Forest Internship Project

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

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This subject involves definition and development of an industry-related project, and develops skills in project management, problem solving and planning and reporting investigations. The subject aims to provide students with a high-level employment experience with government, industry or NGO. Students will develop a good understanding of employer expectations of forest science graduates in the work environment and the skills required to function with excellence in the workplace.

Students are required to attend a series of seminars delivered on project design, management and communication strategies, including case studies. Students will then define their particular project. Each student prepares a project proposal that includes methodology and approach, and covers the relevant literature background. This project proposal will be developed in close consultation with the Industry Partner and may relate to an applied scientific, economic or sociological or managerial topic. This involves establishing base knowledge in the relevant area; definition of the issue; analysis of the approaches normally taken by industry to address such problems and the degree of success normally attained.

Students will then spend a period of four to six weeks in placement with a forest agency, industry or non-governmental organisation to work on the proposed project. Students will work in close collaboration with the Industry Partner supervisor and will consult with the academic advisors. A project report is submitted by each student and an oral presentation is presented at completion to an audience including industry members.

Literature review (2500) 40%, Industry Project including oral presentation (4000 words) 60%

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.