Course Title: Flagship Internship (Information Technology)

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Flagship Internship (Information Technology)

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

This a placement course in which you will work full time in a company and do assessment tasks for the university. Thus, you have to enroll in this course early in the previous semester (around week 5-6), contact career.centre@rmit.edu.vn to know more about the enrollment process for this course and attend the induction workshop.


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COSC2740

RMIT University Vietnam

Undergraduate

860H School of Science, Engineering and Technology

Workplace

 Viet2 2018,
Viet3 2019,
Viet1 2020,
Viet2 2020,
Viet3 2020,
Viet1 2021,
Viet2 2021,
Viet1 2022,
Viet2 2022,
Viet3 2022,
Viet1 2023,
Viet2 2023,
Viet3 2023,
Viet1 2024

Course Coordinator: Quang Tran

Course Coordinator Phone: 02837761300

Course Coordinator Email: quang.tran@rmit.edu.vn

Course Coordinator Location: 2.4.27

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

 

You are strongly advised to complete at least 228 credits and have completed Programming Project 1 and 2 (COSC2502-3) before enrolling in this course but there is no enforced pre-requisite for this course.

Industry Internship Requirements

An agreement including schedule and relevant insurance documentation is required to be completed before commencing each internship (local and international). International placements must be registered and processed through RMIT Education Abroad (Melbourne) / RMIT Career Development and Employment (Vietnam).  In the case where a placement ends early, please refer to 6. Early Termination of Placements in the Work Integrated Learning Procedure.


Course Description

In this course you will apply your knowledge and skills in an industry environment. This will be a culmination of your learning throughout the program. As a situated learning experience, an internship* provides you with the opportunity to apply and further develop your knowledge and skills, and gain an understanding of industry dynamics. This course will integrate work based learning and academic learning, commonly referred to as Work Integrated learning (WIL), and will allow you to solve authentic industry problems or address real issues faced in organisations.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course is an option course so it is not required to contribute to the Program Learning Outcomes. However this course should assist you to achieve several Program Learning Outcomes.


On completion of this course you should be able to:


Discipline/Program Specific

  • (CLO1) Critically analyse experience in industry context with reference to disciplinary theory and classroom learning

 

Core Employability

  • (CLO2) Assess own strengths and weaknesses; reflect on own performance in relation to core employability skills, and set individual learning goals accordingly
  • (CLO3) Identify and apply strategies and techniques to achieve individual learning goals

 

Diversity/Intercultural

  • (CLO4) Recognize and reflect upon diverse norms of behaviour and attitudes evident in workplaces and assess with reference to culture and context.

 

 


Overview of Learning Activities

To achieve the learning objectives, this course requires you to participate in various learning activities. These activities comprise the following:

  • Work full-time for your employer, demonstrating professional behaviour and attitudes, and making a meaningful contribution wherever possible to the organization.
  • Return to campus to attend three multidisciplinary workshops that will help you develop your employability skills and prepare assignments 1 & 3. Your employer will be directly notified of the workshop schedule and requested to release you from work early on those days.
  • Participate in an online community for RMIT internship students where you can post questions, comments and advice for peers as well as accessing useful resources, tips and other information.
  • Prepare for and attend a debrief interview at the end of your internship with your lecturer and workplace mentor or supervisor.


Overview of Learning Resources

The course is supported by the Canvas learning management system which provides specific learning resources. See the RMIT Library Guide at http://rmit.libguides.com/compsci 

Additional industry-based resources might be available to you depending on the nature of your placement.

 

 


Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 2: 40% 
Linked CLOs: 1

Assessment Task 3: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Feedback will be given on all assessments tasks.