FACULTY OF SCIENCE INTERNSHIP - 2019 Internships: information - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Dr Stephen Kidd

FACULTY OF SCIENCE INTERNSHIP - 2019

Internships: information session

What is “Sciences Internships”…? Why…and…How?? Importantly this is for…: Limited scope or opportunities for Summer ….this is for SEM 1 2020.

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WHAT are we talking about:

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Faculty of Science course:

• SCIENCE 2700/3700 Internship (3 Units of credit).

2nd or 3rd Year

• Workload equivalent to normal course – in an

external Host organization

• Learning activities, Internship & Assessment tasks

WHY

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Graduate SKILLS & Experience

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1st YR Uni SCIENCE 3rd YR Uni GRADUATE DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE

MAJOR

Young Professional SCIENTIST

Graduate SKILLS & Experience

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1st YR Uni SCIENCE 3rd YR Uni GRADUATE DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE MAJOR Analytical skills Problem solving Reports

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written Group work Time management Other skills/attributes Your DEGREE provides you with other things….for building a career

Graduate SKILLS & Experience

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1st YR Uni SCIENCE 3rd YR Uni GRADUATE

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE

MAJOR

Analytical skills Problem solving Reports

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Group work Time management

Other skills/attributes Interpersonal skills Social & personal awareness (EI) Adaptability dynamic workplace Resilience Manage – leadership Networks Young Professional goes Beyond Knowledge

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Networking, mentoring: hidden job market In SA biomedical jobs = 80%

What EMPLOYERS want…

Graduate SKILLS & Experience

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Analytical skills Problem solving Reports

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Group work Time management

Interpersonal skills Social & personal awareness (EI) Adaptability dynamic workplace Resilience Manage – leadership Networks Young Professional – Beyond Knowledge CV Personal Professional PROFILE

EXPERIENCE LEARNING

Work place Experience In an industry, business or government body In Science, discipline specific or associated field/s

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WHAT

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Work place Experience In an industry, business or government body In Science, discipline specific or associated field/s

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Clear - EXPECTATIONS

IT IS NOT A JOB PLACMENT IT IS NOT ACCREDITATION IT IS EXPIERENCE …IN WORKPLACE…IN INDUSTRY… …IN AND/OR AROUND SCIENCE…

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Eligibility…..

Faculty of Science Student

• B. Sc.

Completed 36 units of credit (2nd or 3rd year…) GPA 4.2 But we are willing to have flexibility/exemption to these criteria.

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WHAT does it involve:

• Approx. 120 hours within a Host company
• Equivalent to 2 days/week for 10 weeks (arranged and negotiated

directly with host company).

• Placement will NOT be lab-based.

”In and around” science = actual job Business, communication and engagement. Meetings, reports. Policy and procedures related to company function and a specific role

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Process

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*Information session Expression of Interest Career Hub form Faculty of Sciences assesses EoI Successful students Business/industry projects Interview Successful Agreement UoA-Busniess Signed off ENROLLED by FoS Negotiate timelines with Workplace mentor START INTERNSHIP *25thOct2019: Limited Summer SEM; Open for SEM 1, 2020 EoI – emailed out

• ver the next week.

DUE 15th NOV.

assessment

TASK 1: Portfolio: your professional and personal skills and the activities you have done to create a profile. CV. LinkedIn profile or other activities. Then a document on the research for the company you are assigned to…its structure and role (they may have a mission statement or other vision statements…)

NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE YOU START YOUR INTERNSHIP

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assessment

TASK 2: A diary entry that is provide every two weeks in your internship – this is not to be more than 250 words. This details three aspects: 1. The activities that you have done and are doing. 2. The challenges and what you are learning. 3. What attributes you are developing – what skills beyond the technical skills – the interpersonal skills and other transferrable skills).

THIS IS SUBMITTED AS A SINGLE DOCUMENT ON COMPLETION OF YOUR INTERNSHIP

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assessment

TASK 3:

This is a REFLECTIVE JOURNAL and REPORT (report on the complete internship). It needs to include these: There are the activities that you have done – what you were required to do, the technical and physical tasks that you undertook The things that you learnt. The skills you developed. Then looking back at how you considered your career pathway before your internship – what you now understand of your option and your personal qualities. A Reflection of the process – the internship.

THIS IS SUBMITTED 4 WEEKS AFTER COMPLETION OF YOUR INTERNSHIP

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QUESTIONS…?

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