Internship 1.S3.EPC.43
Internship objectives
Internship should enable students to use their knowledge of conventions in public communication and provide them with opportunities to practice and develop their English in a professional environment. During the internship students are required to develop their problem-solving skills, information gathering and information processing skills, as well as submitting information in both written and oral forms following ethical principles. Additionally, students should be encouraged to participate in cooperative tasks. The acquired skills should facilitate students’ employment in mass media, tourist industry, publishing, education and service sectors which require a good level of language, communicative competence and awareness of culture differences
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Student’s duties and procedures
Before their internship
• The student attends an information meeting organised by the internship coordinator (if there is a necessity to organise it);
• The student collects Internship referral from Didactics and Student Affairs Office www.bdss.uni.opole.pl Obszar Praktyk Studenckich „Dokumenty do pobrania (oświadczenia, skierowania)”[Student Internship Area "Documents to download (statements, referrals)"]. Documents are available from December 1 to April 30 of the given academic year in which the internship is planned (except for fields with a practical profile),
• The student completes the downloaded referral and confirms it at the institution/facility accepting the student for internship,
• The student delivers the completed referral and a declaration of consenting with the Regulations on the organization of internships at the University of Opole in person or electronically,
• For internships carried out during the summer period (July-September), the deadline for returning referrals is April 30.
• For internships carried out outside the holiday period - the deadline for returning referrals is no later than one month before the planned start of the internship (also applies to fields with a practical profile).
• On planning the Internship abroad, the student is obliged to ask for a written consent from the Internship coordinator (Appendix 4)
• Before starting the internship, the BDiSS employee, based on the submitted referral, prepares and sends two copies of the internship contract along with instructions to the institution/facility. The student is obliged to download the sample Internship Schedule of Weekly Duties and Internship Evaluation Form available on the BDiSS website and deliver them to the facility/institution.
• Before starting the internship, the representative of the institution/facility signs the contract and sends one signed copy of the contract to BDiSS
During their internship, a student is obliged to
• appear on the first day of internship in a given place at least half an hour earlier than the beginning of the regular working time;
• be punctual and observe working hours indicated either by the employer or the internship supervisor;
• work in the place appointed for at least six hours a day – as long as the employer does not decide otherwise (working hours should be 30 hours minimum per week);
• perform the assigned duties diligently in a professional manner, know and follow required internal rules and regulations, for example safety rules, or code of conduct;
• strictly follow the instructions of the internship supervisor, employer and any other person responsible for organization of work during internship in the firm/company/institution;
• keep records connected with duties and responsibilities performed throughout the duration of internship by providing a detailed description of thereof in Internship Schedule of Weekly Duties (including dates, timing and specification of duties);
It is allowed to achieve learning outcomes assigned to internship in a given field, level and profile of studies with the use of distance learning methods and techniques. Decisions in this matter are made by the Dean of the Faculty.
After the internship, a student is obliged to:
• inform the internship coordinator about finalising their internship (either via e-mail or any other way established earlier)
• submit the above-mentioned documents, i.e. Internship Schedule of Weekly Duties (approved by the employer/supervisor) and Internship Evaluation Form, to the internship coordinator by the end of the semester 5.
• discuss with the Internship coordinator the details regarding the Internship – if necessary, to confirm the final grade received for the Internship at the end of semester 5.
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
1. The students know various aspects of the functioning of the institution in practice (including the structure, internal culture, management, the most important tasks, rights and obligations of employees, relations, the incentive system, basic safety rules) in the scope corresponding to the activities student-apprentice and his specialties (k_W09)
Skills
2. the students perform activities and activities related to his position in the practice (e.g. participation in business meetings, analyzing information from various sources, fulfilling individual, group or team tasks, using ethically and responsibly tools of communication, including specialized information and communication technologies aimed at exerting influence, purposefully using the company's Internet resources, keeping documentation, conducting conversations with clients, operating devices) (k_U07, k_U08, k_U10).
3. the students use the English language during the internship in written and oral communication in the professional context (e.g. creating public texts for the media or business, linguistic support in institutions and enterprises, contact with employees, clients, partners in English; phone calls, e-mails, meetings, presentations) (k_U05)
Social competences
4. the students present social competences during the Internship (e.g. setting priorities, time management during the implementation of various tasks related to professional work, critical assessment and solving problems resulting from the implementation of professional tasks, improving their position on the media services market and in entrepreneurship , compliance with the procedures and standards of the institution (k_K01, k_K02, k_K06)
5. the students support the achievements and prestige of the institution during the Internship, e.g. is responsible, conscious, ethical, creative, committed and active in participation in various forms of institutional life, accepts linguistic and cultural differences and recognizes them as natural professional conditions and exhibits predispositions and personality traits compatible with the assigned position (k_K03) (k_K04) (k_K05)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
The Internship is credited on the basis of the achieved learning outcomes confirmed by a positive opinion of the internship supervisor in the institution/company and a positive grade, issued in the document Internship Evaluation Form along with Internship Schedule of Weekly Duties , supplemented with a detailed list of all duties performed at the workplace (e.g. and time of performance and the type of entrusted duties).
It is allowed to achieve learning outcomes assigned to internship in a given field, level and profile of studies with the use of distance learning methods and techniques. Decisions in this matter are made by the Dean of the Faculty. The Internship is credited by the Internship coordinator at UO at the end of semester 5.
Internship may also be covered on the basis of a legal employment contract and/or other civil law contract, including volunteering (see the Internship Regulations, Annex No. 1 ZR 61 2023, paragraph 4), provided that the company/institution matches the description in point 2 and professional tasks performed by the student allow them to realize learning outcomes assigned to the internship of the study programme. At the beginning of the semester 5, the student submits an application to the internship coordinator to accept current professional work/volunteering on behalf of the Internship (Appendix 5) together with a confirmation from the employer that the internship learning outcomes are covered by the tasks performed during professional work/ volunteering (Appendix 6).
If the learning outcomes achieved by the student only partially (e.g. the student achieves 3 out of 5 learning outcomes for a given internship), the coordinator directs the student to repeat the internship.
Practical placement
Companies where the internship can be carried out should operate in an international environment, giving students the opportunity to use and develop language and communication skills related to the field of study. These may be establishments / institutions / companies operating in the service, economic and industrial sectors that require a good knowledge of the language and skills related to public communication.
The company's employee appointed to look after the apprentice / apprentice should have appropriate qualifications and professional experience.
The student may indicate the place of his / her internship or may use the places proposed by the University of Opole. Offers of internships and apprenticeships are available on the website of the Didactics and Student Affairs Office. It is possible to implement an internship abroad - this requires a consent of the internship coordinator in the field of study - (Annex 4).
Bibliography
Internship Regulations - ZR 15/2021 and ZR 61/2023 - available on the website https://praktyki.uni.opole.pl/regulamin-praktyk/
Additional information
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