Dissertation/Project/Internship (Project)

Base Knowledge

Not applicable 

Teaching Methodologies

During the project work, students should flexibly execute and evaluate intervention projects in the areas of Adult Education and Local Development according to the specificities of the respective project contexts, in a double tutoring system (by a tutor from the institution of host of the institution that receives the intern and supervised by an ESEC teacher), who monitors and supports the student in the realization of his project in order to achieve the defined learning objectives.

Learning Results

1. Mobilize theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge, which allows the construction of relevant and innovative problems and solutions in the fields of Adult Education and Local Development.
2. Conceive, plan and develop a rigorous and scientifically based work, in the form of an intervention project.

Program

1. Elaboration of an intervention project;
2. Development of an intervention project;
3. Production of a report on the intervention project.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Continuing & public defense
  • - final report and project preparation and execution - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

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