Faculty of Business: Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Credit points: 3 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Handbook description

Students are required to undertake industry internships which assist in developing skills, knowledge and contacts identified as essential to their career goals. Through their internship, students are exposed to the managerial functions and activities of their chosen industry. A written reflection on each period of internship is also required. Students are required to undertake a total of 240 hours of industry internship.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Apply skills, principles and theories learnt at university to the work placement experience.
2. Display a greater awareness of their own professional abilities.
3. Apply knowledge and skills in a vocational context.
4. Show evidence of reflective practice on the work experience thus demonstrating learning.

Contribution to graduate profile

This subject follows Professional Internship 1 and is the industry placement component of the course. The subject allows students to put into practice the knowledge and competencies they have learnt at university. It also develops skills in building and maintaining relationships, and communicating within the workplace. The subject also assists the student in making industry sector choices for their future career.

Teaching and learning strategies

University lectures and individual consultation with students. On site instruction by industry internship employer. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• On-site learning of managerial functions and activities in the relevant industry sector

Assessment

Report of 1 Internship Experience (240 hours) (Individual)	100%
This addresses objectives 1-4.
Or
Report of 1 Internship Experience (160 hours) (Individual)	50%
This addresses objectives 1-4.
Report of 1 Internship Experience (80 hours) (Individual)	50%
This addresses objectives 1-4.

Prior to commencement of a student's internship, the employer verifies acceptance of the student to work in the organisation. On completion of the placement, the employer verifies the tasks undertaken by the student and the duration of the internship. The individual nature of the placement encourages individual reflection and reporting of the experience.

The reports are individualised in nature, thus re-inforcing security of assessment. The report is expected to contain references that are specific to the project, written material that is based on the individual project, contain individual logs of experiences undertaken and is based on personal experiences, therefore requiring reflection, thus minimising the risk of plagiarism.

Recommended text(s)

There is no required text for this subject.

Indicative references

Brown, D. & Brooks, L. (1996). Career choice and development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Boud, D. (ed) (1998). Current Issues And New Agendas In Workplace Learning. Leabrook, S.A.: NCVER.

Hanna, S. (1998). Career development by design. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Posner, G.J. (1993). Field Experience: A Guide to Reflective Teaching. New York: Longman.