Postgraduate - UnitAPG5751 - Communications industry internship

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	National Centre For Australian Studies
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Mark Gibson (semester 1); Dr Jinna Tay (semester 2)

Notes

Previously coded COM5280

Synopsis

The unit offers students an opportunity to undertake an extended supervised research project in communications or the media associated with an industry partner. Prior to the start of semester students are responsible for identifying and contacting a suitable industry partner and arranging the placement as well as seeking approval from the course co-ordinator. Students then formulate their research topic in consultation with their appointed supervisor and the industry partner. Students should work with the industry partner over a four to five week period. Students are not permitted to undertake the project in their usual place of work.

Outcomes

To develop awareness of the range of social and professional contexts in which communication occurs;
To develop an understanding of communication as a set of practices and to identify common features within these practices;
To introduce some of the major ways in which communication and media have been understood at a theoretical level;
To consider the relation between theory and practice in the field of communication and an appreciation of how they can productively inform each other;
To introduce communications and media studies as a basis for further graduate study and professional practice in the field.

Assessment

Placement brief (1800 words): 20%
Placement log (3600 words): 40%
Reflective essay (3600 words): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Mark Gibson (semester 1)
Dr Jinna Tay (semester 2)

Contact hours

No scheduled contact, but 288-hours of study over the semester, including a minimum of 152-hours of internship.