Computer​ ​Science​ ​Internship Program

CareerDC​ ​coordinates​ ​internship​ ​programs​ ​by​ ​connecting​ ​students​ ​with​ ​host​ ​organisations​ ​all​ ​over Australia.

The​ ​internships,​ ​which​ ​are​ ​practical​ ​work-placement​ ​programs​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​the​ ​intern​ ​with professional​ ​training​ ​in​ ​computer​ ​sciences​ ​with​ ​the​ ​aim​ ​of​ ​providing​ ​industry​ ​specific​ ​opportunities​ ​is to​ ​enable​ ​the​ ​intern​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​skills​ ​that​ ​will​ ​enhance​ ​their​ ​prospects​ ​of​ ​gaining​ ​meaningful employment,​ ​building​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​career​ ​and​ ​starting​ ​their​ ​future.

About Computer Science

Computer​ ​scientist​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​various​ ​industries​ ​through​ ​software​ ​engineering,​ ​information technologies,​ ​businesses​ ​and​ ​tech​ ​startups.​ ​In​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​field​ ​of​ ​computing,​ ​engineering​ ​and mathematics,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​areas​ ​such​ ​as

• Industrial​ ​Design
• Engineering
• Information​ ​&​ ​Communications​ ​Technology
• Entrepreneurship
• Mathematics,​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​&​ ​Analytics
• Management

An​ ​internship​ ​work​ ​placement​ ​through​ ​host​ ​organisations​ ​can​ ​help​ ​students​ ​integrate​ ​their university​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​​ ​further​ ​enhance​ ​their​ ​education​ ​to​ ​innovate​ ​technology.​ ​​ ​The​ ​work experience​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​students​ ​with​ ​practical​ ​training​ ​through​ ​the​ ​host​ ​organisations​ ​in​ ​countering tangible​ ​real​ ​world​ ​challenges.​ ​​ ​Students​ ​can​ ​take​ ​on​ ​responsibilities​ ​in,

• Software​ ​development​ ​and​ ​project​ ​management
• business​ ​and​ ​system​ ​analysis
• system​ ​architecture
• database​ ​development,​ ​network​ ​and​ ​system​ ​administration
• testing​ ​and​ ​quality​ ​assurance
• Areas​ ​of​ ​Research

As​ ​well​ ​as​ ​gain​ ​valuable​ ​skills​ ​and​ ​knowledge​ ​such​ ​as,

• Expertise​ ​in​ ​computer​ ​science​ ​theories,​ ​methods,​ ​practices​ ​and​ ​strategy
• Wide​ ​range​ ​of​ ​programming​ ​languages​ ​used​ ​in​ ​the​ ​industry
• Computing​ ​architecture,​ ​construction,​ ​engineering​ ​and​ ​designing
• Computing​ ​software​ ​and​ ​tools​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​computer-based​ ​systems

These​ ​can​ ​further​ ​improve​ ​the​ ​technical​ ​skills​ ​and​ ​personal​ ​attributes,​ ​confidence,​ ​problem-solving skills​ ​and​ ​interest​ ​in​ ​student’s​ ​future​ ​computing​ ​profession.​ ​A​ ​work​ ​placement​ ​experience​ ​can​ ​help students​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​their​ ​genuine​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​industry.

Career​ ​and​ ​research​ ​opportunities​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​in​ ​commercial​ ​and​ ​government​ ​organisations, financial​ ​services,​ ​management​ ​consultancy​ ​firms,​ ​universities​ ​and​ ​medical​ ​institutions​ ​that​ ​are working​ ​with​ ​projects​ ​in​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​artificial​ ​intelligence,​ ​robotics,​ ​scientific​ ​computing,​ ​and programming​ ​systems,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​research.

Having​ ​a​ ​career​ ​as​ ​a​ ​computer​ ​scientist​ ​could​ ​translate​ ​to​ ​a​ ​significant​ ​contribution​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ever growing​ ​economy​ ​and​ ​all​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​modern​ ​life.​ ​The​ ​internship​ ​placement​ ​experience​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​a platform​ ​of​ ​learning​ ​and​ ​developing​ ​knowledge​ ​in​ ​computer​ ​technologies​ ​and​ ​computer​ ​science skills.

There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​high​ ​demand​ ​across​ ​a​ ​diverse​ ​market,​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​computer​ ​industry​ ​which​ ​allows career​ ​paths​ ​within​ ​the​ ​computer​ ​science​ ​industry​ ​in​ ​roles​ ​such​ ​as:

• IT​ ​consultant
• Information​ ​systems​ ​manager
• Database​ ​administrator
• Multimedia​ ​programmer
• Web​ ​and​ ​gaming​ ​developer
• Products,​ ​programs​ ​and​ ​software​ ​developer
• Business​ ​Analyst