GRA 3168 Internship for MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

GRA 3168 Internship for MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Course code: 
GRA 3168
Department: 
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Credits: 
18
Course coordinator: 
Heidi Wiig
Course name in Norwegian: 
Internship for MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Product category: 
Master
Portfolio: 
MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Semester: 
2024 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

BI Internship is an opportunity to work full-time in a company/organization as a part of your studies.  BI Internship provides the opportunity to gain practical experience in your particular field of study. It will give you valuable insights in real-world challenges in topics within your chosen track, and should help you in applying your academic learning towards meeting entrepreneurial innovation challenges and opportunities. An internship should help you in applying your academic learnings in an empirical setting.

Note that in order to get a BI Internship approved as part of the degree, the student needs to apply according to BI’s procedures and submit a valid Learning Contract prior to starting their internship and in due time before the deadline.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge
  • Knowledge of key practical dilemmas of the everyday work in the company
  • Knowledge of the formal management systems in the company
  • Knowledge of the structure, networks and organization of innovation
  • Knowledge of processes and details of intellectual property, financing and other facets associated with innovation
Learning outcomes - Skills
  • Ability to define and execute tasks under conditions of uncertainty and change associated with innovation
  • Ability to support suggestions for practical solutions with academically sound analysis.
  • Ability to collaborate and to work in teams
  • Ability to implement an entrepreneurial mindset across a variety of settings
General Competence
  • Learn to think critically and focus on essential aspects of innovation
  • Develop an understanding of the complexities of mobilizing an organization and stakeholders for innovation
  • Openness to ideas from a variety of perspectives
Course content

Students will work in a selected company and the tasks are assigned by each company. The project should be focused on entrepreneurship and/or innovation related targets either in the context of a young/small venture that is scaling up, or in a corporate context that is focused on entrepreneurship/innovation.

Teaching and learning activities

Students will work full time for a minimum of 10 weeks (400 hours) in a company or organization. The internship will have to be completed by the end of week 43. The internship may be paid or unpaid. Tasks are assigned by the company/organization and students must attend work as agreed upon. Towards the end of/after the internship, students will write a reflection note and prepare a presentation.

Students are also expected to participate in the following activities:

  • Online «Prepare for work and career» course prior to the application process – compulsory
  • Individual supervision – up to 3 hours
  • Internship kick-off session – up to 1 hour
  • Term paper guidance session – up to 1 hour
  • Reflection seminar – up to 4 hours

For further information about the application process, links to the Learning Contract and the Career Portal where BI Internship positions are posted, and relevant dates/resources regarding the BI Internship course, please visit the Student Portal.

The internship is for a minimum of 10 weeks, full time.  A completed, approved internship will give 18 ECTS credits only when the student has passed the term paper/reflection note and presentation.

Each student must write a term paper individually.

Students must attend work as agreed upon with the company they are assigned to and write a paper towards the end of the internship.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have specific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.

Disclaimer

Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.

Required prerequisite knowledge

Participation requires that you have no more than one pending course from your first semester and that your internship does not interfere with any resit exams. You must secure your own internship. See the student portal for detailed practical information.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Activity, Oral
Form of assessment: 
Presentation
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Grouping: 
Individual
Comment: 
In the oral presentation, the student is expected to: 1) present general information about the company and the department that (s)he was assigned to, as well as the overall professional experience gained, 2) present specific outcomes related to the data-related internship project, and answer questions that demonstrate the ability to relate the internship experience with the academic knowledge acquired during the programme.
Both parts of the exam must be passed in order to obtain a final grade of pass in the course.
Exam code: 
GRA 31681
Grading scale: 
Pass/fail
Resit: 
Examination next semester, thereafter when next scheduled course
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Submission PDF
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Grouping: 
Individual
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Comment: 
Reflection note:
The reflection note (max 10 pages) should cover the following:
1) A description of what you did during the internship.
2) A reflection on your experiences.
The latter includes answers to questions like how did the internship affect your personal growth, what was useful (and what was not), how did the internship connect to your studies, and how did you grow professionally?
Students submit a company evaluation together with their paper.

Both parts of the exam must be passed in order to obtain a final grade of pass in the course.
Exam code: 
GRA 31682
Grading scale: 
Pass/fail
Resit: 
Examination next semester, thereafter when next scheduled course
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
0
Sum workload: 
0

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore acourse of 18 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 480 hours.