ENS5930 Sustainability internship

You will undertake a project defined by a partner organisation, domestically or internationally, with the approval of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) team and the unit coordinator. Partner organisations may be from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. The partner organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides the academic supervision.

In the unit, you are expected to complete various assessment tasks. This includes a work plan and brief (AT1), two short stand-alone reflections on your approaches to overcoming professional challenges (AT2), an oral presentation on one key change in you resulting from the placement experience (AT3), and a final major report including analysis and reflection (AT4).

Reflection on professional challenges and personal and professional development is important in the unit. This aims to establish a habit of life-long learning and a growth mindset; these are important in the rapidly changing work environment.

All assessment information is available on the Moodle page. You should regularly consult the Moodle page for assessment resources and announcements. See the Assignment Book for all assignment guidelines, marking rubrics, resources, examples, and submission drop boxes.

Your self-elected assessment due dates: You will set your own due dates based upon the timing, duration and nature of your own individual placement. Go to Moodle to set your own assessment deadlines using our guide. Staff will monitor assessment based on the dates you set. This self-elected process enables flexibility and recognises the variety of different placements being undertaken in terms of start dates and duration. You will need to nominate your due dates within two weeks of gaining access to the ENS5930 Moodle.

Partner organisations may be from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. You will communicate the project findings and outcomes (transferable and technical) in the final major report with a focus specified by the partner organisation in conjunction with the student and requirements of the assessment. The partner organisation provides field supervision, and the faculty provides the academic supervision.

In the unit, you are expected to complete various assessment tasks (AT1 through to AT4). This includes a work plan and brief (AT1), two short stand-alone reflections on major professional challenges (AT2), an oral presentation on one key change in the student resulting from the placement experience (AT3), and a final major report including analysis and reflection as well as a self and supervisor review (AT4).

This unit uses a range of learning approaches (below) but it is primarily taught via experiential learning during the work-integrated professional placement. You will also undertake some required online assessment, one induction and one onboarding session, a self-elected professional Career Connect session of your choosing, and one interactive presentation forum in Week 13.

• Experiential learning
• Online and face to face learning
• Professional placement
• Work-integrated learning
• Professional reflection
• Problem-based learning for most placements
• Research activities for some placements
• Active learning
• Oral presentation
• Peer to peer networking

The professional experience, reflection tasks and other assessment tasks aim to provide a mixture of theory, self-awareness, and practical experience, which are essential elements of professional development.