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Faculty of the Professions
Level 11, 10 Pulteney Street
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA

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Telephone: +61 8 8303 8131

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Telephone: +61 8 8303 3986
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Internship Experiences, 2008

Below is a summary of the range of internships that were undertaken in 2008. Go to the Upcoming Internships page for information about possible future internships.

Organisation	Disciplines	Internships Undertaken	Projects/Duties/Tasks
Alec Khoo & Associates	Accounting and Finance	1 internship Semester 2, 2008	Accounting cadetship: Practical training as a taxation accountant working with clients of the business.
Ballistic Media	MBA, Accounting & Finance	3 internships Semester 2, 2008	Project work: 1) Market research, looking at impacts of expansion into new markets such as China, and how best to go about it; 2) Examining the impact of switching web-based sales to multiple currencies.
Education Adelaide	Marketing	2 internships Semester 1 & Semester 2, 2008	Market analysis of current research projects: Database work, events and promotional work with new international students.
Financial Wisdom	Accounting, Finance	4 internships Semester 1, 2008	Shadowing, observation, working with clients: Assisting with the daily/weekly tasks of the business. Some project work also involved.
Locher & Associates	MBA	2 internships Semester 1 and 2, 2008	Working in Organisational Development: Observation, shadowing, client work. Some project work also involved.
Office of Trade, Department of Trade & Economic Development	MBA, Economics, Commerce (all streams)	8 internships Semester 1 & 2, 2008	Mostly project work: Market research, developing market strategies for entry into new Markets. Projects undertaken so far include Russia, China and Japan.
Professional & Continuing Education	Accounting & Finance	1 internship Semester 2, 2008	Looking atthe allocation of expenses against income for different programs, and how the organisation's processes can be improved
Professional Investment Services	Accounting & Finance	1 internship Semester 1, 2008	Shadowing, observation, working with clients: Assisting with the daily/weekly tasks of the business.
PIRSA	Economics	2 internships Semester 1, 2008	Project work looking at the social and economic impact of population movements within the regions.
Tulare Financial Planners	Accounting & Finance	1 internship Semester 1, 2008	Market positioning project.