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Master of Information Technology

IT5004.20 Capstone (This subject is an Industry Internship)

This subject is the culmination of the Master of Information Technology thereby supporting students to undertake a comprehensive experience, reflecting, consolidating, demonstrating and applying the knowledge, skills and attributes developed throughout the course-based learning experience. The Capstone Experience enables mastery of the subject matter, applying knowledge to real-world problems, and developing valuable skills relevant to degree-related graduate employment. The capstone experience is a demonstration of student learning and application throughout the course. The outcomes of the capstone experience form a strong portfolio of achievement to demonstrate their competencies to graduate employers.

UHE guarantees unpaid internships to all eligible*MIT students, completed within this capstone experience subject. Internships are part of UHE's commitment to maximising graduate employment outcomes.

All interns will have industry-partners and be completing industry-relevant, real-world work giving them valuable knowledge, skills and attributes.

At the discretion of UHE, each student will complete their capstone experience in one of three internship models:

(a) Individual Internships _ working on-site in businesses supervised by professionals,  
OR 
(b) Group Internships _ working off campus in a corporate environment supervised by a business mentor, OR
(c) On-campus Internships _ working on-campus in a dedicated hub supervised by an academic mentor who is liaising with an actual employer / business partner.

(See Moodle for Eligibility Criteria)

For all three models / pathways (a. Individual Internships, b. Group Internships, c. On-campus Internships) the subject will be focussed on and designed to assure subject learning outcomes.

All assessment is to be delivered as specified below and UHE Academic Teachers and/or Academic Course Managers or the Chief Academic Officer are responsible for receiving, grading and providing feedback on assessment applying the standard UHE processes.

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