ELE 3647 Internship
ELE 3647 Internship
The objective with the internship program is to give students the opportunity to combine work experience with studies in a manner that enhances their learning in both situations. By working in an enterprise, the students get to use theories and models they have learnt at school to solve practical tasks. This brings forth the relevance of the academic knowledge. At the same time, the course gives them the opportunity to systematically reflect on their practical work experiences. This prepares them for working life. The business community gets access to updated academic knowledge, able hands and the opportunity to address their needs for new knowledge as they prepare the internship activities for their interns. The student is responsible for finding an internship company.
- Know about the key operative function in an enterprise and their interconnections.
- Have an overview of the formal management systems of the enterprise.
- Understand how informal rules and business culture shape everyday work
- Ability to define and negotiate a realistic and productive work plan with manager
- Know how to identify and use relevant and reliable information, theories and models, in writing as well as orally.
- Ability to reflect on own professional development
- Respect for the complexities involved in doing business.
- Independence and responsibility.
- Evaluate sustainability as an important element in suggested courses of action in the internship company.
- Critical reflection
- The internship phases
- Learning contract and work plan
- On companies and enterprises, the work tasks
- Problem statement,syllabus and term paper
- Professional development
- Uses of theory
- Reflection tools
In internship company: 240 hours
The work tasks must be agreed with the company, including hours to preparatory work with the term paper. The work must be done during the semester through two full workdays (a 8 hours) per week from the start of the semester and until after the last workshop. If needed, the intern and company may agree to a slightly different workload, for example is a trade fair, survey or other activities require the student to work more during some weeks and less other weeks. The length of the internship work in the company shall not exceed 15 weeks calculated from the start of the semester. The work is not paid, and emphasis is on the intern's learning. If the intern wants major changes in the internship conditions, they must be agreed with the company and BI.
At school: 160 hours
- Kick-off seminar with interns and companies
- 4 practice learning workshops for students
- 4 sessions for term paper/academic discipline-specific issues.
- It's learning activities.
- Literature review/term paper (individual).
- Prepare oral presentation.
This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course start.
At re-sit all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.
There is a maximum of 60 places per. cohort /class, but more classes can be set up so that all qualified applicants have a place.
There may be a Norwegian-language class set up if necessary.
There may be fully digital classes even after covid, if required. International internships may be tested this academic year. If qualified applicants with international internships are accepted, they will be included in a pilot study, and kindly asked to contribute at two feedback sessions during the semester.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
Teaching
Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.
Students must have good study progress in the chosen bachelor field and C in average grade. Acceptance on the course will be done on an assessment of all requirements: progress, grades, letter of motivation, CV and learning contract. Ability to read and write English is expected.
To apply, the student must submit a CV, report on grades, a letter of motivation and a signed learning contract with the company. The letter of motivation must contain what the student seeks to achieve in terms of professional development from working in the specific company. The learning contract must describe the intern's role and responsibility during the internship, the expected learning outcome for the intern, the expected practical outcome for the company, progress and name, signature and contact details of the contact person in the company.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: ELE 36471 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Presentation Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Duration: 30 Minute(s) Comment: At resit it is a requirement that it is submitted a new term paper (counts 60%), and oral presentation (counts 40%). Exam code: ELE 36471 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 30 Hour(s) | The course is module-based with one kick-off seminar of 2 hours, and a) 4 sessions of 4 hours of lecture and b) 4 sessions of 3 hours of lecture Type a) sessions follow the basic learning platform (PREDIS model). Type b) sessions are for the disciplinary / professional learning outcome, as a general rule given by the student's study program. |
Company visit and/or Study trip | 240 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 130 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.
- Reference list of 350 pages chosen literature. It is recommended to make use of literature from previous course curricula.
- Signed confirmation letter from the internship company that the internship is completed, and an assessment of the results in relation to the learning contract.