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SBUS30280

Academic Year 2026/2027

Business Internship Summer (SBUS30280)

Subject:
Business
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Maeve Houlihan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
How will I be graded?
Distinction/Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

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.

About this Module

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:

Reflective Practice
Action Learning
Navigating Culture
Workplace Skills

UNESCO highlights a set of key competencies that support individuals in their development and support society in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UCD has adapted these competencies and is combining them with others to form a general framework of learning competencies. This module will help you develop the competencies below to the levels specified. 
Learning Competency Additional Information Level

Collaboration

 The ability to learn from others; to understand and respect the needs, perspectives and actions of others (empathy); to understand, relate to and be sensitive to others (empathic leadership); to deal with conflicts in a group; and to facilitate collaborative and participatory problem solving. Competent

Critical Thinking

 The ability to question norms, practices and opinions; to reflect on one’s own values, perceptions and actions. Competent

Systems Thinking

 The ability to recognize and understand relationships; to analyse complex systems; to think of how systems are embedded within different domains and different scales; and to deal with uncertainty. Competent

Self-awareness

 The ability to reflect on one’s own role in the local community and (global) society; to continually evaluate and further motivate one’s actions; and to deal with one’s feelings and desires. Competent

Normative

 The ability to understand and reflect on the norms and values that underlie one’s actions; and to negotiate values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interest and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and contradictions. Competent

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


Goal Name Description Coverage

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 1
 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

15
Lectures

2
Placement/Work Experience

110
Total

127

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Specified Learning Activities – Pre and Post Internship Workshops (c10 hours)
Internship / Work Experience – 210 Hours (35 hours x 6 weeks)
Reflective and report writing- 12 hours (4 weeks x 3 hours) Autumn trimester
Skill Sharing activities

AI Policy:. AI Permitted for Limited Support
Students may use AI tools for limited support in this module (e.g. idea generation, practice questions or as a study aid).
Students remain fully responsible for the accuracy and reliability of their work.
Any use of AI must be cited appropriately.

Note: The objective of the internship report is reflection and application - to achieve this, reports must be your own original work. Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence or other machine learning technology, in the writing of their submissions

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Reflective Assignment: Reflective Report based on successful completion of approved and verified work-based summer internship, learning logs and debrief activities Week 4 Graded No
100
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


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.

Name Role
Dr Brona Russell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

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) - 2 Fri 14:00 - 15:50
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