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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
Please contact your Program Coordinator if you wish to enrol in this course. The Public Policy and Professional Internship is part of the Crawford School of Public Policy’s suite of work integrated learning (WIL) options that promote reciprocal learning between academic studies and workplace application. This course provides students with an opportunity to gain credit towards their degree by undertaking a self-sourced internship. Students complete a placement in an appropriate public purpose or private entity to gain exposure to the organisational context and professional practice of public policy, and prepare a substantial research report that applies theoretical knowledge to a project topic connected to the internship. Each student will work with an academic advisor to guide the design and conduct of the research project. This course has dual overall learning goals to promote discipline-based concept application and career literacy-based professional development.
Statement of Expectations (1000 words). Before starting their internship students will submit a Statement of Expectations that outlines what knowledge, skills and experience they intend to gain from the internship. The Statement is a type of ‘learning plan’ that should cover three areas: Expectations about the internship role; Expectations about personal and professional development; and Expectations about knowledge and skills application. The Statement will be used to help guide learning during the internship and will be used as a basis for reflecting on achievements and professional development as part of the Reflective Journal
Learning outcomes 3, 4, 5
Reflective Journal (1500 words). After completing their internship students will submit a Reflective Journal. The Journal is a critical component of ‘experiential learning’. It provides a structured opportunity to reflect on how concrete experiences in the internship have helped both to enhance understanding of academic concepts and to develop a better conception of your own personal work characteristics and work preferences. The Journal will comprise internship journal entries (five journal entries recording key experiences and observations on concept application) and reflections on expectations (analytical observations on achievements and professional development expectations set out in the Statement of Expectations).
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5
Research Report (5000 words). After completing their internship students will submit a Research Report that addresses a policy or governance question on a topic connected to the internship. The Report is a discrete research output for assessment against academic standards. While the Report can be informed by work undertaken during the internship it cannot be a document drafted as part of internship work requirements. The Report is a time-constrained policy or governance research project based on analysis of existing data that will provide experience in designing and conducting rigorous research.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
The self-sourced internship should provide a minimum of 130 hours assessment and internship combined. Work Integrated Learning Placements This WIL component supports your internship in a policy-relevant agency or organisation with integrated career skills development and academic mentoring to develop applied research. Other Information CRWF8019 is a selective entry course. To apply students need to: (a) submit initial expression of interest to crawford.internships@anu.edu.au at least two months before the intended placement start date, and (b) have completed at least 24 units of courses in a Crawford masters degree program, and (c) have achieved an average mark of at least 70 in the completed masters courses. Students should also be aware of the need to adhere to the following deadlines when preparing an internship: - Five weeks before internship placement commences – internship application approved - Three weeks before internship placement commences – Assessment task 1: statement of expectations due For more information on self-sourced internships please see the Crawford internships website.
The prescribed text is: O’Leary, Z. and Hunt, J. 2016. Workplace Research: Conducting small-scale research in organizations. Sage. London. Course materials will be provided on Wattle.