Base Knowledge
The recommended basic knowledge will be all acquired along the academic path of the master in the area of
the internship that he will develop.
Teaching Methodologies
Given the specificity of this Non-Teaching CU, traditional “Teaching-Learning Methodologies” (TLM) will not be applicable. Therefore, the
TLM of the CU articulated with the pedagogical model, are performed by the Supervisor and/or Co-supervisor(s) and Supervisor of the
internship host entity, and the student must meet regularly with this/them. These TLM are:
TLM1: Individual guidance sessions, focused on personalized monitoring and discussion of internship development, discussion of progress
(LO1 and LO2)
TLM2: Continuous feedback on the activities developed during the internship, sharing of experiences and discussion of good practices in an
organizational context and structuring of the report (LO3 and LO4).
TLM3: Internship defense simulations, allowing students to improve their oral communication and argumentation before the Evaluation Jury
(LO5).
Learning Results
The Internship and Report is one of the 3 devices for carrying out the Non-Teaching Component (NTC) of the SC
Learning Objectives (LO):
LO1 Apply theoretical knowledge in practical situations in the organizational context.
LO2 Develop critical analysis skills to solve complex organizational problems.
LO3 Integrate tools and techniques to improve organizational processes or strategies.
LO4 Write a structured report, presenting results, conclusions and substantiated recommendations.
0A5 Effectively communicate internship outcomes in presentations and discussions.
Skills/Abilities/Aptitudes (S):
S1 Carry out critical analyses of real problems, proposing well-founded solutions (LO1 and LO2).
S2 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in developing tasks in an organizational context (LO3).
S3 Write and present results with technical and scientific rigor (LO4 and LO5).
Program
1 Introduction to the organizational context of the internship
2 Organizational diagnosis: identification of problems or opportunities
3 Planning and implementation of actions in a practical context
4 Collection and analysis of data relevant to the internship
5 Structuring and writing the internship report
6 Preparation and presentation of the report for evaluation
Curricular Unit Teachers
Maria de Fátima Travassos CondeGrading Methods
After completing the internship and preparing the Internship Report, the master's student must apply for
public exams.
The jury is made up of three to five members, including the supervisor and the co-supervisor(s), if any. The
members of the jury must be specialists in the field in which the project work, internship report or
dissertation is inserted, appointed from among professors holding a doctoral degree and specialists of merit
recognized as such by the CTC, national or foreign.
The public discussion will last about 90 (ninety) minutes, where the master will make an oral presentation,
synthesizing the content of the work carried out and highlighting its objectives, and main conclusions, with a
maximum duration of 20 (twenty) minutes; and the remaining time must be distributed equally between the
jury and the master's student.
Once the tests are completed, the jury meets for the assessment and deliberation of the grade to be
awarded to the master's student.
Internship(s)
SIM
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