LB5213 - Business and Industry - Professional Internship

[Offered in 2010 only]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

This is a full trimester/semester capstone subject that integrates work and learning, and is normally taken in the last trimester/semester of an MBA or joint MBA program. The supervised student will undertake a project-oriented internship with a suitable professional employer. During weeks 1, 4 and 8 of the internship students are required to attend skills-based workshops at the campus. The program aims to recognise and build on the skills, capabilities and knowledge which students have acquired during their studies to develop postgraduate level professional awareness and practical skills in the context of the wider social, cultural and global environment of the workplace. It provides a learning situation that reflects the real world of business and integrates many of the business theories studied during their MBA or joint MBA program. Students will be placed in organisations that align with their studies. Projects will be of a professional or semi-professional nature, appropriate to a near completed postgraduate level program. The internship will not include task orientated manual labour. No interns will be hosted by organisations that require a blue card or work with children under 18. The internship student-application process is rigorous. The following eligibility criteria apply: 1. Successful completion of at least two study periods in an MBA or joint MBA program 2. GPA e5.5 3. Three references from campus lecturers 4. No academic misconduct reports 5. Pre-existing employment experience in an Australian workplace 6. Favourable recommendation from campus professional staff. Offers will be made following an interview process which requires the agreement of a host organisation.

Learning Outcomes

• enhancement of understanding and skills in the concepts and techniques studied in the degree;
• postgraduate, course-related, career-related documentation of experiences;
• appreciation of the integration between classroom theory and practical experience;
• enhanced professional and soft skills at an advanced level;
• ability to investigate, analyse, evaluate and provide recommendations to decision makers in the workplace, and to generate postgraduate level documentation of outcomes.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to evaluate and extrapolate from the outcomes of their research;
• The ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline;
• The ability to identify and take serendipitous advantage of research opportunities;
• The potential to lead and contribute to projects effectively and efficiently;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to communicate the methodology, results and implications of their research in a manner appropriate to different purposes and audiences;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities;
• The potential to resolve conflicts.

Availabilities
JCU Brisbane, Limited, Study Period 22
Census Date 12-Aug-2010
Face to face teaching 19-Jul-2010 to 29-Oct-2010
Coordinator:	Professor Lyndal Drennan
Contact hours:	3 hours workshops/Seminars - 3 x skills-based workshops 20 hours professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (10%); assignments (10%); (50%); (20%); (10%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
JCU Brisbane, Limited, Study Period 21
Census Date 15-Apr-2010
Face to face teaching 22-Mar-2010 to 02-Jul-2010
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor John Hamilton
Contact hours:	3 hours workshops/Seminars - 3 x skills-based workshops 20 hours professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (10%); assignments (10%); (50%); (20%); (10%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
JCU Brisbane, Limited, Study Period 23
Census Date 09-Dec-2010
Face to face teaching 15-Nov-2010 to 04-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Professor Lyndal Drennan
Contact hours:	3 hours workshops/Seminars - 3 x skills-based workshops 20 hours professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (10%); assignments (10%); (50%); (20%); (10%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.