Course title: Mid-Program Internship
Course code: KET501
Faculty: Accounting – Auditing
Department in charge:
Number of credits: 03
Prerequisites: As stipulated by the University
- COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The mid-program internship gives students the opportunity to become familiar with the business environment and to develop professional work habits and a sense of organization and discipline in the workplace. This experience helps students take their first steps in applying what they have learned in class to practice. Students observe, analyze and perform one (or several) specific tasks at an enterprise, thereby being able to compare and evaluate theory against practice, with a focus on the knowledge of their field of study. Through the internship, students have the opportunity to explore their career interests and to identify the knowledge and skills they need to continue developing in order to achieve their future career goals.
- CONTENT AND TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
| Week | Content | Time allocation | Contribution to CLOs | |||
| Class periods | Essays, major assignments, fieldwork | Guided self-study | ||||
| Theory (lectures) | Practice, discussion | |||||
| 1 | Becoming familiar with the regulations and culture of the enterprise or organization | 8 | 30 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 2 | Learning about the work of the divisions and departments related to the internship topic | 8 | 30 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 3 | Exploring the research topic, consulting with the workplace internship supervisor and reaching agreement with the academic supervisor | 10 | 37 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 4 | Reviewing literature and assessing the practical situation of the research topic to develop the Report Outline | 15 | 55 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 5 | Collecting and processing data | 15 | 55 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 6 | Analyzing the current situation | 15 | 55 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 7 | Researching proposals and recommendations | 14 | 50 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 8 | Writing the Mid-Program Internship Report | 30 | 110 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 9 | Discussing with the academic supervisor and the workplace internship supervisor to revise the Report | 10 | 37 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| 10 | Finalizing the Report | 25 | 91 | 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | ||
| Total | 150 | 550 | ||||
- ASSESSMENT METHODS
- Format: A report of 25–30 pages excluding appendices, presented on A4 paper; font size: 13; font: Times New Roman; top, bottom, left and right margins of 2.5cm, 2.5cm, 3.5cm and 2cm respectively; line spacing of 1.5 lines.
- Content: The mid-program internship report must be specific, concise, clear, and of scientific and practical value
- Assessment criteria:
| + The problem is identified clearly, reasonably and feasibly
+ The analysis is logical, to the point and linked to practice + The materials used are rich, diverse and engaging + The language is clear; citations and references are used properly + The evaluation by the head of the unit where the student completed the internship, covering the internship period at the organization, is attached |
2 points
5 points 1 point 1 point 1 point |
Each internship report is graded by the academic supervisor. The grading lecturer may award scores to one decimal place.