Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course a student can:

find him/herself a work place in his/her competence area
complete work assignments connected to his/her competence area alone and as a member of a group
prearrange his/her workload and assignments
describe the employer organization’s leadership, external and internal communication and development of personnel
evaluate the results of the work placement period.

Content

Getting familiar with profession and work assignments in the student’s own competence area.

The minimum total extent of practice included in the B.Eng. degree is 30 cr.

Teaching methods

The purpose is to familiarize yourself with the practical work in one's field of expertise in a company operating in the field. Through the internship, you will familiarize yourself with practical tasks that are central to the profession, where you can apply the knowledge and skills you acquired earlier in your studies.

International connections

Before starting an internship, you should find out whether a certain task or job description is suitable for professional internship. If this is the case, an internship contract will be drawn up for the job, which will be signed by the instructor from Turkuamk, the instructor at the workplace and the student.

During the internship, the student writes an internship diary or report about the workplace and his own work tasks during the internship. An internship contract, work certificate and internship report will be returned for the internship. In addition to that, an internship seminar is held where the student talks about his/her internship and his/her duties there,

Student workload

The learning task is to get to know what engineers in the field do in their work and what kind of companies they work for. The company's organization, size, turnover, most important products and customers are investigated.

Content scheduling

Getting to know the profession and work tasks that correspond to your own competence path

The minimum amount of credits of the internship included in the degree is 30 credits.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Qualifications

Basic Practice, Field-Specific Practice