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Placement

The Faculty encourages the development of ICT skills and knowledge in the workplace through an industry placement. Completion of ISIT200 Industry Placement, which is a minimum of a single 8-week period of approved industry placement is highly recommended to all new enrolling students.

Students are required to organise placements and usually undertake the work over the Christmas vacation period (for students), i.e. November through to February. Typically they will need to find a placement at the end of their second and third years of study depending on the degree.

Students choosing to undertake a placement will submit an assessment of each work placement. You will need to specify to the student any areas that may be regarded as being ‘sensitive’ so that they do not inadvertently include these areas in their report. The assessment (including coordination of topics) is the responsibility of the Industry Placement Coordinator.

Industry Placement is one of the aspects that differentiates our degree from those offered in other places. Due to the high success rates we have had with our students to date, the degree continues to grow in popularity and the pressure for places in the degree, and therefore for Industry Placement, continues to rise.

We need your assistance to continue the trend of producing graduates who are already attuned to the employment situation so that they can be productive from the start of their careers.

Given the cost of recruitment, this program has also highlighted the benefits, to both employer and student, of being able to work together during the degree. Frequently students find work with employers who have employed them during their Industry Placement.

Notes

UOW Malaysia is part of the University of Wollongong Australia’s global network, but has a history of providing tertiary education to Malaysia, and the surrounding regions, as it was previously known as KDU college and university colleges. UOW Global Enterprises, a wholly-owned subsidiary of University of Wollongong Australia, in September 2019 acquired the KDU institutions and following a process of transformation integrated them into the University of Wollongong Australia global network of campuses located in Australia, Dubai, Hong Kong, and now here in Malaysia.