Industry Placement Information for Students

Bachelor of Information & Communication Technology (706A) 

Note: If you are a BInfoTech hons or BIT hons you need to contact Akemi Chatfield

• All BInfoTech students must satisfactorily complete two 8-week periods of approved Industry Placement before they can graduate. You must work a minimum of 17.5 hours per week.  This registration form MUST be submitted BEFORE the commencement of the placement session.
• The Industry Placement is assessed in the form of a written assignment and is normally undertaken in the summer sessions at the end of second and third year. In exceptional circumstances, where a student has proven substantial work Industry placement in a relevant industry (details below) a report must still be completed.
• The Industry Placement Co-ordinators are Sim Kim Lau (Room 39.220) and Bob Brown (Room 39.108).
• If you are not being paid for your placement/s, you must complete the UOW Insurance Application form.
• Students are responsible for any health or police checks required for the placement.

Bachelor of Information Technology (1807)

• All BIT students must satisfactorily complete one 8-week period of approved Industry Placement before they can graduate. This registration form MUST be submitted BEFORE the commencement of the placement session.
• The Industry Placement is assessed in the form of a written assignment and is normally undertaken in the summer sessions at the end of second year. In exceptional circumstances, where a student has proven substantial work Industry placement in a relevant industry (details below) a report must still be completed.
• The Industry Placement Co-ordinators are Sim Kim Lau (Room 39.220) and Bob Brown (Room 39.108).
• If you are not being paid for you placement/s, you must complete the UOW Insurance Application form.
• Students are responsible for any health or police checks required for the placement.

Bachelor of Business Information Systems (1838)

• All BBIS students must satisfactorily complete one 8-week period of approved Industry Placement before they can graduate. This registration form MUST be submitted BEDORE the commencement of the placement session.
• The Industry Placement is assessed in the form of a written assignment and is normally undertaken in the summer sessions at the end of second year. In exceptional circumstances, where a student has proven substantial work Industry placement in a relevant industry (details below) a report must still be completed.
• The Industry Placement Co-ordinators are Sim Kim Lau (Room 39.220) and Bob Brown (Room 39.108).
• If you are not being paid for you placement/s, you must complete the UOW Insurance Application form.
• Students are responsible for any health or police checks required for the placement.

Information for Employers

Information can be accessed here and contains details, which may be needed by employers.

Assessment of Industry Placement

Fail/Pass/Credit/Distinction and High Distinction grades are NOT given for these subjects, NOR will marks be allocated. You will receive a grade of either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). The reports are not usually returned, so please make sure you do not provide originals (eg of references). Furthermore, these subjects do not count in the calculation of weighted average marks.

Your reports will be assessed by Sim Kim Lau or Bob Brown. Report requirements are on the eLearning BInfoTech - Industry Placement site. You will be given access to this site once you have submitted your registration form.

Students are reminded that all registration forms for Industry Placement must be submitted to the Industry Placement Coordinators, Dr Sim Kim Lau or Dr Bob Brown, for approval PRIOR to the commencement of your Industry Placement. You should allow up to 2 weeks for the processing of the registration form, including access to eLearning. If the registration form was not submitted and approval was not obtained prior to the commencement of your  Industry Placement, your report will not be accepted for marking.

The completion of each Industry Placement requires that you:

1. work, at least, half-time (min of 17.5 hours) for 8 weeks, (NB this does not equate to 4 weeks full-time);
2. satisfactorily complete the report and submit it on time.

Submission Dates

We have two online submission dates throughout the year. Please see the registration form for dates.