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Internship (ENGR90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Dual-Delivery Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
AIMS
This subject involves students undertaking professional work experience at a Host Organisation’s premises. Students will work under the supervision of both a member of academic staff and an external supervisor at the Host Organisation.
During the period of work experience, students will be introduced to workplace culture and be offered the opportunity to strengthen their employability.
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the application of established engineering or information technology methods to complex problem solving design or project management;
- Demonstrate written and oral communication appropriate to the host organization and/or clients;
- Demonstrate professional use and management of information;
- Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct;
- Discuss the elements of effective team membership and team leadership observed in the workplace and compare these to the University setting.
Generic skills
- Application of established engineering or IT methods to complex engineering or IT problem solving.
- Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering or IT projects.
- Ethical conduct and professional accountability.
- Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
- Professional use and management of information.
- Effective team membership and team leadership.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-BIOMENG - Master of Biomedical Engineering - Available only in 'No Specialisation
- MC-CIVENG - Master of Civil Engineering - Available only in 'No Specialisation'
- MC-ELECENG - Master of Electrical Engineering - (no specialisation) (Autonomous Systems) (Communications and Networks) (Electronics and Photonics) (Low Carbon Power Systems)
- MC-ENVENG - Master of Environmental Engineering - Available only in 'No Specialisation'
- MC-MECHENG - Master of Mechanical Engineering (no specialisation) (Aerospace) (Manufacturing) (Materials) (Business)
- MC-MTRNENG - Master of Mechatronics Engineering (no specialisation) (Manufacturing)
- MC-SOFTENG - Master of Software Engineering – Available only in ‘No Specialisation’
- MC-DINFENG - Master of Digital Infrastructure Engineering (No specialisation) (Industry)Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-IS Master of Information Systems
- MC-IT Master of Information Technology
- MC-IT100 Master of Information Technology
- MC-IT150 Master of Information Technology
- Biomedical specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Civil specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Electrical specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Environmental specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Mechanical specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Mechanical with Business specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Mechatronics specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Software specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
- Structural specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering
There is an application process for this subject:
Students may apply for university-sourced internships through a competitive process, or source their own internships.
Students intending on using a self-sourced internship must apply to have it approved by the ENGR90033 subject coordinator by contacting engit-placements@unimelb.edu.au.
An application for a student-sourced internship must be made at least two weeks before the teaching period commencement date.
Students are likely to find the internship subject to be significantly more challenging than most other subjects due to the very high workload requirements of being on an industry placement, and the need to adapt to an industry environment. As such, students completing the internship subject as part of a full study load will need to manage their time very carefully.
Please do note, 'At Risk' students are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Students should also avoid completing a 25-point industry-based final year project concurrently with the internship subject. Students who wish to do so should first discuss their plans with the Engineering and IT Placements team (engit-placements@unimelb.edu.au).
Certain degrees have options of specialisations. These specialisations can use up available electives. If you are considering a specialisation please seek course advice from STOP 1 and/or your Course Coordinator before considering the Internship subject (ie. before applying for any internships). If you enrol in the internship subject, you may later find that you have used up 25 points of electives, preventing you from taking certain specialisations. For that reason it is important to course plan very carefully.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BUSA90473 | Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
November (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
CHEN90028 | Chemical Engineering Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOM90017 | Spatial Industry Internship | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
ISYS90080 | IT Industry Placement | No longer available | |
ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project | No longer available | |
ENGR90027 | Engineering Project | Not available in 2024 |
25 |
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 |
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Initial Reflection against sought Intended Learning Outcomes of no more than 1,200 words. Requires approximately 8 hours of work. Due in approximately week 4 of semester.
| Week 4 | 10% |
Continuous assessment, consisting of 4 Engagement Reports of no more than 800 words each. Requires approximately 16 hours of work in total. Engagement Reports will be due throughout the semester at approximately fortnightly intervals starting around week 6.
| Throughout the teaching period | 35% |
Recorded Presentation (maximum 5 minutes duration) on work undertaken and reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes. Requires approximately 6 hours of work in total. Due in approximately week 7 of semester.
| Week 7 | 5% |
Oral presentation (maximum 10 minutes duration) on work undertaken and reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes. Requires approximately 10 hours of work in total. Presentations held in approximately week 10 of semester.
| Week 10 | 20% |
Final Reflection on work undertaken and reflection against the Intended Learning Outcomes of no more than 3,500 words including appendices. Requires approximately 16 hours of work in total. Due at the start of the examination period.
| During the examination period | 30% |
Additional details
All assessments address Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 to 5.
This subject is a pass/fail subject. The successful completion of this subject will result in a CMP (for completed) on your academic transcript. No mark will be awarded, and your performance in the subject will not affect your weighted average mark (WAM).
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Brice Shen Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 6 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 28 November 2022 to 24 February 2023 Last self-enrol date 15 December 2022 Census date 20 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 January 2023 Assessment period ends 24 February 2023 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
Coordinator Brice Shen Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 6 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Brice Shen Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 6 hours including seminars and academic supervision. Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
320 - 350 hours workplace commitment and 70 hours of take home assignments and independent study.
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Students will spend a minimum of 320 hours on placement, with no more than 350 hours credited towards the subject, most of which will be completed during the teaching period. In order to accommodate this, the "Summer term" will start at the end of November/beginning of December.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Spatial Specialisation (formal) Computing Specialisation (formal) Software Specialisation (formal) Distributed Computing Specialisation (formal) Mechanical Specialisation (formal) Mechatronics Specialisation (formal) Biomedical Specialisation (formal) Biochemical Specialisation (formal) Chemical Specialisation (formal) Civil Specialisation (formal) Electrical Specialisation (formal) Environmental Specialisation (formal) Structural - Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024