Unit Outline

In this unit you will undertake an internship project in a given workplace, produce a report of your findings, and then critically reflect on the personal skills that you possess and challenges that you would like to improve upon during the unit. Your workplace mentor will also assess your knowledge, aptitude, and communication skills as part of this process. Your internship may be self-organised, or organised by coordinators, depending on your employment situation. You will undertake a standalone project, with defined objectives and outcomes- to be determined in consultation with managers from the business and the unit coordinator. You will be assigned an Industry Mentor from within the organisation who will support you and provide an assessment on your performance. Students wishing to undertake this unit are required to express their interest with the unit coordinator six weeks prior to the beginning of their chosen semester of study. Placement cannot be guaranteed as this will depend on the number of available internships and the suitability of the student. A select number of internships will be pre-arranged by the unit coordinator throughout the year. These internships will be matched with students who express interest in undertaking the unit and are deemed suitable by the unit coordinator. Students are also encouraged to find their own internships. If they do, six weeks notice is required prior to the commencement of the semester to give the unit coordinator adequate time to ensure the viability of the proposed internship.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Critically reflect on what you have learned in undertaking your internship.
2	Produce a report on your industry internship that is informed by relevant theory and research methods.
3	Communicate using oral and written forms.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	HGA717
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	HGA714

Alterations as a result of student feedback

N/A

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Podcast	Week 11	30 %	LO1, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Mentor Evaluation	Week 13	20 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Internship Review	Week 13	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Podcast

Task Description:

You are required to create an eight (8) minute podcast – this should be in MP3 or MP4 format. Please record and upload your podcast onto MyLO.
What was your reason for doing an internship?
Who did you work with and what was your topic? How was it formulated and did it change at all, over the life of your internship. If so, why was this the case?
Where did you work?
What was the nature of the organisation you worked with (activities, structure. Size of business etc)
What did you learn about yourself as an employee and your colleagues?
What were your strengths in terms of the skills and knowledge you possess, and how did these strengths allow you to complete the project?
What were your weaknesses in terms of the skills and knowledge you possess, and what skills and knowledge did you have to improve upon, in order to complete the project?
What were your strengths as a colleague?
What were your weaknesses as a colleague?
What challenged you the most during this project?
Please describe the recommendations you would make for students who plan to undertake and internship.

Task Length:

8 minutes in length

Due Date:

Week 11 (11/Oct/2024)

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Ability to self-reflect in terms of skills, knowledge and lessons learned	LO1, LO3
2	Ability to self-reflect in terms of relationships and collegiality	LO1, LO3
3	Well structured podcast	LO3
4	Clearly articulated podcast	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Mentor Evaluation

Task Description:

For this task, your mentor will evaluate you against a suite of 7 criteria
1. Students’ willingness to work as part of a team
2. Students’ skills and knowledge at the outset of this project
3. Students willingness to learn new skills and knowledge, during the project
4. Students’ written communication skills
5. Students’ spoken communication skills
6. Students’ aptitude for work
7. Students’ ability to deliver on the project goals

Task Length:

One page document to be completed by mentor and submitted directly to the unit coordinator

Due Date:

Week 13 (25/Oct/2024)

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Students’ willingness to work as part of a team	LO3
2	Students’ skills and knowledge at the outset of this project	LO3
3	Students willingness to learn new skills and knowledge, during the project	LO3
4	Students’ written communication skills	LO2, LO3
5	Students’ spoken communication skills	LO3
6	Students’ aptitude for work	LO3
7	Students’ ability to deliver on the project goals	LO2

Assessment Task 3: Internship Review

Task Description:

Report of task, findings and implications of work project.

This is the final report for the project that will be submitted via MyLO to the unit coordinator.

Task Length:

2500 words

Due Date:

Week 13 (25/Oct/2024)

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Clearly articulated goals	LO1, LO2
2	Robust background research, research methods and analysis of data	LO2, LO3
3	Use of tourism theory to support the project	LO1, LO2
4	Clearly articulated structure and language	LO3
5	Adherence to academic referencing conventions	LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.