The unit is assessed through three components: Mid-term Report & Presentation, Internship Presentation, and Internship final report. The unit does not have hurdle assessments.

This is a part-time internship unit (20 Credit Points). The student works 2.5 days/week at the work place.

Marking Criteria for the Internship Unit:

85-100 (High Distinction):

The Company offers a job to the candidate after internship:  The student's quality of work exceeded the company expectation, the student's effort was well above Company's expectations, the student was very professional and the student strongly desired to improve and learn.

75-84 (Distinction):

The Company would shortlist the candidate and invite him/her for an interview, after the internship: The student's quality of work met the company expectations, the student's effort was sufficient, the student was sufficiently professional, and the student sufficiently desired improvement and learning.

65-74 (Credit):

The Company would shortlist the candidate but NOT invite him/her for an interview, after the internship: The student's quality of work was below standard but met the company expectations, the student's effort was poor, the student was not professional, the student had little desire for improvement and learning.

50-64 (Pass):

The student's quality of work didn't met the company expectations but the student's effort Provided sufficient evidence of the achievement of projects's learning outcomes.

0-49 (Fail):

The student's quality of work didn't met the company expectations and the student's effort did not provide evidence of attainment of project's learning outcomes.

Late Submission

No extensions will be granted without an approved application for Special Consideration. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. For example, 25 hours late in submission for an assignment worth 10 marks – 20% penalty or 2 marks deducted from the total.  No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.

Part-Time vs. Full-Time Internship:

This is a part-time internship unit (20 Credit Points). The student works 2.5 days/week at the work place.

For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.

Provided by the workplace (Monday to Friday).

Report submissions and presentations have to be submitted on ilearn.

Presentations are held in week5 and week13 in a Postgraduate workshop and schedule will be declared on ilearn.

Monday to Friday is typically spent at the workplace.

Student must schedule either a meeting with the convenor of the course or send emails fortnightly on the progress of the internship.

Week5 and week13 presentations are compulsory for the students.

There is no final examination but you are expected to submit an Internship report. If you apply for Disruption to Study for your final report, you must make yourself available for weeks 5 and 13.  If you are not available at that time, there is no guarantee an additional examination time will be offered. Specific examination dates and times will be determined at a later date.

There are no hurdles in this unit. Second-chance hurdle examinations will also be offered in the week 14.  Results will be released by end of week 14.  You will be notified shortly after that date of your eligibility for a hurdle retry and you must also make yourself available during that week to take advantage of this opportunity.