Undergraduate - UnitATS3129 - Arts internship

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Monash Passport category	Internship (Act Program)
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Second semester 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Summer semester A 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Summer semester B 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Term 3 2015 (Flexible) Clayton Winter semester 2015 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Jonathan McIntosh

Notes

The unit may be counted towards any major as an elective where approved by the faculty.
This is an internship that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts InternshipsArts Internships (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/internships/) page for further information.
The unit is offered as a Summer Semester unit - see the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html) page for further information.
The unit is offered as a Winter Semester and a Term 3 unit - see the Winter Arts ProgramWinter Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/winter-program.html) page for further information

Synopsis

Students are placed as interns with a partner organisation and complete either a unique research project or work experience-based project jointly defined by the partner organisation and the unit convenor. The partner organisations are from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. Students communicate the research or work-experience-based project in the format specified by the partner organisation, such as a research project, consultation paper, manual, or submission . The partner organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides academic supervision.

The main component of the unit involves students undertaking a minimum of 144 hours equivalent of placement in order to complete a project agreed upon between the partner organisation and the faculty. The partner organisation will appoint a field supervisor for the project although the Chief Examiner remains the principal assessor for the unit.

Outcomes

Upon completing this unit students will be able to:

apply broad discipline knowledge to find solutions to complex problems
exercise critical thinking and professional judgement in developing new understandings
show technical skill in designing, conducting and reporting on a research project
plan and execute a professional project with a degree of independence and accountability
communicate in a clear and coherent way that is effective for the purpose and the intended audience
collaborate with others on a project in a workplace setting

Fieldwork

The fieldwork component requires a minimum of 144 hours equivalent of placement with a partner organisation.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jonathan McIntosh

Off-campus attendance requirements

This unit requires a minimum of 144 hours equivalent of placement with a partner organisation. Students are also required on-campus to attend 1 X 3-hour seminar prior to departure, and a 3-hour seminar on completion. It is anticipated that the remaining hours to complete a total of 288 hours will be spent on relevant readings, reflection and maintenance of a detailed journal, and progressive work towards a final report.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Arts enrichment units

Prerequisites

Students who have attained a distinction average and who have completed 96 points of study with a minimum of 48 points in Arts