Project oriented study within a company, organization or NGO
Study Board of Political Science, Journalism, Sociology, and European Studies
Teaching language: English
EKA: B350025302
Censorship: Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Esbjerg
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master
Course ID: B350025301
ECTS value: 7.5
Date of Approval: 23-02-2021
Duration: 1 semester
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Recommended prerequisites
Bachelor's degree.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired from the courses in the four preceding quarters.
Aim and purpose
The 3rd semester internship can be undertaken in a company or an organization in Denmark or abroad, according to the student’s own choice. The purpose of the internship is that the student obtains knowledge and experience by working for the organization in question with issues of interest and theoretical relevance to the study.
Content
The most central parts of the internship are:
- Contacting an organization and making an agreement on a project
- Participating in the daily work within the organization
- Learning to cooperate with employees/the contact person in the organization
- Carrying out work tasks in cooperation with the organization/ the contact person
- Writing a report, in which experiences from the internship are reported in a clear way
- Critical reflection upon methodological and theoretical issues in connection with the internship
- Supervision from the university supervisor (of a maximum of 2 x 45 minutes)
Description of outcome - Knowledge
After participating in the course, the student should in a convincing way be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge by being able to:
Demonstrate knowledge by being able to:
- Use relevant terminology/ technical terms in the description of the organization in the report
- Use central concepts and theories in the report
Description of outcome - Skills
After participating in the course, the student should in a convincing way be able to:
Demonstrate skills for, in cooperation with an organization, to be able to:
Demonstrate skills for, in cooperation with an organization, to be able to:
- Carry out work tasks with relevance to the field of cultural sociology
- Cooperate with employees from the organization
Description of outcome - Competences
After participating in the course, the student should in a convincing way be able to:
Demonstrate competences to:
Demonstrate competences to:
- Actively participate in the daily work in a firm/ an organization
- Undertake, in a professional way, work tasks for the organization in question
- Be able to apply key concepts and theories within cultural sociology when reporting results from the internship
- Write a report in a clear and well-structured way
Literature
Teaching Method
Learning by participating actively at a work place. Besides, there will be supervision from a university supervisor (of a maximum of 2 x 45 minutes) and, to a certain extent, from the contact person in the organization. The student must him or herself find a university supervisor among the university teachers.
The internship agreement is not approved until you have received an e-mail confirmation from Student Services.
4 ECTS are allocated to work in the organization. This corresponds to approx. 108 working hours. The student and the organization can agree upon a longer internship, and the number of working hours per week is flexible.
The student is expected to find, contact and make an agreement with a relevant organization. The agreement has to be accepted by the supervisor ahead of the final agreement with the organization.
The conditions are to be agreed upon between the student and the contact person in the organization. It is not allowed to receive salary from the organization. A formal agreement should be made between the student and a contact person from the organization, making clear the aim and content of the internship and specifying how the work should be organized. The agreement should also make clear which kind of products are expected by the organization. An agreement form can be downloaded from the homepage of the study program.
If the internship runs longer than first of November, it must be stated in the agreement that the student after first of November has the opportunity to follow university courses, according to their timetables.
The internship agreement is not approved until you have received an e-mail confirmation from Student Services.
Workload
The course amounts to 7,5 ECTS. 1 ECTS equals 27 student working hours. The course will be estimated to require an effort of 202,5 hours distributed as follows:
Working in the organization: 108
Preparation for exam (written assignment and report): 92,5
Supervision: 2
Working hours in total: 202,5
Examination regulations
Exam
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Timing
Exam: January
Reexam: June
Tests
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Form of examination
Project report
Censorship
Second examiner: None
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card - Date of birth
Language
English
Duration
During the semester.
Length
The report must not exceed: 10 pages (2.400 signs per page incl. spaces) if it is written by one student, that is, max 24.000 signs incl. spaces; 12 pages if written by two students, that is, max 28.800 signs incl. spaces; and 15 pages if written by three students, that is, max 36.000 signs incl. spaces.
The number of pages does not include front page, table of contents, tables and figures, list of literature and appendices.
The title of the thesis, name(s) of author(s), birth date(s) of author(s), name of supervisor and the total number of signs incl. spaces must be indicated at the front page.
The written thesis must follow the standard formalities of scientific work at universities. See General guidelines for written assignments and reports at the homepage of the study program.
Examination aids
All exam aids allowed.
Assignment handin
The written report must be handed-in electronically via Digital Exam.
ECTS value
7.5
Additional information
The examination will be a written report with a theme of the student’s own choice.
Project groups must not exceed three persons.
Grading is given on the basis of students’ fulfillment of the goals in ”Goals description”.
In case a student does not pass the exam, the student must submit a revised version of the report. Guidelines for this revised report must be worked out by the lecturer in cooperation with the university supervisor.
Examination form at the re-exam can be changed.
EKA
B350025302
External comment
NOTE - This course is identical with the former course 9472801 og B350005301 Internship.
Used examination attempts in the former identical course will be transferred.
Courses that are identical with former courses that are passed according to applied rules cannot be retaken.
The student may not receive payment for the project-oriented study, as a) the activity is an ECTS-bearing activity, and b) the student may receive SU during the study. Reimbursement for some expenses or a monthly payment for confirmed expenses can however be granted during the study. If repayment/reimbursement is received, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure, whether it is taxable or not.
Companies and organizations may grant an acknowledgement of a maximum of 3,000 DKK per month to students participating in internships or unpaid courses of programme.
Students participating in project-based courses abroad are allowed to receive a salary if the country in question has a legal minimum wage in connection with the project-based course.
Courses offered
| Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | Optional | Cultural Sociology, start September 2021 | MSc in Cultural Sociology | Master of Science (MSc) in Cultural Sociology | Esbjerg |
Teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen | glhs@sam.sdu.dk | Center for Landdistriktsforskning | Esbjerg |