Course Title: Professional Practice - Design Internship

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Practice - Design Internship

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GRAP2738	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2025, Viet3 2025
GRAP2738	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Internet	Viet1 2025
GRAP2738	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Workplace	Viet3 2020, Viet1 2022, Viet2 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet1 2023, Viet2 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024, Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024
GRAP2911	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2025, Viet3 2025
GRAP2911	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Internet	Viet1 2025
GRAP2911	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	840H School of Communication and Design	Workplace	Viet3 2022, Viet1 2023, Viet2 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024, Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024

Course Coordinator: Ondris Pui

Course Coordinator Phone: +84 785663330

Course Coordinator Email: ondris.pui@rmit.edu.vn

Course Coordinator Location: Hanoi Campus; RMIT Vietnam

Course Coordinator Availability: Monday to Friday. 9:00am to 5:00pm

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study

You should have at least 276 credits and have satisfactorily completed all your Year One and Two courses including the Capstone 1 and 2 courses before you commence this course.
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.

Course Description

This course is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course designed to facilitate a practical working relationship between you and a selected organisation. Through dual negotiation with the industry and the school, you can apply to participate in an internship or a designer in residence program in an organisation, company, NGO, business, gallery, art space or a design studio. You are expected to work as a designer as directed by your host organisation, to address and solve real design issues and problems in an industry workplace environment.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

In course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

PLO 8: Develop responsibility and accountability for development of a personal design practice that demonstrates an original, ethical, innovative and professional approach to design.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

CLO1 Develop and apply design administration and art project management skills in a professional environment

CLO2 Plan and manage through self-directed and team research projects in a work environment

CLO3 Utilize interpersonal communication skills

CLO4 Critically reflect upon your professional practice experience

CLO5 Develop professional proposal and report writing skills.

Overview of Learning Activities

Learning in this course is primarily ‘on-the-job’, complimented by a series of tutorials and workshops aimed at assisting you in the selection, placement and reflection of your internship. The relationship between student and the internship employer is properly supported, enabled, monitored by the University.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT University has a fully supported internship program.

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment Tasks

Assignment 1: Digital Logs, (50%)

Grade: Complete/Incomplete

Linked to course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 4 & 5.

Assignment 2: Debrief Interview, (50%)

Grade: Complete/Incomplete

Linked to course learning outcomes: 3 & 4

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

Ungraded course

Please note that this course is ungraded. That means you will receive either a Pass Grade (PX) or a Fail Grade (NN) on completion. This course is a core course in the BP316 - Bachelor of Design Studies program.

The assessment task percentage weightings give you an indication of the volume and significance of the work required relative to the whole course experience.
For assessment tasks due for submission during the relevant semester teaching period, if you receive a Fail Grade on work submitted you will have one week to address the specific feedback and resubmit for reassessment. For assessment tasks due after the conclusion of classes this option is not available.

To successfully complete this course, you need to have passed all assessment tasks.

Courses with a PX grade structure are automatically excised from the calculation of your Grade Point Average (GPA). The grades are not included in the calculation of Weighted Academic Mark (WAM) for embedded Bachelor Honours and Bachelor programs.

This approach to grading and assessment is aimed at ensuring each course is inclusive of student diversity and prior learning, and capabilities can be developed as is appropriate to your discipline and interests.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.