BSB305 Undergraduate Business Internship
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| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course and a GPA of at least 4.0 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,040 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,597 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,024 |
| International unit fee | $4,176 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
| Coordinator: | Ingrid Larkin | ik.larkin@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Online
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
| Coordinator: | Ingrid Larkin | ik.larkin@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Online
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Unit Outline: Summer 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Unit Outline: Summer 2024, Online
| Unit code: | BSB305 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.0 or higher |
| Pre-requisite: | 192 credit points of undergraduate study completed in current course |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student who has completed 192 credit points or more of study, and has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. |
Overview
Undergraduate Business Internship is a work integrated learning unit for undergraduate students from any undergraduate major in QUT Business School. Students apply and build on the knowledge and skills developed during their studies in a real world setting. The unit develops and refines employability skills, engages students in career development activities, supports students to adopt a reflective approach to learning,and prepares students for transition to professional practice and careers in the future world of work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills from your major area of study in QUT Business School in a professional environment through an internship and professional development activities
- Prepare, activate and evaluate a professional plan for your learning and development.
- Integrate a number of approaches to reflection in your learning and professional practice.
- Create engaging digital content to demonstrate your learning, development, and professional profile.
Content
- Experiential Learning
- Work integrated learning
- Reflective learning and practice
- Understanding the world of work, and yourself in the context of work and career
- Employability and career development tools and approaches
- Understanding culture, norms, protocols in the context of work and career
- Social and ethical understanding in the context of work and career
Course Assurance of Learning Goals (Undergraduate)
The QUT Business School has established the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Goals to meet contemporary industry needs and standards. Achieving these learning outcomes will assist you to meet the desired graduate outcomes set at QUT - aligned with other internationally renowned business schools. Students will develop the following capabilities relevant to a contemporary global and sustainable business environment:
Knowledge and Technological Skills (KS)
1.1 Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
1.2 Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Higher Order Thinking (HO)
2.1 Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
2.2 Exercise independent judgment and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Professional Communication (PC)
3.1 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
3.2 Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Teamwork and Self (TS)
4.1 Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
4.2 Apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration across diverse purposes and contexts.
Social, Ethical and Global Understanding (SE)
5.1 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
5.2 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Learning Approaches
Experiential learning, particularly work integrated learning and reflective practice, are key approaches to learning in the unit. Students will be prepared for and supported during their internship through workshop sessions, engagement with professionals, online resources, discussion and activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester, which may include:
- Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback, individual and group consultation;
- Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written and recorded commentary;
- Direct: to individual students, either in written, recorded form, or in synchronous consultation; and
- Indirect: to whole class.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment tasks reflect contemporary approaches and tools adopted in contemporary professional practice in business settings. Formative activities in workshops and online activities are designed to support students in successfully completing summative assessment tasks.
To successfully complete BSB305, each student must complete a minimum of 100 hours of internship activities (through placement, industry engagement, and professional development activities) during the semester of enrolment. Feedback from a nominated supervisor from industry or community partners which measures student's engagement, learning, application, and attitude during the internship may be considered in determining a student's final grade in the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Professional Plan
The professional plan sets out professional development goals, learning objectives, and activities for internship, negotiated between student, industry or community partner, and academic supervisor.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
Each student will compile a reflective journal using a number of approaches to reflection (eg 4Rs model of reflection, Kolb's reflective learning cycle, what/so what/now what approach, self and peer reflection). Reflection will include examining social, ethical and legal principles and practices, and socially responsible decision making in contemporary business settings.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Digital portfolio
Each student will create, compile and deliver a portfolio using digital tools, including online professional profile and digital story.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Each student must secure an approved internship placement and planned professional development activities prior to census date.
Costs
As a work integrated learning unit, there may be some costs involved in travelling to internship location.
Resources
The Canvas site for the unit provides a range and variety of resources to support students' learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
This is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit.Students will be prepared for WIL including:
- The importance of risk management;
- Rights and responsibilities of stakeholders;
- Risk management considerations for WIL activity:
- Health and safety including requirements for induction
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of interest
- Access and discrimination
- What students may need to disclose
- Financial issues
- Intellectual property
- Insurance coverage;
- Any cost associated with WIL activities;
- How student can raise problems that they are experiencing and receive guidance and support on their resolution; and
- Instructions for students on who to contact in the event of an emergency.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)
HO (2.2): Independent Judgement and Decision-Making
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills
Relates to: Digital portfolio
PC (3.1): Professional Communication (Written)
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio
PC (3.2): Professional Communication (Oral)
Relates to: Digital portfolio
SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding
Relates to: Reflective Journal
SE (5.2): Global Social Responsibility
Relates to: Reflective Journal
TS (4.1): Self-Reflection and Accountability
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.BS05 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
BS06 Bachelor of Business
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of socially responsible behaviour in analysing and addressing business issues in national and international business contexts.
Relates to: Reflective Journal - Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise independent judgement and initiative in adapting and applying knowledge and skills for effective planning, problem solving and decision making in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in written forms and using media appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Use information literacy skills, and communicate effectively and professionally in oral forms, appropriate for diverse purposes and contexts.
Relates to: Digital portfolio - Exercise self-reflection, responsibility and accountability in relation to own learning and professional practice.
Relates to: Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio - Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
Relates to: Reflective Journal
UD05 Bachelor of Property Economics
- Apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills, including fundamentals of building construction and knowledge of legal, social, cultural, and technological contexts, required to manage property assets and investment portfolios; analyse property markets, the drivers of property value and the feasibility of development; and identify future funding and transaction processes.
Relates to: ULO1, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal - Think critically and innovatively to solve problems by applying methodologies and calculations to identify innovative solutions and sustainability strategies and evaluate the feasibility of property development and investment opportunities.
Relates to: ULO2 - Communicate and collaborate strategically in professional contexts with diverse stakeholders
Relates to: ULO4, Professional Plan, Digital portfolio - Display professional, ethical judgment and initiative, adapt to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, and lead and manage people with consideration for different cultural perspectives and priorities.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3, Professional Plan, Reflective Journal, Digital portfolio