Course Title: Approved Industry Experience 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Approved Industry Experience 2

Credit Points: 36.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

INTE2377

City Campus

Undergraduate

140H Computer Science & Information Technology

Workplace

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

INTE2377

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Workplace

 Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021

INTE2377

City Campus

Undergraduate

175H Computing Technologies

Workplace

 Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Dr Golnoush Abaei

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0294

Course Coordinator Email: golnoush.abaei@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location:  City campus, Building 14, Level 11, Room 02

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Co-requisites: Software Engineering Principles and Practice 2 INTE2375 (UG)

You should have satisfactorily completed the first and second years of BP096 Bachelor of Software Engineering before you commence this course.

Note it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For your information the RMIT Course Requisites policy can be found at Course requisites – 7.29.1.6: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=twx09y07zi1c


Course Description

This course is associated with industry experience in a full-time employment position, which is related or relevant to a future career in the field of your degree program. This course is intended to combine with INTE2376 Approved Industry Experience 1 to form two semesters of continuous approved industry experience.

The placement is for a minimum period of 40 weeks.

Note: This course includes a work-integrated learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to your experience.

Please contact the Course Coordinator for internship approval and completion of the WIL forms.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:

PLO1: Knowledge - Apply a broad and coherent set of knowledge and skills for developing user-centric computing solutions for contemporary societal challenges.

PLO2: Problem Solving - Apply systematic problem solving and decision-making methodologies to identify, design and implement computing solutions to real world problems, demonstrating the ability to work independently to self-manage processes and projects.

PLO4: Communication - Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods in interactions to both computing and non-computing personnel.

PLO5: Collaboration and Teamwork - Demonstrate effective teamwork and collaboration by using tools and practices to manage and meet project deliverables.

PLO6: Responsibility and Accountability - Demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, sustainable and culturally inclusive professional standards, including First Nations knowledges and input in designing and implementing computing solutions.


Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate written and spoken communication skills through the development of reports and presentations;
  2. Analyse technical, ethical and professional issues that are relevant to concurrent workplace experience;
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of problem solutions encountered in the workplace, such as the design and implementation of software and other technologies;
  4. Reflect on the relevance of your approved industry experience to professional responsibility and life-long learning;
  5. Relate your experiences to your existing knowledge, understanding and attitudes;
  6. Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences through a range of modes and media;
  7. Analyse your experiences to synthesise new knowledge, understanding and attitudes;
  8. Use your experiences to develop a longer-term perspective on your future career development.


Overview of Learning Activities

This approved industry experience gives you the opportunity to consolidate and improve the program capabilities that you have developed in your first two years. In the course of your employment, you will receive industry feedback on your learning activities or assessment tasks. You should learn the requirements of being employed in the field of your degree program where you can productively add value to the company.


Your internship position may require you to:

  • Analyse business/customer problems and issues
  • Apply technical knowledge to solve these technical problems and issues
  • Communicate all aspects of your work achievements/progress with your work supervisor and colleagues
  • Collaborate with all team members in communicating and finalising solutions
  • Take ownership and responsibility for work activities
  • Research new or unknown technologies and innovations.

The learning activities will vary somewhat depending on the exact nature of the student work placement.   


Overview of Learning Resources

Students should access the internet and RMIT Library e-resources. Learning resources will be provided by your employer. A university representative will also be available and/or visit and/or contact the place of employment.   


Overview of Assessment

The assessment of this course is together with Software Engineering Principles and Practice 2 INTE2375 (UG).

The major basis for assessment is maintaining employment in the one company for the full term of your contract. Exceptions may be granted for problems that you bring to the attention of your workplace supervisor and program coordinator.

Further to this, you will need to demonstrate and report frequently that you can effectively apply your software engineering knowledge in the workplace setting, using analytic, problem solving and communication skills, and working responsibly in the workplace team(s) to the standards required.

You need to be able to demonstrate effective application of relevant standards, ethical considerations, and an understanding of legal and privacy issues to designing software applications and other software systems. This means that you show respect for the employer, the employer’s clients, the employer’s software and data.

End of each semester, you must present a retrospective summary of your work to other students and teaching team.

Note: This course has no hurdle requirements. 

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1:  4 Monthly Written Reports

In particular, the written assignments comprise several reports/discussion papers, to be completed at key intervals over the period of your co-requisite internship, that document:

  • Individual reflective analysis of the workplace in terms of corporate culture, styles of management, team practices, customer relations that includes various modes of internal or external customer communications, the tasks performed during the internship, how the first two years of study contributed to the performance of those tasks, and samples of actual outcomes/work completed
    • The professional practices, including an assessment /evaluation of the effectiveness of software development methodologies and service and support delivery that are, or could be, practiced at the workplace
    • How individual staff professional progress is managed with reference to larger theoretical models.

Weighting: 50% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 

Assessment Task 2:  1 Final Presentation

Weighting: 30% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 

Assessment Task 3:  Industry Mentor Report

Weighting: 20% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 5, 6 and 8 

The following ethical aspects may impact on your assessment:

RESPECT FOR EMPLOYER’S CLIENTS, SOFTWARE AND DATA

Poaching (directly or indirectly) of an employer’s clients and unauthorised copying of employer data or software is unethical and proven that cases could result in severe disciplinary action being taken under the regulations for ‘ general misconduct bringing the University into disrepute’ . For your own protection, consult your employer prior to accepting any assignment from one of their clients within 12 months of completing your approved industry experience.

CONTINUITY OF WORK and HANDOVER

Any matters (illness, ethical problems, personal situations) that might affect your continuity in work with your employer must be discussed with your internship coordinator BEFORE any precipitous action is taken.