BUS334 Internship for Economists

This course trains the students in applying knowledge and skills from their business and administration studies in practice, and assists in developing relevant work experience. During the internship, the student will

- accomplish work tasks in the organization as defined in the project description (part of the internship contract)

- participate in learning activities at the Business School

- write and deliver a report where the student

• formulates and motivates a problem relevant to the organization and generates insight into this problem with the help of research-based literature from the student's specialization studies in business and administration
• reflects on personal professional development and how the knowledge and skills developed through the studies have contributed to accomplishing work tasks in the organization

To participate in this course, the student needs to identify and establish contact with a potensial internship organization (private or public sector) and sign an internship contract with this organization and the Business School. An important part of this contract is a project description, which defines the length of the internship, work tasks and deliveries, time schedule, milestones and a contact person in the organization. Those students who plan to take the course should send an e-mail to study advisor Judith Marie Holter to get access to the contract draft. NB! The 3rd year students from B-ØA and B-ØLIT who have a grade average B can take this course (pls see also prerequests).

The student formulates the project description together with the contact person in the organization. The internship contract needs to be signed by the students and the potensial internship organization before the contract (including the project description) is sent to the course responsible for consideration latest in week 34 (autumn)/ week 2 (spring) via Canvas. The study advisor enrolls the students whose internships have been approved by the course responsible latest in week 36/ week 5.

Please notice that this course has a limited number of participants. Assuming that the proposed internships match with the contents of the course and its learning goals, and the student has followed the instructions for internship contracts, the students will be enrolled in the course based on the date when the student has downloaded their internship contract (incuding the project description) for consideration at Canvas. Internship is unpaid.

Knowledge

After an accomplished internship, the student has

• increased insight in those practical challenges and opportunities in the organization and its external environment where the theories and methods in business and administration are applicable alone or together with other disciplines
• developed knowledge in the theory and methods in business and administration through combining research-based knowledge, method and work experience in practical problem solving

Skills

During the internship, the students has developed skills in

• accomplishing work tasks as defined in the internship contract
• work independently
• apply knowledge in business and administration in practice
• search, identify and internalize research-based knowledge applicable to problem solving in practice
• formulate and follow up goals for practice-based learning

General knowledge

• written and oral communication
• reflection on personal professional development
• cooperation and coordination at work