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Industry Internship (AGRI30041)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and On Campus (Parkville)
From Semester 1, 2023 our undergraduate programs will be delivered on campus. Graduate programs will mainly be delivered on campus, with dual-delivery and online options available to a select number of subjects within some programs.
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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 - Dual-Delivery Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves completion of a minimum of 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.
Students are responsible for identifying a suitable work placement, prior to the start of the teaching period, with support from 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. Students will need to commence their approaches to organisations at least 4 weeks before the placement. More information is available on the Faculty website: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/students/enrich-your-study/internships. Placements must be approved by the Subject Coordinator or Faculty Enrichment Officer prior to commencement. If you have problems finding a placement you 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, organisational and time-management, and an understanding of career planning and professional development.
NOTE: this subject is exempt from the usual course progression rules and students in the Bachelor of Agriculture are permitted to undertake this subject after the completion of Year 1.
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 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: 14 March 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
a minimum of 50 credit points of completed undergraduate study
AND
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.
Research material used for other subjects must not be used in any of the assessment pieces for this subject.
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: 14 March 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Career case study based on an information interview with an employee in your placement
| During the assessment period | 25% |
Placement experience essay
| During the assessment period | 50% |
Individual or team presentation on a work-related or discipline-specific topic
| During the assessment period | 25% |
| Hurdle requirement: 80 hours of satisfactory work placement | N/A | |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance at the two day workshop | N/A |
Last updated: 14 March 2023
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Dual-Delivery
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 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2023 to 17 February 2023 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2023 Census date 20 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 February 2023 Assessment period ends 10 March 2023 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 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 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Ros Gall Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 6-hour workshops plus 80 hours industry placement. 2x 2hr oral presentation workshops in weeks 11 and 12 of semester Total time commitment 170 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
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).
- Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.
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) or more intensively eg. three days/week for three weeks, if enrolled in intensive availability of the subject.
Information regarding placements can be viewed at Internships
Last updated: 14 March 2023
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 Course Bachelor of Agriculture Major Sustainable Production Major Production Animal Health
Last updated: 14 March 2023