| Learning objectives |
At the end of the course, students should be able
to:
- Internship - Part 1
- Present and discuss the recent developments of the internship
company, and the main markets in which it is engaged
- Describe the most important learning experiences in the first
five months of the internship (including digital working methods
when relevant)
- Reflect critically on the practical-functional experiences of
the internship in relation to one or more specific academic
discipline(s)
- Discuss the mentor-mentee relation in the internship with a
specific focus on your learning processes in the internship.
- Internship - Part 2
- Present and discuss key aspects of the current development for
the internship company and its markets.
- Identify a real-life challenge for a shipping company or
maritime organization as observed during the student’s internship
work
- Analyze the specific challenge by applying relevant social
science theories or models from previous courses within the
bachelor program
- Support their analysis with reference to relevant primary data,
which they have collected during their internship work
- Propose and argue for an appropriate organizational response to
the specific challenge based on selected theories or
models
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| Prerequisites for registering for the exam
(activities during the teaching period) |
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Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved (see section 13 of the Programme
Regulations): 2
Oral presentations
etc.
Internship - Part 1: synopsis.
Internship - Part 2: oral presentation
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| Examination |
This course has two individual exams:
| Internship -
Part 1: | | Exam
ECTS | 15 | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 20 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 | 7-point grading scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The purpose is to write a report, which reflects your internship
experiences based on one or more theories and / or concepts from
the some of the previous courses in the BSc International Shipping
and Trade program. The Report will be based on four sections, which
mirrors the learning objectives of the course. |
| Internship -
Part 2: | | Exam
ECTS | 15 | | 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. 15 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.
15 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 external examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
Students write a report, which focuses on an organizational or
strategic challenge. They shall select and use theory to analyze
the challenge and use primary data that they have collected during
their internship work. In the report, they shall also propose and
argue for an appropriate organizational response to the specific
challenge based on selected theories or models. Following
submission of the written report, students shall defend their
reports at a 15-minute oral exam (15 minutes include assessments
and feedback). |
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The internship in a maritime corporation or organization is an
integrated part of the BSc in International Shipping and Trade
program. The students are requested to write two academic reports
along with the studies to ensure the academic relevance of the
internship.
It gives students an opportunity to reflect theoretically upon
their individual internship experiences. It does so by focusing on
real-life challenges, which shipping companies or other types of
maritime organizations are currently facing and which students have
observed during their internship work.
Based on their experiences in the respective internships,
students shall identify a current challenge for shipping companies
or other types of maritime organizations. They shall analyze the
specific challenge by applying relevant social science theories or
models from previous courses within the bachelor program. To
support their analysis and their argumentation, students shall
refer to a primary data set, which they have collected during their
internship work.
Students shall also identify appropriate organizational
responses to the specific challenges. Referring to selected
theories or models, students shall explain how they can inform and
guide shipping companies or other maritime organizations in
responding appropriately to the specific challenge.
The topic for the student’s Internship reports shall not overlap
with the topic for her or his BSc thesis. Additionally, the two
internship reports must address distinct topics and should not
overlap with each other. It is the students’ responsibility to
ensure they avoid any such overlaps in their exam
assignments.
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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
- Analysis
- Peer review including Peer-to-peer
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| Description of the teaching methods |
For Part I, there will be a combination of online
sessions and in-class sessions about professional methods,
mentor-mentee relations and theoretic aspects of the internship.
Individual oral feedback to the internship report will be given at
online sessions at the end of the semester. The teaching for the
course is structured around students’ individual internship
experiences and is mainly organized as feedback and supervision
sessions.
For Part II, each student shall do a 5-minute presentation in an
online feedback session to prepare for the home assignment, which
is open for the entire group of students. In their presentation,
they shall outline the specific challenge that they have identified
for a shipping company or another type of maritime organization
during their internship work. They shall also highlight relevant
theory or models and suggest appropriate organizational responses
to the challenge. Each presentation will be followed by a feedback
session, in which both fellow students and the teacher will provide
feedback. A few days before the online feedback sessions, students
shall send their titles and slides to the teacher, who will use
them to develop a thematically structured agenda and prepare for
structured feedback. The feedback shall help students reflect
theoretically about their internship experiences and provide them
with ideas for how to refine their assignment. Based on the
feedback session, students shall write a home assignment for the
exam to be submitted by a specific date and subsequently defended
in an oral defense. It is mandatory for students to present their
work for the assignments in the online feedback sessions. Students
are encouraged to participate actively in their fellow students’
sessions, by giving feedback to their peers and learning from their
internship experiences. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
For Part I, feedback during the teaching period
and will be given at a session after the examination.
For Part II, Students will get feedback from their peers in class
as well as the teacher (as outlined under teaching methods).
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| Student workload |
| Internship |
900 hours |
| Exam |
74 hours |
| classes |
14 hours |
| Preparatiion sessions |
25 hours |
| Report |
150 hours |
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| Further Information |
- Organizational analysis
- Strategic management
- Maritime economics
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| Expected literature |
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Expected literature
Sampson, H. (2024). Sea-time: An Ethnographic
Adventure. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
Vineet, C, Saint, S.: “6 Things Every Mentor Should Do”, Harvard
Business Review, March 29, 2017
The course literature presented at the first lecture in the
beginning of the semester.
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