Unit details
ASC321 - Sociology Internship
| Offered at: | (B, G, W) |
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| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 or Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Work experience in industry: | This is a Work Experience in Industry (WEI) unit. |
| Unit chair: | N Millen |
| Prerequisite: | At least 6 credit points towards a sociology major. Preference given to students with ASC250/350 Social Research: an Introduction. |
| Note: Internship units are normally undertaken in third year (or equivalent) and are subject to completion of specified prerequisite units and special application requirements. Approval to enrol in ASC321 is conditional upon the availability of an appropriate work placement and approval of the Unit Chair.
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
The Internship unit consists of a placement in a mutually arranged, supervised position where students will ideally undertake a project in the workplace and report on it both to the host organisation and the faculty supervisor. This is not a placement solely for experiential learning. The methodologies that need to be utilised in the project are dependent upon the type of placements.
In this particular unit students will be expected to use one or more of the following research approaches:
- naturalistic research;
- content analysis;
- development and implementation of surveys;
- data collection and basic data analysis;
- field research;
- secondary analysis of data for reports or other tasks.
Assessment
A written report of 5000 words consisting of five parts:
- engagement-profile on placement organisation 700 words 15%;
- research problem and detail of stages for completion of task(s) 500 words 10%;
- research methods employed-summary 1100 words 20%;
- findings-summary 2000 words 40%;
- evaluation of the placement 700 words 15%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2087 | $2268 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
