SBUS30280 Business Internship Summer

Academic Year 2023/2024

The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to capture their personal and professional skills development and to gain an understanding of how theory presented in modules translates to practice.

Students choosing to complete the Business Internship Summer module have the opportunity to document and reflect on a summer internship experience of 6-12 weeks duration. The self-sourced internship must be approved by the Quinn School in advance of commencing (May deadline).

On completion of the internship, student will capture their learning through an internship report (September) and undertake debrief and reflection activities across the first four weeks of Autumn term.

The module will be assessed on a Pass / Fail / Distinction basis and will be assigned to Stage 4 (Autumn Trimester). Successful completion will result in a pass / distinction grade which will be grade point neutral.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module participants will be expected to be able to show that they have:
Used what they have learned in their academic programme in a work-based setting.
Developed professional and personal skills.
Worked collaboratively with colleagues.
Enhanced their technical skills.
Evaluated their own learning on the internship and identified how they can learn best.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Specified Learning Activities

10
Placement/Work Experience

210
Total

232
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Specified Learning Activities – 10 Hours
Internship / Work Experience – 210 Hours (35 hours x 6 weeks)
LecturesTutorials - 12 hours (6 weeks x 2 hours) Autumn trimester
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Journal: On completion of the internship students will be required to submit a report capturing their role in the host company, reflecting on their learning and evaluating their experience. Week 2 n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50
Continuous Assessment:
Collaboration on set of Debrief and Skill Share activities across the first four weeks of Autumn term.
Host Employer will be required to sign off on the completion of the internship.		 Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 14:00 - 15:50