Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Hotel Professional Industry Internship Advanced
  • Unit Code

    HOS2108
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides a professionally supervised work integrated learning experience in the hospitality industry. It emphasises the application of theoretical knowledge and skills in different functional areas of a hotel or resort enterprise as required for the student's progression as a professional industry manager. The focus of the unit is on the personal and professional development of the individual student in enhancing and extending their current level of knowledge and competence as a manager or potential manager. Enrolment into this unit is by application ONLY. Generally, students must have achieved a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 and have completed a minimum of 120 credit points to be eligible to apply for this unit. (Students who are outside these parameters and wish to apply must seek approval from the Course Coordinator for an exemption to this criteria before applying). Please note that students MUST have a minimum of 60 credit points remaining to complete after their internship has been completed. Students are required to submit a current Resume, a statement addressing their suitability and will be required to attend an interview.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from HOS2110, HOS2220, HOS2325

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply discipline knowledge, skills and abilities to the work environment.
  2. Demonstrate the personal and professional skill required to succeed as a manager.
  3. Evaluate the role of teamwork in the workplace.
  4. Exercise critical thinking and recommend improvements in the management structure and systems of the workplace.
  5. Integrate and synthesise newly gained knowledge and insights through critical reflection to enhance lifelong learning.
  6. Produce a portfolio of evidence of the application and development of personal and professional skills relevant to the hospitality industry.

Unit Content

  1. Host supervisors and the unit coordinator will ensure that appropriate opportunities for learning are being undertaken.
  2. Students are required to complete a minimum of 8 weeks (300 hours) paid work placement.
  3. Students must attend introductory and preparatory seminars on the requirements and procedures for undertaking this internship (including documentation and risk management compliance) prior to its commencement.
  4. Students will need to familiarise themselves with the ethics and protocols relevant to their host organisation.
  5. Students will produce internship learning reports that evaluate issues impacting the host organisation.
  6. Students will provide evidence by way of reflective journals as to how the internship has enabled them to meet their personal and professional learning outcomes.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will attend introductory and preparatory seminars on the requirements and procedures for undertaking their professional industry internship (including documentation and risk management compliance) prior to its commencement. A seminar will also be held at the end of semester for feedback, update and discussion on the internship experience and the assessment requirements. During the semester, the unit coordinator will be in regular contact with the host supervisor to ensure that appropriate opportunities for learning are being undertaken. They will also conduct at least one site visit to observe the student at work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentSelf-development essay10%
AssignmentAssignment40%
Reflective PracticeReflective journals30%
Portfolio ^Employer evaluation and reflective commentary20%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Hotel Professional Industry Internship Advanced
  • Unit Code

    HOS2108
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides a professionally supervised work integrated learning experience in the hospitality industry. It emphasises the application of theoretical knowledge and skills in different functional areas of a hotel or resort enterprise as required for the student's progression as a professional industry manager. The focus of the unit is on the personal and professional development of the individual student in enhancing and extending their current level of knowledge and competence as a manager or potential manager. Enrolment into this unit is by application ONLY. Generally, students must have achieved a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 and have completed a minimum of 120 credit points to be eligible to apply for this unit. (Students who are outside these parameters and wish to apply must seek approval from the Course Coordinator for an exemption to this criteria before applying). Please note that students MUST have a minimum of 60 credit points remaining to complete after their internship has been completed. Students are required to submit a current Resume, a statement addressing their suitability and will be required to attend an interview.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from HOS2110, HOS2220, HOS2325

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply discipline knowledge, skills and abilities to the work environment.
  2. Demonstrate the personal and professional skill required to succeed as a manager.
  3. Evaluate the role of teamwork in the workplace.
  4. Exercise critical thinking and recommend improvements in the management structure and systems of the workplace.
  5. Integrate and synthesise newly gained knowledge and insights through critical reflection to enhance lifelong learning.
  6. Produce a portfolio of evidence of the application and development of personal and professional skills relevant to the hospitality industry.

Unit Content

  1. Host supervisors and the unit coordinator will ensure that appropriate opportunities for learning are being undertaken.
  2. Students are required to complete a minimum of 8 weeks (300 hours) paid work placement.
  3. Students must attend introductory and preparatory seminars on the requirements and procedures for undertaking this internship (including documentation and risk management compliance) prior to its commencement.
  4. Students will need to familiarise themselves with the ethics and protocols relevant to their host organisation.
  5. Students will produce internship learning reports that evaluate issues impacting the host organisation.
  6. Students will provide evidence by way of reflective journals as to how the internship has enabled them to meet their personal and professional learning outcomes.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will attend introductory and preparatory seminars on the requirements and procedures for undertaking their professional industry internship (including documentation and risk management compliance) prior to its commencement. A seminar will also be held at the end of semester for feedback, update and discussion on the internship experience and the assessment requirements. During the semester, the unit coordinator will be in regular contact with the host supervisor to ensure that appropriate opportunities for learning are being undertaken. They will also conduct at least one site visit to observe the student at work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentSelf-development essay10%
AssignmentAssignment40%
Reflective PracticeReflective journals30%
Portfolio ^Employer evaluation and reflective commentary20%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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