Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Proficiently apply advanced technical and professional practice skills in familiar and unfamiliar professional situations.
2. Identify when new knowledge is required, independently seek out that knowledge, and apply it with confidence and expert judgement.
3. Integrate existing and new technical knowledge for industrial applications.
4. Demonstrate the impact of the internship on their learning and professional development through mapping to relevant professional competencies.
5. Develop and engage in lifelong learning practices through critical reflection and professional development.
6. Reflect on how engineering courses and electives contribute to the development of breadth and depth of knowledge and multidisciplinary skills and self-competence for ethical practice within the Stage 2 Engineers Australia Stage 2 competencies.

Work Integrated Learning

Placements

This course provides you a real-life engineering workplace and understanding of how your engineering and professional skills and knowledge can be utilised in industry. You will also be able to demonstrate functioning engineering knowledge, both new and existing, and identify areas of further development for your future career.

Other Information

Internships are highly competitive. As ANU-sourced intern positions become available, they will be advertised to the students.

International students undertaking an internship during Semester 1 or 2 that is weighted at less than 24 units will need to ensure that they are enrolled in a full-time study load to remain compliant with their Student Visa requirements. Domestic students should note that enrolling in a part-time load may impact their eligibility for government support payments (e.g. Youth Allowance, Austudy).

 If a student is unsure if they can fit an internship in their program, they should seek program advice from ANU Student Hubs at https://www.anu.edu.au/students/contacts/anu-student-hubs.

Any enquiries around the required process to undertake Engineering Internship, see Understanding internships for ANU Engineering students or can contact STEM Hub – ANU Careers & Employability (careers.stem@anu.edu.au) for advice.

 Please note that all internships must be approved by the internship convenor, and students need to obtain this approval well ahead of commencing the internship, at least 4 weeks before the start of the teaching period.

Where a student organises the industry placement themselves, it is the responsibility of the student to contact STEM Hub – ANU Careers & Employability (careers.stem@anu.edu.au) well in advance of commencement of the placement.

An agreement between ANU and the Host Organisation is required, setting out obligations of both parties, including confirmation that student will be a paid employee during the internship (e.g. in a casual/fixed term position).

The intern must be supervised by a suitably qualified engineer/software engineer, who either in Australia or overseas:  

is registered to practice engineering with a relevant professional body or has obtained a tertiary degree in an engineering discipline; and  

is currently working in Australia, in a suitable engineering related role; and  

has substantial (>5 years) experience working as an engineer. 

International students should check their visa conditions to make sure that completing this course does not breach any restrictions on the allowable amount of work (typically 48 hours per fortnight during semester). 

 If this is not a compulsory course in your program, the hours of this internship will count towards your working hours.

 You can check your visa conditions on the Department of Home Affairs Visa Entitlement Verification Online system (VEVO).

Indicative Assessment

1. Internship Journal and Reflection Items (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
2. Internship Report (60) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
3. Industry Supervisor Report (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]

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Workload

Students have the option to have a placement count as either 12, 18 or 24 units of credit, based on the available elective space within their program. This requires a minimum of 280 hrs, up to 560 hrs with an industry partner. It is noted that the unit value cannot be varied after the internship has concluded.

The 6-unit courtesy offering remains available, applying the same hour requirements as the 12-unit offering at the time.

Subject to approval from the Internship Host Organisation, students may complete an internship at any intensity (full-time or part-time hours), but the placement must be completed (and all assessment items submitted) within the study period they are enrolled.

Inherent Requirements

No specific inherent requirements have been identified for this course.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the School of Engineering to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

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