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MFPI Internship (FOOD90036)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed to provide current insight and exposure into key issues, challenges and logistical matters that face the food industry in the area of innovation and improvement design. Innovation may be, but is not limited to, new product development, marketing, consumer insights, research, packaging design and process technology. Through attending industry workshops and the internship program students will experience 'real-life' situations that are associated with food innovation, the key components driving innovation in this industry and major hurdles that need to be addressed. Students will gain an appreciation of the processes and constraints behind innovation and how resources can be managed to drive the process of change. This internship is not designed to be “work-experience”, but rather allows students to understand the decision making process and practical application while working in a project of relevance to the company they are based in. This experience aims to provide students a holistic experience in which the need for networking, collaboration and team-work are highlighted while allowing them the opportunity to develop their own identity so that they can decide how best they can market themselves in a dynamic, non-linear, innovative food industry.
Students will be responsible for identifying a suitable work placement prior to the semester. Application for credit need to be submitted via the Internships Portal at least 3 weeks prior to internship commencement and within the Key Dates mentioned on the website. 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 with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
- This Internship subject is only available to current students admitted into the MC-FOODPI Master of Food Packaging & Innovation.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the interdisciplinary field of packaging materials and processes
- develop the cognitive, technical and creative skills necessary to underpin understanding of recent innovations in packaging materials and processing
- investigate and apply innovative approaches to the contemporary, interdisciplinary management of commercial food systems
- demonstrate a critical understanding of environmental, economic, social and ethical factors related to packaging materials and processes with the cognitive, technical and creative skills necessary to communicate the information to a specialist and non-specialist audience
Generic skills
Students in this subject should:
- Develop an ability to derive, interpret and analyse technical or economic information from primary and other sources toward optimal solutions in packaging materials and processes
- Enhance capacity for creativity and innovative thinking, through the application of skills and knowledge
- Develop ability to solve problems in applied industry situations
- Further advance oral and written communication skills to allow informed dialogue, written solutions to problems and presenting findings to industry, government, peers and the community
- To better understand social and cultural diversity and environmental implications in making decisions regarding packaging materials and processes
- Further enhance capacity to manage small design projects with particular attention to planning, time management and team development skills
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Permission from fvas-enrichment@unimelb.edu.au must be granted prior to enrolling in this subject. (Timeframe of approved internship will need to reconcile with the duration of this single-semester subject, students with planned internships exceeding the duration will be directed towards FOOD90037 and FOOD90038 instead).
Corequisites
Non-allowed 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: 18 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Reflective journal including a log of hours worked
| During the examination period | 20% |
Report or professional portfolio due 3 weeks after the completion of the project
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Oral presentation on the internship placement (equivalent to approximately 2000 words) and host supervisor assessment report due late in teaching period
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 200 hours of satisfactory work placement | N/A |
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Ian Bland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 January 2024 Census date 19 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 23 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ian Bland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 212 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Ian Bland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 212 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
For application processing/enrolment – Contact Careers & Industry team with hyperlink of this form https://forms.your.unimelb.edu.au/4747166?SID=a3xOY000000018z
For assessments/LMS – Ian Bland ibland@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
An estimated 340 hours total time commitment, including 200 hours contact and attendance at a minimum of 6 workshops throughout the placement.
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
This subject is completed within one semester. Please note that students should only enrol into this subject if approval has been given by the subject coordinator. Students normally should take the internship across two semesters by enrolling into both FOOD90037 MFPI Internship Part 1 and FOOD90038 MFPI Internship Part 2.
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Please note that this Internship subject is only available to current students admitted into the MC-FOODPI Master of Food Packaging & Innovation.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Food and Packaging Innovation - Links to additional information
Last updated: 18 April 2024