Business and Government Internship PG (8506.5)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Internship |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Business School | Post Graduate Level | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
For information on internships please read MyUC /content/myuc/home/course/internships-and-placements/course-internships.html
Please refer to the BGL Internship FAQ page /about-uc/faculties/busgovlaw/internships/faq-business-and-government for additional information on the internship process.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify relevant theories and critique the relationship between theory and professional practice through self directed learning;
2. Research and critically analyse key issues and recommend improvements;
3. Demonstrate professionalism, and reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses as a professional in their field; and
4. Ability to demonstrate communicate knowledge, skills and application of theory and practice in their professional field.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
Prerequisites
Successful completion of 24 credit points at a credit average from any coursework Masters degree offered by the Faculty of Business and Government. Students will be required to undertake a work placement program as approved by the unit convener.Corequisites
Permission required from the unit convener.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Summer Semester | 27 November 2023 | Internship | Mr Simon Hoy |
Required texts
There are no required textbooks for this unit. However, students are expected to research widely in various journals, newspapers, online and related career texts to assist with your assessment and preparation for the world of work. Theories that you have learnt throughout your degree or researched online or in scholarly journals should be revisited and incorporated into your major research report.
Recommended readings only
Bassot, B., 2016. The Reflective Journal. Macmillan International Higher Education Red Globe Press ISBN 9781137603487
Bassot, B., 2017. The Employability Journal. Palgrave Red Globe Press Ebook ISBN - 9781137603821.
Submission of assessment items
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 69ÂÜÀò (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
90 hours of work placement together with the submission of all assessment items.
Required IT skills
You are assumed to have adequate skills in the use of word processing and spreadsheet programs, Internet browsers and search engines. If you feel you do not have adequate skills, please discuss the matter with the Unit Convener.
In-unit costs
No additional costs beyond your travel, accommodation expenses, a police check (if required - currently approximately cost approximately $29) together with your normal unit enrolment fee are anticipated. If you are working with children you may also require a current working with children approval certificate (currently these are free for unpaid internship positions). If you require this certificate and/or a Police Check then steps involved on how to obtain these certificates can be found at
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves a 90 hour work placement at your designated venue. Therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client/patient confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports or essays. Should you experience any unprofessional behaviour during your internship please let your unit convener know as soon as possible. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities (virtual workshops, practicals etc. if scheduled – see section 3) for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If such requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Course Convener to schedule this unit for a future semester.
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