Tourism Internship A unit (HGA717)

Introduction

This unit is designed to allow you to prepare for your tourism internship through the development of skills related to field work, empirical research, project planning and work place communication. During this unit, you will be given the opportunity to create a case for an internship project in an environmental, tourism or cultural heritage context. Once this is done you will undertake an internship at a tourism or cultural heritage business. This may be self-organised, or organised by coordinators, depending on your employment situation. You will undertake a standalone project, with defined objectives and outcomes- to be determined in consultation with managers from the business and the unit coordinator. You will be assigned an Industry Mentor from within the organisation who will support you and provide an assessment on your performance. Students wishing to undertake this unit are required to express their interest with the unit coordinator six weeks prior to the beginning of their chosen semester of study. Placement cannot be guaranteed as this will depend on the number of available internships and the suitability of the student. A select number of internships will be pre-arranged by the unit coordinator throughout the year. These internships will be matched with students who express interest in undertaking the unit and are deemed suitable by the unit coordinator. Students are also encouraged to find their own internships. If they do, six weeks notice is required prior to the commencement of the semester to give the unit coordinator adequate time to ensure the viability of the proposed internship.

Summary

Unit name	Tourism Internship A
Unit code	HGA717
Credit points	25
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Professor Anne Hardy
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Learning Outcomes

• Critically reflect on the knowledge and skills that are important in completing your internship.
• Create a plan for your internship project in the tourism or cultural heritage environment.
• Communicate your work using oral and written forms.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Requisites

Prerequisites

50 credit points

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HGA714

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On campus Workshops: 6 x 2 hour workshops (delivered over 4 blocks) MyLO Online Content: Online modules (readings, activities, mini lectures) fortnightly (6 x 2 hour modules in total)
Assessment	Presentation of Feasibility and project plan (10%)|Peer Review Feasibility and project plan (20%)|Podcast (20%)|Feasibility and project plan (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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