IT students who want a web development internship: here is the portfolio plan I give every mentee, step by step. Week 1 to 3: finish the MDN Learn web development modules on HTML and CSS. Do not skip the accessibility sections, interviewers ask about semantic HTML more than you would think. Week 4 to 6: rebuild one real website you use every day, pixel for pixel, with plain HTML and CSS. No frameworks yet. You will learn more about layout from copying a real page than from ten tutorials. Week 7 to 9: add JavaScript. Make one thing interactive that actually solves a problem for you, like a timetable planner for your Deakin units or a budget tracker. Week 10 onwards: learn React by rebuilding that same project. Now you have a before and after story, which is exactly what interviewers want to hear. Put everything on GitHub with a short README and screenshots, deploy it for free, and link it at the top of your resume. When I hired for my team, a deployed project with a clear README beat a 7-page resume every single time. Use SIT120 as your excuse to polish one of these projects, since the unit literally rewards it.
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A 10-week plan for a web dev internship portfolio: MDN basics with accessibility, clone a real site in plain HTML and CSS, add JavaScript to solve your own problem, then rebuild it in React and deploy it with a clear README.
