Curricula

Objectives

The object of the course:
Want a stepping stone for work, a card to play when the doors seem to close? internship (card) is a great tool for you to get you a working place! In this course, you are practically moving into the working life and out of our educational institution. After completing this course, you will be integrated into the company of your choice and ready to work in the role that you have agreed with your employer!

Course competences:
Business competence
Cross-disciplinary competence in games
Game production competence
Software engineering competence
Systems and methods in ICT


The learning objectives of the course:
Mastery of operations models typical of the professional field, working life skills, and the development of tasks related to one's own work. The assignments support the implementation of students' personal study plans and the objectives of the degree programme.

Content

Before you go on a internship, you will participate in a info session or have a discussion with the coordinator about the internship placement that is right for you and the technical issues related to the implementation of the internship (eg contract). Each student will search for their own placement, but a internship coordinator and teacher tutor will assist you as needed. You will find the contact details of the coordinator in the workspace corresponding to this course. Obtaining a internship often requires building a good and comprehensive sample portfolio. When planning your training, you should upgrade your portfolio to match your current skills!

The internship will be agreed upon in a separate agreement signed by all parties. In addition to the time, place and contact persons, this agreement goes through the content of the training, and in particular the learning objectives. It is vital that you record this information with sufficient accuracy. After the contract is signed, the student can start the internship.

In the mids of the internship, the student arrange a meeting with the internship supervisor (nominated by the coordinator), you and the supervisor from the company. This meeting analyzes the state of the internship and plan together about the goals of the latter period of the internship.

At the end of your internship, you request a job certificate from the workplace and attach it to your internship report. In addition, you enjoy practicing for the younger generation.

Traineeships are usually done in a company, but it is highly advisable to do the traineeship as part of developing your own business idea

Time and location

The introductory information and final seminars are Held on spring and autumn. The internships are carried out at the employer's premises in accordance with the internship agreement. The seminar presentation will be held in courses related to the practical training topic or technologies, it is also possible to do an online presentation that can be recorded.

Teaching methods

Introduction to practical training lecture before starting the internship (Autumn/Spring). A guidance meeting in the middle of the internship, where attention is focused to the work of the internship, giving feedback, and planning the work to the end of the internship. After the internship, the student makes a presentation in a seminar to review the key points of their internship. The final seminars are targeted at 2nd year students or held online via Zoom, recorded and shared with students.

Student workload

5 months full-time work or 810 hours in longer time period. Verified by a work certificate.

Further information for students

The evaluation is carried out giving continuous feedback in the workplace by the work supervisor. 2-way feedback is also given in the mid-term meeting by the participants. In the final report and the seminar presentation you will do and present the self-evaluation and the evaluation of the internship as a whole

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You understand the meaning of the practical training as part of your degree and what kind of skills it can develop. You have carried out a planned and agreed internship and have reported on your work properly, in writing and orally.

Prerequisites

Basic studies and about 60 credits of professional studies