Internship / Project

N/A

The methodology includes both theoretical and practical activities. Initially, there are classes with all the students to present and discuss their preferences in terms of research areas and internship activities. In these first classes, contents related to research methodology are exposed and consolidated through the presentation of a guide for research methodology to be applied in the project. After defining the internship place and the related individual research project, individual sessions are scheduled according to each student needs of supervising. Students can choose between 2 options:
Option A: Full internship in a tourism organization, in Portugal or abroad, with a minimum of 560 hours. The internship is associated with the development of a theoretical background about the reality of the business sector associated with the internship.

With this curricular unit, it is intended that the student develops applied research work, which reflect knowledge acquired throughout the bachelor, associated with the practice provided by a curricular internship. The internship provides the student with the possibility of getting in touch with real situations of tourist intervention and allowing to apply and dynamically update the acquired knowledge. The research work presupposes an applied research related to the internship practice, which is part of the final report. It is intended that students develop the following skills:
– Apply knowledge in the face of new challenges that arise in the exercise of the profession;
– Develop research capacity considering the different challenges facing the tourism sector;
– Consolidate the knowledge acquired in real contexts of tourist intervention;
– Collect and analyze scientific and technical information relevant to the sector.

Not applicable. In a curricular unit like this, syllabus contents are not taught. The aim is that the students can apply various contents acquired during the course in their internship and applied research final report, under the supervision of a professor of the course.

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Fontes bibliográficas relacionadas com as diferentes temáticas a tratar pelos alunos de acordo com os seus projetos de investigação e atividade desenvolvida.
 
Bibliographic sources related to the different topics to be addressed by students according to their research projects and activities developed.