Bachelor of Business
Industry Based Learning (IBL)
IBL Enrolment & Placement Plan Form
INFORMATION
The Industry Based Learning (IBL) course enables final year Bachelor of Business students to apply their
skills and experience in an external organisation or company (known as the host organisation) and learn
through a critical reflective process. The IBL 30 credit course requires a minimum of 220 hours of work over
the period of a semester.
Are you eligible?
BBus pre-requisites
You must have a minimum of 240 Credits including 45 credits at Level 6 in the compulsory subjects of your
selected major.
What you need to do to enrol
Attend an IBL Seminar the Semester BEFORE your intended IBL enrolment period and register your
interest by completing the registration form on line (Go to the BBus Moodle site and look for the IBL
section). By completing a registration form we can start to check your eligibility and can also plan out
resources for next year. The seminar describes the workload, assessment and time commitment of this
unique course.
Complete the IBL Enrolment & Placement Plan Form (Attached)
First negotiate with an external organisation to complete your IBL placement. Complete and sign this
detailed form with your host supervisor and return the form at least 2 weeks prior to your intended IBL
enrolment semester so that you have time to resubmit your plan if approval is not granted. The completed
and signed Enrolment & Placement Plan can be submitted by hand, posted or scanned and emailed to
ibl@unitec.ac.nz.
Before you submit your signed Enrolment and Placement Plan form you need to complete the online
Enrolment and Placement Form (Key Details) which can be found on the BBus Moodle site. This is so that
key details of your enrolment and placement plan are captured electronically.
You will be manually enrolled onto the course once your Enrolment and Placement Plan has been
approved by the IBL course Co-ordinator and you have met the course pre-requisites. Approval of
enrolment will be sent by the IBL Co-ordinator via email . Once you are enrolled you will have access to the
IBL course on Moodle.
For further information regarding enrolment please contact the IBL Course Co-ordinator – Denisa
Hebblethwaite ( Management & Marketing students) or Carol McKnight ( Accountancy and Finance students)
on ibl@unitec.ac.nz.
Is there an exemption?
If students are employed full-time in their discipline area and cannot negotiate a 220 hour IBL placement with
their employer they may apply for an exemption to a 15 credit IBL course (110 hours). Students need to
complete the exemption form on Moodle and have it signed off by Andrew Slessor.
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Semester Course Work
Attend all FIVE “Active” IBL Workshops which provide guidance and advice on how to maximise your
learning experience and submit a successful portfolio. The compulsory workshops prepare you to achieve
the learning outcomes, by covering the assessment process and assisting with personal and professional
development planning. Refer to the BBus Timetable for dates, times and room number.
Attend the “Portfolio” Workshop which is held towards the end of your IBL Semester to receive feedback
on your draft portfolio.
All the workshops are held during the day and then repeated in the evening to enable both full time and parttime students to attend.
IBL academic supervisor
During your IBL semester, you will be allocated an academic supervisor. You will need to arrange a meeting
between your Host Supervisor and your Unitec Academic Supervisor at your workplace. The meeting will
cover the Collaborative Assessment process and a Personal Learning agreement will be signed. At the end
of your course, another meeting will be held to complete the Collaborative Assessment process and the
results form a critical part of your final portfolio.
DETACH THESE FIRST 2 PAGES FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE
Please complete ALL of the FOLLOWING pages and ensure the document
has been signed before returning the document to either Denisa
Hebblethwaite (Management & Marketing students) or Carol McKnight
(Accountancy & Finance students). The document can be handed in directly
to the office (172-4023/4004), scanned and emailed to ibl@unitec.ac.nz or
posted to:
IBL Course Co-ordinator
Building 172 - 4023
Private Bag 92025
Carrington Road
Mt Albert
Auckland
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Industry Based Learning (IBL)
IBL Enrolment Form
Student Details
Family Name:
First (or given) Names:
Student ID No:
Daytime Contact Numbers:
Home & Mobile numbers:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
(please do NOT use Hotmail or Sina unless
you unblock Unitec email re SPAM)
Please indicate your Major
Information Systems
Operations
Finance
Marketing
Human Resources
Semester 1
Semester 2
30 Credit
The workload requirement for this option is:
220 hours over the semester plus attending all IBL workshops during the Semester
Students will need to complete a project and work tasks related to their discipline area
during the 220 hours
It is highly recommended that students do not attempt to study more than two other
courses at the same time as the IBL 30 credit course.
15 Credit
Only to be selected if prior approval given by the programme leader
The workload requirement for this option is:
110 hours over the semester plus attending all IBL workshops during the Semester
Students will need to complete a project related to their discipline area during the 110
hours
Exemption
option
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(double majors please tick only one box for IBL )
Accountancy
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE - IBL WORKSHOPS
PRIOR TO ENROLLING IN THE IBL MODULE
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You must attend an IBL Seminar to understand the requirements of this unique course.
DURING YOUR IBL SEMESTER
You must attend ALL the IBL Workshops & the Portfolio Workshop as all the workshops provide valuable and critical
information to your success.
Signature:____________________________________ Date: _____________________
Please submit this completed form with the following Placement Plan
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Bachelor of Business
Industry Based Learning (IBL) Module
IBL Placement Plan
You need to organise a suitable placement within an external Organisation or Company to host your
placement. Once your placement is checked and confirmed by the IBL Course Co-ordinator and prerequisites have been met you will be enrolled. The deadline for submission of the following details is
minimum 2 weeks prior to your intended IBL enrolment semester.
Company/Organisation’s Details
Company Name
Supervisor’s Name:
Job Title:
Email Address:
Direct Telephone No:
Location Address:
Postal Address:
Telephone:
Fax Number:
Company Website:
Number of Employees:
Brief description of Company’s service or product (feel free to attach brochures, catalogue of goods etc)
Placement Details
Please indicate the format your placement will take:
Placement Start Date:
Project only
Project and work
tasks
Placement End Date:
Are you already employed by the
above company? If “Yes” please
include whether work is “Full
time” or “Part Time” and how long
you have worked for this
company?
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Industry Based Learning (IBL) Module
IBL Placement Plan
The following information needs to be completed by your host supervisor.
Supervisor’s Details
Please provide an overview of your current role in the Organisation. Please include information about your
key day-to-day responsibilities, reporting relationships, and length of time in your current role.
Please indicate if your supervision of the student will be:
Technical
Social/Supportive
Please give details of your previous experience in your field, and any qualifications that could be relevant to
your ability to work with the student in this placement.
Please indicate what kind of mentoring/coaching experience you’ve had in the past, and any background
(could be external to your job) that will assist you in guiding and supporting the student.
Have you had experience in Performance Management?
Yes / No
Academic Assessment?
Yes / No
Is the majority of your company’s day-to-day work conducted in English?
Yes / No
Most IBL students intend to go on to find work in New Zealand companies. For this reason, we prefer that the day-to-day
language of the placement company be conducted in English. If English is NOT the day-to-day language of the
Company, please indicate what steps will be taken to ensure that the student is exposed to regular business use of the
English language during their placement.
How do you intend to communicate with the student each week?
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Industry Based Learning (IBL) Module
IBL Placement Plan
Please complete ALL questions in consultation with your Host Supervisor
Project Planning & Timeframe Details
Briefly describe the project (other work
tasks) will be covered on the next page)
Provide an estimation of the number of
hours you expect to be working on this
project.
What is the required final outcome of your
project?
When is it required?
What are the critical milestones (deadlines)
you will need to achieve to meet this
outcome?
By when for each?
What actions will you need to take to meet
the milestones?
By when?
What challenges do you anticipate facing at
any of these stages?
How will you deal with them?
What resources do you anticipate requiring
from your host organization? e.g. Computer
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Industry Based Learning (IBL) Module
IBL Placement Plan
Complete this page if you have other work tasks to carry out in addition to your project.
Please complete ALL questions in consultation with your Host Supervisor
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Please list each of the areas
required in the role
SPECIFIC TASKS
Please list the tasks that will have
to be achieved to meet each
responsibility
1. Inputting invoices
2. Monthly reconciliation of
accounts
3. Handling general queries
with suppliers
Example:
Accounts Payable
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Please indicate how you will be able to
evaluate each objective is met
ie which benchmarks are used
1. Accuracy
2. Timeliness
3. Professional manner with
clients
4. Autonomous work
5. Liaising with supervisor
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If you need more room to answer any of the questions, please feel free to add more pages!
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Industry Based Learning (IBL) Module
IBL Placement Plan
Please complete ALL questions in consultation with your Host Supervisor
POSITION ENVIRONMENT
What will your job title be during your IBL
Placement?
Will you report to anyone other than your
Host Supervisor? If so, who, and in what
areas?
Will you have any other functional
relationships at work? If so, with who, and
for what?
What decisions will you have the authority
to make on your own?
What skills will you need to complete your
placement?
Will you survey or interview people as part
of your placement?
Signature of host supervisor:……………………………………………………. Date:…………………….
Academic Placement Approval
This Placement Plan is subject to academic checking & authorisation to ensure suitability. Once
verified, confirmation of enrolment will be emailed by IBL Course Co-ordinator to the Student. Until
the confirmation has been received the placement is not approved and no work is to commence.
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