Professional Employment Program Mon 24 – Tues 25 Nov 2014

1. Professional Employment Program Mon 24 – Tues 25 Nov 2014

2. Program Goals • Assist international ICT students with transition into the Australian workplace • Develop strategies to improve your effectiveness in the workplace • Improve your Australian employment prospects

3. Program Features • Industry guest speakers • Australian workplace culture • Tips to improve your communication skills • Job search strategies • Networking with Industry

4. Day 1 • Job search strategies • Internship information session • ICT Industry Panel • Interview skills • Australian workplace culture • Career Services

5. Day 2 • Strategies for Managing your Career • Networking Strategies • Speed Networking Session with Industry

6. Apply now and Register today • Submit your application and secure your place in the program • Application forms are available today • Cost: $20.00 • DEADLINE : Friday 24 October 2014

7. ICT Internship Project Semester 1, 2015

8. ICT Internship Project • Exciting opportunity to undertake a project in a real workplace, as part of your Masters Degree • Placements are supervised by a workplace professional and a Swinburne academic, this unit will allow you to: • apply your practical skills and theoretical knowledge in an IT industry context • develop your understanding of IT business processes & structures and • establish contacts in the IT industry

9. ICT Internship Project • Internships run in each semester period in March-May and August-October. • The unit involves regular weekly classroom activities and a project activity undertaken at an industry site for two days per week over a semester (three months). • The unit is credit baring and has the following assessment items: • Work log to be filled out every week • Time sheet when students are at the work place • Project presentation at host organisation • Software requirements specification document (for ICT80004 only) • Report and project deliverables to the host organisation

10. Eligibility for ICT Internship Project • Be in the final semester of an approved degree • Maintain at least a credit average • Complete the Professional Employment Program (PEP) • Submit a formal application to undertake an interview • Attend a Swinburne interview • Be available to undertake an interview with the host organisation in the 3 weeks prior to commencing next semester • Have strong communication skills as well as having technical and theoretical knowledge applicable to the ICT industry

11. Eligibility for ICT Internship Project Eligible courses: • Master of Information Technology • Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) • Master of Information Technology Project Management • Master of Technology (IT) • Master of Science (Network Systems) • Master of Engineering Science (Network Systems & Telecommunications) • Master of Information Technology Business Analysis

12. Selection Process for ICT Internship Project • Swinburne interviews: 1-5 December 2014 • Industry interviews (timings are flexible): 9-27 February 2015 • This is a competitive process – at no stage of the application process are positions guaranteed. • 30-40 students each semester • Host organisations have the final say • Organisations will choose applicants who they believe are the best fit for the positions on offer, the same as would occur for a general job application process. • Preparing for your interview is vital to securing a position make use of the Careers service and practice the STAR technique

13. How to Apply for ICT Internship Project • Register and pay for the 2-day Professional Employment Program (PEP) • Submit an online interview application www.swinburne.edu.au/student/employment-opportunities/internships/internship-form.php • Applications are due by 5PM FRIDAY 24 OCT 2014