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SBUS30280

Academic Year 2024/2025

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:

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

2
Specified Learning Activities

15
Placement/Work Experience

110
Total

127

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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat 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

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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