The ADB Internship offers a unique opportunity of work experience in the NCB/ADB. Students will work with academics and professionals to understand a complex work process devoted to producing a range of biographical outputs: that is commissioning biographical work, research editing and copy editing text, publishing print and Epress, digitization, programming, presentation and new media, Eresearch, collective and prosopographical projects.
It will enable interns, under academic and professional supervision, to bring a piece of work, not just to a publishable standard, but to publication online; ADB interns will research and write an ADB article which will then be edited and published as part of the ADB Online.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Understand the research environment of a national collaborative dictionary project
2. Acquire ADB advanced research, writing and editing skills
3. Competently produce an ADB entry
Indicative Assessment
Editing exercise, approx. 1000 words (15%)
ADB article or Obituaries Australia entry, approx. 2000 words (25%)
Thematic essay, max. 7000 words (60%)
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
Students are expected to spend approximately 240 hours on this course, including the on campus intensive and work off campus completing the assessment tasks. The on campus internship will be held over 5 days in June/July.
Prescribed Texts
None
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $6108 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $8736 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Person | ||||||
| 9870 | 18 Jul 2016 | 29 Jul 2016 | 31 Aug 2016 | 28 Oct 2016 | In Person | N/A |
| Online | ||||||
| 9905 | 18 Jul 2016 | 29 Jul 2016 | 31 Aug 2016 | 28 Oct 2016 | Online | N/A |