Project-oriented Internship

E2025

Nordic Urban Planning Studies

Project oriented internship

Elective

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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Tatiana Fogelman (fogelman@ruc.dk)

Tatiana Fogelman (fogelman@ruc.dk)

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

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This project-oriented internship provides students with 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 a supervisor.

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 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.

The project-oriented internship may be taken as an alternative to the third semester project. It 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 a supervisor. 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. A written report must be prepared. 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.

Readings to be identified by the student relevant to the focus of the project-oriented internship.

Expected study effort

A total of 540 hours, of which at least 135 hours should be devoted to study activities and project writing. Of these, around 10 hours are for supervisions/workshops.

Teaching and learning activities:

• Internship application and contract • Internship employment • Independent research • Supervisory meetings

Staff-involving activities take place on campus.

Internship work takes place at the relevant company or organization.

The project-oriented internship is evaluated via a written questionnaire after the end of the overall activity, and is evaluated more generally through meetings of the NUPS Education Committee and contributions of student representatives.

By the end of this project-oriented internship, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understand of relevant urban planning theories and methods for addressing the research questions of the internship project

• Identify, work with and analyse academically relevant research questions in specific practical contexts

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

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

• Understand and reflect critically on planning processes and on management and/or governance of urban development projects and practices

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

• Identify, understand, involve and collaborate with relevant actors in urban development projects

• Independently compile a project-oriented internship, including planning and managing the workflow

• Relate practical knowledge and experience to the programme’s theories, concepts and methods.

Project-oriented internship with a written product

The product can be written individually or in a group.

The character limits of the written product:
For 1 student : 40,800-69,600 characters, including spaces.
For 2 students: 40,800-69,600 characters, including spaces.

The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude appendices.

Assessment: 7-point grading scale

Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam

The activity is assessed through the internship report that follows general outlines of a project report (introduced at the outset of the semester by the convener of internships). Formal requirements regarding the content and length of the report are outlined above.

Assessment criteria:

High emphasis is put on abilities to:

• Identify and analyse academically relevant research question/s in the practical context of the internship

• Demonstrate understanding of relevant literature and debates

• Identify, apply and assess the implications of urban and/or planning theories, methods and approaches relevant for addressing practical issues and problems within the internship

• Evaluate how knowledge, skills and competencies from the programme can be applied to work on practice assignments and research questions

• Communicate reflections and arguments effectively through the form of the written report

Regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)

For project reports, bachelor's projects and master's theses, generative AI aids (GAI) are permitted in the work with the exam if the use is declared.

You must clearly declare how you have used generative artificial intelligence (GAI). This can be included as part of the methodology section or as a short statement at the end of your report. This means that you must describe how you have used GAI, e.g. for the preparatory work on the project, to ask questions and search for information, to receive feedback and criticism on your text, to carry out proofreading or to improve language and readability. It is important that you actively relate to your choice of tools in this way, as it is part of the entire process of creating the project, and thus part of your scientific method and professional communication.

The use of any specific text that is GAI-generated requires citation, just as when using all other sources from which direct quotations are used.

In the library's guide, you can see more about how to cite AI and how you can account for your use of GAI. You will also find Roskilde University's ‘Guidelines for using generative artificial intelligence in written exams.’ The use of GAI must always take place within the framework of RUC's guidelines.

However, ordinary spell checking and other language suggestions, such as Word or other word processing programs, as well as programs for writing minutes and transcription, are permitted in all written exams and do not need to be declared.