Industry Internship (AGRI90076)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Dual-Delivery Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves completion of a minimum 80 hours work placement integrating academic learning, employability skills and attributes, and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways. The placement is supplemented by pre- and post-placement classes designed to introduce skills for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements. The placement should draw on specific discipline skills associated with the course of enrolment. Pre-placement seminars will also include consideration of career planning and professional skills. The placement is designed to be a standalone internship not integrated into any other subject.
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the start of semester, and will be assisted by the Subject Coordinator and Faculty Enrichment Officer. In the semester prior to the placement students should access the Careers & Employability Studio: https://careers.unimelb.edu.au/students/career-and-employability-drop-in-sessions drop in sessions, workshops and resources to help identify potential host organisations and employment preparation. Students will need to commence their approaches to organisations at least four weeks before the placement. Further information is available on the Faculty website. Placements must be approved by the Subject Coordinator or Faculty Enrichment Officer prior to commencement If students have problems finding a placement they should approach the Subject Coordinator or Faculty Enrichment Officer well in advance of the teaching period.
On completion of the subject, students will have completed and reported on a course-related project in a workplace. They will also have enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills, organisation and time-management, and an understanding of career planning and professional development.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant 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 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
Generic skills
- Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, time management and organisational skills as a result of 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 the host organisations, including working in teams
- Understanding of organisational culture and ethics, work practices, and the diversity of workplaces
- Demonstrated 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Confirmation of enrolment in this subject will require approval by the Subject Coordinator or Faculty Enrichment Officer and be based on students having secured a host organisation and submitted details of their internship placement via the EMS database prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
Refer: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/students/enrich-your-study/internships
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Other internship subjects
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Career case study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement due approximately week 9
| Week 9 | 25% |
Placement experience essay due approximately 3 weeks after completion of placement or by Week 12; whichever date is first
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Individual or team presentation on a work-related or discipline-specific topic to be presented in post-placement classes during approximately weeks 11 and 12
| From Week 11 to Week 12 | 25% |
| Hurdle requirement: 80 hours of satisfactory work placement | N/A | |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum of four of six of the seminar series | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Ros Gall Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Two 6-hour workshops plus 80 hours industry placement. 4 hour oral presentation workshop during the intensive for students in the summer availability. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 January 2022 to 18 February 2022 Last self-enrol date 13 January 2022 Census date 21 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 February 2022 Assessment period ends 26 February 2022 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Ros Gall Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Two 6-hour workshops plus 80 hours industry placement. 2 hr oral presentation workshop in weeks 11 and 12 of semester for students in Sem 2 availability (students to attend one). Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Additional delivery details
Placement to be equivalent to two weeks' full time employment or a total of 80 hours. Students may undertake this one day per week during semester (10 days in total) or more intensively e.g. several days a week for three weeks during the mid-year break if enrolled in an intensive subject. This is to be negotiated with the placement supervisor and the student.
https://students.fvas.unimelb.edu.au/experience/internships
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Food Science Course Master of Agribusiness Major Climate Change Informal specialisation Master of Agricultural Sciences - Elective Subjects Major Climate Change Major Environment and Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation Major Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions Major Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions Major Waste Management Major Integrated Water Catchment Management - 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 31 January 2024