PACE395-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Internship

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

Description

What can you do with your major? With your degree? The purpose of the internship course is to explore both the ideological and practical assumptions guiding this question. The course is designed to be a critical, theoretical and "real-world" examination of the practices and ideologies inherent in both community and business organisations. You will apply the analytical skills acquired through your major, and through class seminars and readings, to a project designed by a local company or community group. Please check out the website for further information and specific project descriptions: www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/internships

A range of internships in a variety of industries give students the opportunity to apply the theories they have learnt and gain a competitive edge upon graduation.

The programme consists of three components — an internship with a business or community organisation, a related academic research element, personal development and skills training

Students have worked on projects as diverse as analysing social media, website content development, event organisation, policy analysis, media strategy development, business systems analysis, marketing and fundraising, and oral history research.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • recognise, analyse and apply knowledge(s) within their majors to a real world environment
  • evaluate the practices and conditions in the community and business world
  • research, plan, present and implement a work related project
  • apply theory critically to analyse the workplace environment
  • apply specific disciplinary knowledge within a real world environment
  • use a self-reflective approach to devise and analyse problem-solving initiatives
  • critically evaluate project outcomes

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

150 points, special application and interview, and permission of the Internship Director.

Restrictions

ARTS395

Equivalent Courses

ARTS395

Timetable Note

Arts 395 has no fixed timetable. Contact hours are negotiated around individual projects, student workshops, and individual consultations.

As this course is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme there are certain professional expectations required throughout the course. Students are expected to:

• Initiate and maintain contact with the Site Adviser and Academic Adviser (where applicable)
• Maintain contact with the Internship Coordinator and inform of all developments
• Check University email daily to keep up to date with developments and changes to meetings
• Inform the Internship Coordinator of any changes to your work, academic or personal situation
• Be responsible for the submission of all work under your own time management

Course Coordinator

For further information see Humanities Head of Department

Assessment

Due dates will be provided in week two once all projects have been assigned.
Internship core requirements (40%)
• 1 presentation at the end of the course (10%)
• Personal and Professional Development Plan (PDP) and Review (15%)
• Reflective essay (15%)

Academic component (40%)
An academic portfolio related to your project which will be either:
• Work set by an assigned academic advisor, or
• Work agreed with, and coordinated by, the Internship Coordinator and assessed by an external examiner

Work/Project (20%)
Assessed through consultation between the Site Supervisor and the Internship Coordinator. This grade is not based on the outcomes of the Internship, but on the learning and experiential processes. Self reflection, professional approach, and honest self-appraisal are key to this assessment.

Notes

- We cannot guarantee a specific internship. The focus is on the reflection and skills and personal development.
- PACE courses cannot count towards a Major or Minor without the prior permission of the Head of the Department.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,493.00

International fee $6,075.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Humanities .

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