| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, the student must
demonstrate the ability to:
- Formulate a research question that is empirically and
theoretically relevant to their internship
- Select, justify and apply a theoretical framework and make
relevant methodological choices
- Collect and critically assess relevant empirical data and
methods of data collection
- Critically discuss the tasks performed during the internship in
relation to relevant literature
- Comply with academic conventions regarding structure,
referencing and language
- Discuss the relevance of theoretical tools and other learning
from the European Business programme in relation to internship
tasks
- Discuss the company or organisation's role in a broader
societal context while critically reflecting on how value is
created
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| Examination |
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Internship:
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| Exam
ECTS |
22,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 30 pages |
| Assignment type |
Report |
| Release of assignment |
Subject chosen by students themselves, see
guidelines if any |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the student is sick at the time
of the oral examination, the examiners can decide to postpone the
examination.
The original written report may be resubmitted for the make-up
examination, subject to agreement with the
supervisor.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The examination is held after submission of an individual,
written report. The examination is a 30 minute oral examination
which includes a 5-minute student presentation, the examiners'
discussion of the grade, and the awarding of the grade.
The examination must be held in the same language as the report
is written in.
The report should be between 25 and 30 standard pages. The
report should describe, analyse and discuss the internship tasks
and experiences, as well as any challenges faced and how these were
dealt with. This discussion should be framed in relation
to academic literature. The report should be structured
as a conventional academic report, with a precise research
question, literature review, methodology section and analysis where
the theory is discussed in relation to the empirical data and the
student’s experiences, as well as correct academic referencing. The
report should include critical reflections on what the student has
learned as a result of the internship, and how the company or
organisation is placed in a broader societal context. The report
must also reflect on how the academic skills learned at the
BSc in European Business were helpful in carrying out the
internship tasks.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The aim of the internship is to combine theory with a
professional practical learning experience in a company,
institution or organization that works with issues pertinent to the
field of European Business. Ultimately, the course should enable
the student to critically reflect on the internship experience from
the perspective of the knowledge and mind-set acquired on the BSc
in European Business.
The internship should last a minimum of 3 months, full time (30+
hours per week); alternatively, the hours can be spread over a
longer period, e.g. 15 hours per week for 6 months. The entire
internship must take place in the same firm or organization.
The student is responsible for finding and establishing an
agreement with a firm/organisation. The organization/firm in
question must specify the tasks that the student is to carry out.
These tasks must be relevant to the competence profile of the BSc
in European Business, as well as for the individual student’s study
profile, and must contain an element of independent work. Here are
some examples of relevant tasks (the list is not exhaustive):
- Contributing to market analyses or cultural analyses for
business purposes
- Contributing to or designing internationalisation
strategies
- Intercultural dissemination tasks
- Economic analyses
- Organisational analyses
- Analyses or other tasks related to EU
issues.
To support the student in writing the report, 12 hours are
allotted for supervision. The student is responsible for
finding a supervisor. The supervisor should be a faculty member
with a specialization in the field in question. The
supervisor will discuss the theoretical and empirical problem
with the student and ensure that it is relevant to the internship
course; s/he can also offer recommendations regarding relevant
literature. If the student intends to gather data for a future
project (e.g. a Bachelor thesis), s/he can also discuss this with
the supervisor.
The report may be written in Danish or in English
* HA EB supports internships in own startup in connection with
the Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship (CSE). This requires an
agreement with CSE, which follows a separate application process -
for more information see:
https://cse.cbs.dk/internship-with-ects/ Following an
agreement with CSE an application must be sent in for pre-approval
and registration of the internship at the HA EB Study Board, as
with any other internship.
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| Research-based teaching |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
Research-like activities
- Development of research questions
- Data collection
- Analysis
- Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
- Students conduct independent research-like activities under
supervision
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| Description of the teaching methods |
- Tasks agreed on in the approved internship
agreement
- Supervision |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The student will receive feedback during the
supervision |
| Student workload |
| Supervision, including preparation |
12 hours |
| Practical workplace assignment as well as independent study,
collection of data, and writing the project report |
618 hours |
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