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2025/2026  BA-BISHO5002U  Internship II

English Title
Internship II

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Third Quarter, Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Global Relations
Course coordinator
  • René Taudal Poulsen - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
Main academic disciplines
  • Organisational behaviour
  • Strategy
  • Economics
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 20-05-2025

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Learning objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
  • Describe a practical, real-life problem of strategic or organizational nature for a maritime company or organization
  • Propose and argue for a solution to the problem based on selected theories or models from previous courses within the bachelor program
  • Explain the proposed solution in such a way that colleagues from different departments of a company or organization are able to understand their argumentation
Examination
Internship II:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 5 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.
Grading scale Pass / Fail
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Spring
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The topic of Internship II is real-life problems of a strategic or organizational nature, which maritime companies and organizations are currently facing. The course focuses on finding solutions to such problems. It allows students to leverage their practical experiences from their shipping internships as well as their theoretical training from previous courses of the bachelor program to address current real-life problems for maritime companies and organizations.

 

Based on their own experiences in the respective internships students shall identify and describe an organizational or strategic challenge, which maritime companies and organizations are currently encountering. Students shall describe the nature of the challenge and discuss possible solutions for it. In pointing out solutions, students shall refer to selected theories or models from previous courses of the bachelor program such as (but not restricted to) strategic management, finance, marketing, organizational analysis, operations and logistics management, microeconomics and maritime law. Students shall explain how theories or models can inform and guide solutions for the challenges that maritime companies and organizations are experiencing.

 

The course will train students in communicating and discussing real-life business challenges. In class, students shall make presentations for an audience of shipping company practitioners and nautical school students. They shall demonstrate that they can communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues from nautical departments in shipping companies

Research-based teaching
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
  • Classic and basic theory
Research-like activities
  • Analysis
  • Peer review including Peer-to-peer
Description of the teaching methods
The teaching for the course is structured around students’ individual internship experiences.
In class, each student will do a short presentation, focusing on a practical real-life problem for a shipping company or maritime organization. In the presentation, students should highlight relevant theory and outline a feasible solution to the problem.
Each student presentation will be followed by a Q&A and feedback session, in which fellow students and the teacher provide feedback to the presenter.
A few days before class, students shall send their titles and slides to the teacher, who will use these to prepare structured feedback. The feedback shall help students in reflecting theoretically about their internship experiences and provide them with ideas for their work with the exam assignment.
Feedback during the teaching period
Students will get feedback from their peers in class as well as the teacher (as outlined under teaching methods).
Student workload
Internship 450 hours
Exam 37 hours
Further Information
  • Organizational analysis
  • Strategic management
  • Maritime economics
Last updated on 20-05-2025