27351 Professional Internship 1

Subject level: Undergraduate

Handbook description

Through this subject, students are provided with the strategies and skills necessary for a lifetime of career-related decision making. Students engage in a variety of self-discovery initiatives exploring personal interests, values and abilities. With this information, students utilise various exploration techniques to define and clarify post-graduation educational and career plans.

Subject objectives/outcomes

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

1. apply fundamental components of career planning to their personal situation
2. write an effective resume and application for employment
3. explain issues associated with equal employment opportunity and occupational health and safety
4. be aware of the importance of reflection in experiential learning.

Contribution to graduate profile

This subject utilises experiential learning and requires students to articulate their career goals and develop a short-term plan for the attainment of these goals. Employment seeking skills are covered, with an emphasis on how to identify industry positions, and write effective resumes and job applications.

Teaching and learning strategies

Classes will incorporate lectures and industry personnel presentations. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• Experiential learning and reflection
• Career opportunities and job pathways
• Career planning
• Job seeking techniques
• Writing a resume and job application
• Interviewing techniques

Assessment

Assessment item 1: Career Planning Exercise (Individual)

Assessment item 2: Resume and job application (Individual)

Indicative references

Andresen, L, Boud, D and Cohen, R, 1995, 'Experienced-based learning', In Understanding Adult Education and Training, ed G. Foley, Allen and Unwin, Sydney.

Binney, G. 1997 Leaning into the Future: Changing the Way People Change Organisations, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London.

Boud, D. (ed) 1998, Current Issues and New Agendas in Workplace Learning, NCVER, Leabrook, SA

Boud, D., Cohen, R. and Walker, D. 1993, Using Experience for Learning, The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, Buckingham.

Boud, D., Keogh, R. and Walker, D. 1985, Reflection: Turning Experience into Learning, Kogan Page, London.

Bright, J and Earl, J. 2004, Résumés that get shortlisted; Proven strategies to get the job you want, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW

Gowing, R., McGregor, H. and Taylor, E. 1997, Making your Work Placement Effective: A Student Guide to Enriching Workplace Learning, RMIT Publishing, Melbourne

Hanna, S. 1998, Career Development by Design, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ

Jones, LK, 1996, Job Skills for the 21st Century – a Job Guide for Students, Oryx Press, Arizona.

Posner, G, 2000, Field Experience: A Guide to Reflective Teaching, Longman, New York

Schon, D, 1995, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, Arena, Aldershot

Seagle, EE, Smith, RW and Dalton, LM, 1997, Internships in Recreation and Leisure Services: A Practical Guide for Students, Venture, State College

Woodward, H. 1998, 'Reflective journals and portfolios: Learning through assessment', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol.23, no.4, pp. 415-423.