International Internship - Games and Interactivity (Extended)
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 30 - 60 full days in internship plus 18 hours online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2025 teaching periods
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
150 credit pointsAims and objectives
The International Internship Extended is an opportunity for students to undertake an extended 'real world learning' experience and to gain valuable work experience in an international setting. It provides students with an opportunity to apply concepts of their discipline in a workplace setting, and to experience employment in the industry internationally. The unit allows students to work with an organisation for an extended period (30 to 60 days) that permits access to complex longer projects. On completion of the unit, students will be able to:
- Engage meaningfully in work environments
- Critically evaluate the relationship between theory and practice within a disciplinary area
- Describe the interactions between disciplinary knowledge, practice and career opportunities
- Develop cultural competency
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1 Identify and apply appropriate disciplinary skills and knowledge in a real-world environment
2 Communicate effectively for a range of audiences within the workplace, industry and cultural contexts
3 Develop cross-cultural competence through experiential learning
4 Reflect on and evaluate own experiences, both within the workplace, and regional and global industry trends, that might lead to or affect future employment
5 Demonstrate an understanding of intercultural adjustment models through reflexive analysis
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Online Learning Activities | 1.5 | 12 | 18 |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Placement | 25 | 12 | 300 |
TOTAL | 323 hours |
Assessment
- Achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more
- Attend a mandatory induction session prior to departure for internship preparation and cross-cultural training
- Complete the Placement Ready Module.
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Internship development plan | Individual | 20% | 1, 3 |
| Portfolio including: Reflection or project report or annotated workplace document | Individual | 40% | 1,2,4,5 |
| Video presentation | Individual | 20% | 2,3,4 |
| Discussion Board | Individual | 20% | 1,4 |
Content
- The unit supports learning through an industry experience in a cross-cultural context, with a focus on the learning that takes place rather than the contribution of the student to the corporate outcomes of the placement site
- Under the supervision of an Academic Supervisor, students reflect on their extended professional experience at the internship site to draw links between their practice in the workplace and disciplinary knowledge.
- Students learn in a blended learning environment that will enhance their cultural competency and future career prospects.
- Unit content requires both engagement in the workplace and online independent learning activities and readings, some of which will align to graded assessments.
Study resources
- References.