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.

Materials

Report templates and more detailed instructions can be found in Itslearning.

Teaching methods

Learning happens in a real workplace in real tasks, guided by ICT professionals.

Exam schedules

The course cannot be completed with an exam, and re-exams are not organized.

International connections

Learning by doing and evaluating one's own learning.

Completion alternatives

There is no optional method to pass this course.

Student workload

In an unpaid internship, the student signs an internship contract with the internship site electronically. In a paid internship, the student returns the employment contract scanned.

The student prepares a plan for his internship and approves it (corrects if necessary) with the instructor of the internship and specifies the goals in the plan during the first week of the internship.

The student completes an internship and actively strives for goals by studying the desired knowledge and skills. At the end of the internship, he requests a work certificate from the internship location and returns it. He performs any tasks and/or reporting related to the internship.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The internship is approved when the student has worked at least 270 h and submitted the required documents.

Content scheduling

Internship is studying at the workplace in a real work environment. In the internship, you will familiarize yourself with practical tasks that are central to the profession, where you will apply the knowledge and skills you acquired earlier in your studies. At the workplace, you can also see what professionals in your field do for their work. In principle, it can be completed at any time, but in practice, employers only offer students jobs suitable for professional training when their studies have already progressed beyond the beginning of the competence track.

In training, you will also discover what other skills are needed in working life than just theoretical knowledge.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

The internship is approved when the student has worked for at least 270 hours and submitted all the required documents:
Practical Training  Agreement
Professional Training final report
Work Certificate
Final Seminar

Qualifications

Basic Practice, Field-Specific Practice