Project-oriented internship (15 ECTS): Leadership, management and organizing in social entreprenership in a multi-stakeholder context

E2023

Social Entrepreneurship and Management * / Social Entrepreneurship and Management

Project oriented internship

English

Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk

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

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Luise Li Langergaard (luiseli@ruc.dk)

Luise Li Langergaard (luiseli@ruc.dk)

IMT Registration & Exams (imt-exams@ruc.dk)

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The purpose of the specific project-oriented internship is that the students become familiar with the labour market and test their skills in relation to the requirements for tasks and positions they will likely experience when they get a job after their studies. The student will be able to identify, understand and reflect on leadership and management in the organisation/enterprise e.g. in relation to innovation processes and will be able to apply the scientific methods related to the Master's programme in practice.

Students find internship places on their own or with help from the study and career guidance and must sign an internship agreement. You can read about the approval process on the link above (see registration). Students can contact the Study and career guidance for information about internships and to see currents ads for internship places.

Supervision:_ Students will have a supervisor assigned. The aim of supervision is to support the project work through feedback and constructive critique to help the group progress with their project work. The supervision is centered around the students’ problem formulation and under concern for the students’ freedom to choose theories and method within the frame of the module’s project description.

Students are expected to independently manage the project, which includes taking the initiative to meet with the supervisor and to send an agenda and reading instructions prior to supervision meetings. The students are also expected to engage in a dialogue on agreement and expectations with regards to the collaboration with the supervisor. The number of supervision hours depends on the group size and are specified in the project work guidelines, which are shared on moodle.

Midterm evaluation: The project work is supported by a midterm evaluation The aim of the midterm evaluation is to support the projects through feedback from other students and supervisors as well as to give and receive constructive feedback. Besides, the midterm evaluation works as preparation for the exam in the sense that students get a chance to practice receiving formative feedback on their oral presentations and discussions of the project. It is part of the training in given oral presentations and participating in discussion of dimensions of the project.

Competency reflection: Competency reflection: A competency reflection must be submitted with the project on all modules. The details about the competency reflection is specified in the Project work at SEM – practice and guidelines, which can be found on moodle.

It is an individual reflection on the learning and competency development through the course of the studies. It has the aim of supporting students in articulating their competency development and progression throughout the programme. It is meant as a tool that the students can use to create an overview and construct and overview of their progression from one semester to the next.

There is no common syllabus for internship project work. Students themselves select relevant literature for their project work.

Study intensity

The internship corresponds to 15 ECTS = 404 working hours per student.

The 15 ECTS internship corresponds to about 410 hours of work, which is about 11 weeks of full time work with 37 hours of work a week. It is recommended that students spend one day a week on reading for and writing the internship report. Besides, supervisor meetings, midterm evaluation and exam are included in the sum of working hours.

Working hours related to specified activities:

• Competency reflection: 3 hours
• Supervision meetings 3 hours, excluding preparation
• Exam ½ per student, excluding preparation of oral presentation. The total exam time depends on the number of students in the group

Teaching and learning activities

• Project work
• Supervision
• Peer feedback
• Competency reflection report
• Homework individually/in study groups

The project oriented internship is evaluated by a survey by the end of the semester.

Continuous evaluation of the project work process includes mutual feedback between students and supervisor, and midterm evaluation that includes peer- and supervisor feedback (with feedback group). At the end of the oral exam, there is individual and/or group feedback from supervisor and examiner.

After completing this activity, students will be able to:

• Critically reflect on possible tasks relevant for their future employment based on experience from the internship organisations.

• Identify and present academic research questions in a reflective and critical manner related to management, leadership and organizing processes in relation to the internship organization.

• Select, present and justify relevant theories and concepts and a research design based on relevant philosophies of science.

• Select, apply and critically assess qualitative and/or quantitative research methods relevant to a self-formulated research question.

• Carry out an independent and advanced theoretical analysis of practice in the internship organization.

• Carry out oral and written communication of research-based knowledge.

• Can independently give and receive feedback on academic texts produced by themselves or their peers.

• Can formulate a concise precis (summary, synopsis, résumé, abstract) of their own project.

• Evaluate the processes involved in the project work and reflect on their own role in this.

Oral exam based on project oriented internship.


The character limit of the written product is: 50,400-72,000 characters, including spaces.
The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

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

The assessment is an assessment of the written product and the oral performance.
Writing and spelling skills in the report are part of the assessment.

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

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

Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam

The assessment is an overall assessment of the written product(s) and the subsequent oral examination. The exam is conducted in a way, which allows for individual assessment of each student. It will be assessed to which degree the student demonstrates:It will be assessed to which degree the student demonstrates:

The assessment of the project report will be based on the extent to which it:

• Demonstrates ability to define, apply and motivate a problem-oriented research question and a research design in related to management, leadership and organizing processes in the internship organisation
• Demonstrates ability to select, apply and critically assess philosophies of science, theory and empirical research methods in a study and analysis in related to the problem formulation
• Demonstrates ability to select and argue for the choice of relevant theories for the research problem
• Conducts the research planned in the selected research design
• Conducts a relevant and reflective analysis of to answer the research question
• Demonstrates critical reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of the selected research design and choice of theories

The oral performance is assessed to which degree the student demonstrates:

• Ability to present and critically reflect upon the problem formulation, research design, analysis and findings of the project
• Ability to conduct a discussion of all elements of the project report including the theories and research literature used in the project