E2022

Nordic Urban Planning Studies *

master course

English

Please be aware of the approval requirements for a project-oriented internship. You can read more about the approval process here

Lasse Martin Koefoed (lmartin@ruc.dk)
Søren Smidt-Jensen (soesm@ruc.dk)

IMT Studieadministration (imt-studieadministration@ruc.dk)

Lasse Martin Koefoed (lmartin@ruc.dk)

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• Knowledge and understanding of how relevant theories and methods can be used to address urban planning issues and problems

• Knowledge of and insight into current academic literature relevant to addressing the research questions of the internship project

• Knowledge and understanding of project management, and of forms of project development and organization

• Knowledge and understanding of how processes in planning, development and governance shape outcomes

• Ability to identify, work with and analyse academically relevant research questions in specific practical contexts

• Ability to apply theories, methods and approaches from the programme to address practical problems and issues within the context of the internship

• Ability to reflect on the academic competences needed to participate in, understand or solve practical tasks/research questions

• Ability to reflect critically on management and/or governance of urban development projects and practices

• Ability to evaluate and reflect on how knowledge, skills and competences obtained through the programme can be applied to work on practice assignments/research questions

• Competences to identify, understand, involve and collaborate with relevant actors in urban development projects

• Competency in independently compiling a project-oriented internship, including planning and managing the workflow

• Competency in relating practical knowledge and experience to the programme’s academic theories, concepts and methods

This extended project-oriented internship provides an opportunity to learn through a mix of practical work, reflection on the intersection between theory and practice, and independent preparation of the internship report under the guidance of an internship supervisor.

The group project work is accompanied by mandatory workshops and taught sessions that cover relevant areas of knowledge and competence, including in project management and organisation, and in the roles of different actors in planning projects and practices as well as means of collaboration.

Students are themselves responsible for finding and securing an internship host, and for the practical implementation of the internship, including ensuring that both their tasks for the host and their obligations to the university are fulfilled.

The internship must be approved by the study leader before it is commenced. The main activities must be described and they must lie within the field of the programme. The total work commitment is around 800 hours, of which at least 200 hours should be used for specific study activities, including workshops and taught sessions.

A portfolio of written materials must be prepared, including a written project report. The precise requirements and lengths for these will be set out on Moodle before the start of the semester. The problem statement is defined by the student but must relate to theoretical or empirical issues from the field of the programme, which the internship at the host organization or its activities provide an opportunity to explore and illuminate.

Prerequisites for participation in the exam: Active, satisfactory and regular participation

Active, satisfactory and regular attendance means:

Attendance in at least 75 % of the teaching activities. Teaching activities include participation in workshops and seminars based on lectures, submitting and discussing texts and commenting on texts produced by others.

If the prerequisites are not fulfilled, the re-exam is an individual written assignment that must be submitted for each part of the teaching activities that has been missed". The assignment is a reflection paper and must be between 4,800 and 7,200 characters, including spaces. The size specifications include the title page, table of contents, bibliography, figures, and other illustrations, but does not include appendices.

Participation in mid-term evaluation. For the mid-term evaluation, the intern must submit an assignment containing a written account of the project status. The format for this will be posted on Moodle or distributed by the course organiser. The assignment must be between 14,400 og 24,000 characters, including spaces. The size specifications include the title page, table of contents, bibliography, figures, and other illustrations, but do not include appendices.

If a student is unable to attend the mid-term evaluation due to illness an individual written assignment must be submitted no more than one week after the date of the mid-term evaluation. The assignment should briefly account for the main points in the feedback assignment and give the feedback on how to continue work on their project. The supervisor will assess whether the feedback given is satisfactory. The assignment must be between 2,400 and 4,800 characters, including spaces. The size specifications include the title page, table of contents, bibliography, figures, and other illustrations, but does not include appendices.

Project-oriented internship, including supervision meetings, workshops, teaching sessions and evaluation.

Internship

Oral exam based on the internship portfolio.

The exam begins with a presentation based on the portfolio. The presentation may last up to 5 minutes.
The presentation is followed by a dialogue between the student and the assessors on the basis of the internship portfolio.
There may be posed questions within the main area(s) of the internship report.

The portfolio consists of 3 products, which are made or partially made during the internship. The portfolio's specific products and the recommended size (character limits) for the individual products are described under 'Teaching and working methods'.

The character limit of the internship portfolio is 72,000-88,800 characters, including spaces.
The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

The portfolio (incl. other products that are part of the portfolio) must be submitted at eksamen.ruc.dk at the same time. Handing in the portfolio or parts of the portfolio to the supervisor for feedback, cannot replace the upload to eksamen.ruc.dk.

Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment: 30 minutes.

An overall assessment of the portfolio and the oral performance is given.
Writing and spelling skills in the portfolio are part of the assessment.

Permitted support and preparation materials at the oral exam: All.

Assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Moderation: Internal co-assessor.

Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam