2020-2021 / HSTG0014-1

Professional practices Internship and Seminae

Duration

8h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Pierre Beaulieu, Mélodie Dieudonné, Bénédicte Maccatory, Gautier Pirotte, Marc Poncelet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to offer students support in completing their internship, and writing the internship report.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this seminar, students should be able to step back from their internship experience, identify strengths and weaknesses, be analytical and critical.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminar, interactive discussions, students active participation.
This course is organized in different sessions that will provide students with key tips to find a place for their internship, get in touch, negotiate the internship and carry it out. Students will also be briefed on the content and editorial rules of the internship report.
In December, a session will be devoted to a meeting with sector professionals. This is to allow students to project themselves into the world of work by interacting with people committed to the field of cooperation and / or development.
Finally, a four-hour closing session will be organized in april in order to allow students to discuss their internship experience, difficulties encountered, etc.

 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Seminar, classroom course, exercises.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

As the seminar is intrinsically linked to the internship itself as well as to the internship report, its evaluation includes three elements:



  • the grade given by the academic tutor on readinf the internship report;
  • the grade based on the qualitative evaluation grid completed by the internship supervisor;
  • the grade given by the supervisors of the seminar based on an oral presentation, the regular and active participation in the seminar.
The final grade is weighted as follows: 50% evaluation by the academic tutor, 50% evaluation by the internship supervisor.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Maccatory Bénédicte, assistante
benedicte.maccatory@ulg.ac.be



Dieudonné Mélodie, assistante
melodie.dieudonne@uliege.be


 
Pierre Beaulieu, assistant
pierre.beaulieu@uliege.be