ACC317 - Communication and Creative Arts Internship A
Unit details
| Year | 2015 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Please note that in Trimester 3 only, the Professional & Creative Writing stream option is not available. |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3 Internship unit |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | A Mcadam |
| Prerequisite: | This internship unit can only be undertaken after the successful completion of 12 credit points (or equivalent) of which at least 4 must be core units in the course or major in which the student is enrolled and seeking the placement. Students also require permission from the Head of Discipline and/or Unit Chair who will take into account a range of factors including academic history and the nature of the placement. Enrolment in an internship unit is dependent on the availability of a suitable workplace or equivalent and agreed project or program of work. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | Students are required to complete a minimum of 100 hours in conjunction with host organisation. |
Content
This Internship unit, available to all students in Communication and Creative Arts courses, is a placement in a supervised workplace. Internships may be undertaken across a very wide range of communication, creative arts, media and other workplaces. Possible placements for an internship include: activities associated with creative arts industry sectors, corporate/government/community organizations, associations and practitioners involved in the fields of writing/publishing/editing, visual communication design, dance/performance/theatre production, film, video, television, radio, sound, animation, web design, photography, visual arts, and communications/media. Students are able to research and propose a work placement, then devising and negotiating a mutually agreed upon supervised position within a workplace environment or may apply for organised internships where available.
During the Internship students will be required to:
• develop a profile of the organization and/or communications or creative arts sector in which it sits;
• outline a sequence of specified tasks, develop a project/folio/product, and
• assess the process and outcomes of the project and/or Internship experience through a written report and/or oral presentation.
Assessment
Workplace Research 40% (1600 words or equivalent) This may include a combination of written research activities, such as an industry or organisation profile and/or practitioner interviews.
Project/activities report 60% (2400 words or equivalent) This may include a combination of a folio, presentation, performance, show reel, student journal or reflective essay.
Assessment requirements are tailored to specific creative industry sectors.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $769 | $769 | $2659 | $3010 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.