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2015/2016  KAN-CIBCV3000U  Internship 7,5 ECTS

English Title
Internship 7,5 ECTS

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn, Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Master of Arts (MA) in International Business Communication in English
Course coordinator
  • Lisbet Pals Svendsen - Department of International Business Communication (IBC)
Takes care of contracts etc. You have to find a supervisor yourself - depending on the field of work. Look at cbs.dk
Main academic disciplines
  • Communication
  • Language
Last updated on 02-07-2015
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: The objective of the project based internship is through practical work inside an organization to give students an insight into and experience of problems facing organizations so that in an experience-based report the students will reflect on these problems on the basis of the theoretical and methodological content of the MCO programme. Therefore the report must demonstrate that the student can:
  • enter into an academic dialogue with the organization
  • collect and critically assess empirical material relevant to the addressing of the chosen problem
  • select, justify and use with nuance and precision a theoretical framework (background literature) that is relevant to the chosen problem
  • account for the chosen problem formulation and its relevance to the tasks carried out during the internship and present the problem, analysis and conclusions in a form that meet the language and form requirements of the academic genre.
Course prerequisites
NB! Only permitted for students who have already signed the contract by Sept. 1st 2015.
Examination
Internship:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Project
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Autumn and Spring
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

A written individual report that places a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective on one or more problem(s) that the student has been working with during the internship; the report must demonstrate relevance to the overall objectives of the MCO programme.

The report must be handed in no later than two (2) months after the termination of the internship.

 


 

Course content and structure

A project based internship is a non-obligatory educational element in the programme that may replace a given number of ECTS points in the electives block, cf. subsection (6). A number of counseling sessions are offered in connection with the report that is to be written after the internship.
 
The contents of the report will depend on the internship as described in the contract made between the individual student and the organization. If during the internship the student has prepared concrete materials, these may be added as an appendix to the report, but shall not be included in the required number of pages in the report; nor shall such materials be included in the evaluation of the report. The contents of the report must be relevant to the overall goals of the MCO programme and must to the widest possible extent be based on the obligatory courses in the first year of the MCO programme.

Teaching methods
self study - some supervision is given
Last updated on 02-07-2015