Overview
Industry Work Placement provides you with an opportunity to reflect on the Information and Communications Technology course through a paid, supervised Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience. You will apply the knowledge and skills that you have gained in your academic units to this work environment. You will practise your soft skills such as teamwork and communication skills in an authentic work environment. You will reflect on your strength and weaknesses in knowledge and skills, related both to your discipline and workplace experience for future improvement. You will evaluate how your university studies prepared you for the industry. Your industry supervisors will also provide you with feedback to assist this reflective process.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Application Development major: Pre-requisites: COIT12200 Software Design and Development AND COIT12207 Internet Applications AND COIT12208 ICT Project Management Co-requisites: COIT13229 Applied Distributed Systems AND COIT13234 Mobile Software Development Business Analysis major: Pre-requisites: COIT12203 Workflow Analysis and Management AND COIT12208 ICT Project Management Co-requisites: COIS13013 Business Intelligence AND COIT13231 Enterprise Analysis and Modelling Cyber Security major: Pre-requisites: COIT12202 Network Security Concepts AND COIT12208 ICT Project Management Co-requisites: COIT13146 System and Network Administration AND (COIT13240 Applied Cryptography OR COIT13229 Applied Distributed Systems) Head of Course approval is required for any deviation from the requisites for your major.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Feedback, Self Reflection
Students enjoyed their placements, as this presented them with a great learning opportunity.
Student learning can be enhanced by being in regular touch with the Unit Coordinator to gain guidance on any workplace issues faced during placements
- Apply ICT knowledge and skills in an authentic work environment
- Practise soft skills such as teamwork and communication skills in an authentic work environment
- Evaluate how your university studies prepared you for a job in the industry
- Critically reflect on strengths and weaknesses in knowledge and skills, related both to your discipline and workplace experience.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8 (the SFIA code is included):
- Specialist advice (TECH)
- Technology service management (ITMG)
- Methods and tools (METL)
- Application support (ASUP)
- Problem management (PBMG)
- Learning and development management (ETMG)
- Professional development (PDSV)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 100% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.sarin@cqu.edu.au
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Unit Coordinator
Associate Professor Rajesh Sarin
Associate Dean (WIL & Engagement) I School of Engineering & Technology
CQUniversity Brisbane, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane, Qld 4000
P +61 07 3295 1141 I X 51141 I M +61 430 950 596 | E r.sarin@cqu.edu.au
1 Written Assessment
All assessments in this unit are PASS/FAIL. However, the associated marking criteria does contain marks so that you can evaluate your performance throughout this unit.
Upload formats are: MS Word, MS PowerPoint. Please see Moodle site for details.
This assessment consists of four components: an overview of your host organisation and a description of your tasks, a presentation based on your learning journey, a reflective internship report (including ePortfolio) and feedback from the host organisation. None of the assessments in this unit has an explicit word length and you are to use your judgement when completing the assessments. You will not achieve a passing grade by submitting minimal information, nor should you require hundreds of pages to accomplish this task.
1 - Overview of Host Organisation (report format) - Due on Friday Week 4 at 6 pm (AEST) and returned within 2 weeks.
This assessment requires you to submit an overview of your host organisation, what industry they operate in, who you report to while there and a detailed description of the tasks you will undertake. The following report layout will assist you in developing your report.
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Introduction to the internship organisation
- Reporting structure - who do you report to and who is on your team
- A detailed description of the tasks to be undertaken
- Summary
- Reference list
- Appendices (as appropriate)
(Please note: Zipped files or pasted images will receive ZERO marks.)
2 - Presentation due Week 11 as per Presentation Choices - opening for selection Week 9.
Documentation is due Friday Week 11 at 6 pm (AEST) and returned within 2 weeks.
- This assessment requires that you give a presentation about your learning experiences while at the host organisation. The format of time allowed to each student is: 10 minutes presentation, 5 minutes Q&A, 5 minutes handover to next presenter, with a total of 20 minutes allocated to each student. Please note the time allocation is dependent on the number of presentations scheduled.
- Closer to the time of your presentation, the unit coordinator will organise with you the time slot for your presentation. (Note: The presentation date will be determined by the availability of appropriate sessions during Week 11)
- You should base your presentation on aspects of your learning journey while at the host organisation and these should be discussed in more depth in your reflective internship report.
- You should introduce yourself at the start of your presentation, which major you studied and your host organisation.
Presentation tips
- Set up and use of visual aids
- Timing of presentation, including Q&A
- Presented content is relevant to the internship
- The content is clear and concise
Presentation manner
- Professional dress
- The content is well explained
- Response to questions during Q&A
(Please note: Zipped files or pasted images will receive ZERO marks.)
3 - Reflective Internship Report due on Friday Week 13 at 6 pm (AEST) and returned on "Certification of Grades" day.
Please note there are TWO parts to this assessment.
Part A - Reflective Internship Report
This assessment requires that you write a final report on your placement with your host organisation and reflect on your learning experiences at your host organisation. As mentioned earlier there is no explicit word length requirement but you must submit a report that allows your marker to fully understand what you learned and how this helped you to carry out your tasks. Exercise your judgement to state what you need to and discuss it in enough detail so that we understand what you have achieved and did during your internship.
Your report should consist of the following:
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Introduction, including your approach to learning your tasks
- Reporting structure including a responsibility matrix (RACI chart)
- Significant activities and events throughout your internship
- A detailed description of tasks performed, including any additional tasks assigned after the Host Overview report submitted earlier in the term.
- Any changes to the organisation based on your tasks undertaken
- Perceived strategic alignment of your tasks to organisational strategy
- Summary of your detailed reflections contained in your ePortfolio
- Conclusions
- Reference list
(Please note: Zipped files or pasted images will receive ZERO marks)
Part B - ePortfolio using Portfolium (or as advised by the Unit Coordinator).
The second part of this assessment is your reflective ePortfolio. You should reflect on how the internship has assisted you in identifying and filling any knowledge gaps you may have felt you possessed. You develop your portfolio in Word and upload it to Portfolium or as advised by the Unit Coordinator. Make sure that you include access to your ePortfolio with your uploaded work. If your marker cannot see your portfolio online you may receive ZERO marks. Included in your ePortfolio should be:
- The process of gaining a placement, job interviews and orientation
- A weekly discussion of the tasks you undertake with your host, and should consist of your daily tasks, your reflection on how these tasks assisted you to learn, and how you intend to fill any knowledge and skill gaps you identify through your reflection.
- A review of available jobs onhttps://www.seek.com.au/that match your skills gained at the Host Organisation and your Resume developed to apply for one of the jobs you identify. (note: you should include the jobs found in your weekly reflections and discuss why you thought the job suitable).
- A review of your skills level using the Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) framework.
(Please note: Zipped files or pasted images will receive ZERO marks.)
4 -Feedback from the Host Organisation.Host organisational feedback will be posted and released to you within two weeks of submitting the Final Evaluation including student comments.
- This assessment is based on the feedback from your host organisation throughout the term.You do not need to submit this assessment.
- The unit coordinator will upload the feedback to Moodle.
As per Task Description
Items 1, 2 and 4 - within two weeks of submission. Item 3 on Grade Certification day.
This is a Pass/Fail assessment item. Pass grades will be awarded to students who are judged to have made a reasonable attempt to comply with all requirements of the assessment item.
- Apply ICT knowledge and skills in an authentic work environment
- Practise soft skills such as teamwork and communication skills in an authentic work environment
- Evaluate how your university studies prepared you for a job in the industry
- Critically reflect on strengths and weaknesses in knowledge and skills, related both to your discipline and workplace experience.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
