Arts and Social Sciences Internship - ARTS2000

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://slsp.arts.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


This practical workplace experience is accompanied by a reading program. The reading component examines different approaches to the study of organisations, their structures, functions, and policies, and links these issues to the internship experience.

Note: Students must have achieved a credit level or better average across the courses in their degree. The internship may be included as part of a major sequence in the degree courses of the Faculty with the permission of the relevant Head of School.

Learning Outcomes


In accordance with UNSW Learning and Teaching Guidelines, we expect to engage students in learning through structured hands-on activities within their host organisation, encourage independent and reflective learning, and provide meaningful and timely consultation and feedback.

Each internship is different and depending on the host organisation and the tasks involved students may gain experience in the following skills:
  • An in-depth engagement with the relevant disciplinary knowledge in its interdisciplinary context
  • The ability to engage in independent and reflective learning information literacy - the skills to locate, evaluate and use relevant information appropriately
  • The capacity for enterprise, initiative and creativity
  • An appreciation of, and respect for, diversity
  • A capacity to contribute to, and work within, the business community
  • An appreciation of, and a responsiveness to, change
  • A respect for ethical practice and social responsibility
  • The skills of effective communication.

Assessment


  • Organisational essay - 60%
  • Research report proposal - satisfactory/ unsatisfactory - non-graded draft
  • Host evaluation - 20%
  • Self reflected diary - 20%