| Prior to commencement of internship | 5% |
Satisfactory work placement
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Career case study based on an information interview and workplace observations
| Week 6 | 25% |
Narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience, recorded and submitted by the end of Week 11
| Week 11 | 20% |
Post-placement essay interrogating the connections between your graduate coursework and work placement learning, due at the beginning of the examination period
| During the examination period | 35% |
Post-placement submission of revised 'self-assessment matrix'
| End of semester | 5% |
Subject wrap-up online modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of subject wrap-up online modules | End of semester | N/A |
Summer Term
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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On-line pre-placement modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of all on-line pre-placement modules | Prior to commencement of the internship | N/A |
Pre-placement submission of a 'self-assessment matrix'
| Early in the teaching period | 5% |
Satisfactory work placement
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Career case study based on an information interview and workplace observations
| At the end of the placement | 25% |
Narrated presentation on the goals and key learnings of the internship experience
| One week after the end of the placement | 20% |
Post-placement essay interrogating the connections between your graduate coursework and work placement learning
| Three weeks after the end of the placement | 35% |
Post-placement submission of revised 'self-assessment matrix'
| End of the teaching period | 5% |
Subject wrap-up online modules Hurdle requirement: Completion of subject wrap-up online modules | End of the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Janet Hergt Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules and an online wrap-up module. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 5 January 2021 to 3 February 2021 Last self-enrol date 11 January 2021 Census date 22 January 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 February 2021 Assessment period ends 26 February 2021 Summer Term contact information
Faculty of Science - Academic Engagement Team
Enquiries
Email: science-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 1 - Off Campus
Coordinator Josephine Brown Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules and an online wrap-up module. 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
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Coordinators Harry McClelland and David Phillips Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 80-100 hours placement, 8-hour induction and pre-placement online modules and an online wrap-up module. 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
Time commitment details
Estimated Total Time Commitment: 170 hours
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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- Links to additional information
You should commence your approaches to organisations at least 4 weeks before the placement. More information is available on the subject webpage here:https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/plan-your-study/internship-subjects. If you have problems finding a placement you should contact the Careers and Industry team in the Faculty of Science at science-industry-internships@unimelb.edu.au.
- 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.
- 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