ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 148 Interactive Classroom: 2 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Work placements for Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: English and German Philology
Areas: English Philology
Center Faculty of Philology
Call: Work Placements in Companies for Degrees and Master's Degrees
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
- To get students acquainted with the applications of the knowledge and skills acquired in the different courses of the Masters Programme.
- To draw connections between the University and the world of enterprises and labour market.
- To familiarize students with the functioning of institutions or companies: organization, work, clients, national/international projection.
Contents will be determined by the institution / company / firm chosen by the student as work placement.
If necessary, this will be provided by the tutors responsible for the student in both the company and at the university.
Competences (“Memoria do Máster Interuniversitario en Estudios Ingleses Avanzados e as Súas Aplicacións, 2ª edición", pp. 6-7 e 55-57: http://www.imaes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MEMORIA_ANEXOS-I-II.pdf).
CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - That students are able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.G01 - Capacidad para profundizar en aquellos conceptos, principios, teorías o modelos relacionados con los distintos campos de los Estudios Ingleses, así como para conocer la metodología necesaria para la resolución de problemas propios de dicha área de estudio.
G01 - Ability to delve into those concepts, principles, theories or models related to the various areas of English Studies, as well as to become familiar with the methodology required to solve those problems typical of this field of study.
G02 - Ability to apply the knowledge gained/obtained within the multidisciplinary and mutifaceted/versatile area of English Studies.
G03 - Ability to use the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) efficiently within the realm of English Studies.
G04 - Ability to present experiences, ideas or reports in public, as well as to express informed opinions based on criteria, external rules or personal reflections, for which a sufficient command of the academic and scientific language, both written and oral, will be necessary.
G05 - Abilities to investigate and manage new knowledge and information within the context of English Studies.
G06 - Ability to acquire/achieve critical thinking that will lead students to consider the relevance of the existing research in the fields of study that make up/shape/define English Studies, as well as the relevance of their own investigations.
G07 - Abilities to consolidate and develop the C2 linguistic competence in the spoken and written use of the English language.
G08 - Progressive autonomy in the learning process, personal/individual search for resources and information, by getting access/accessing (to) bibliographical and documentary references on the various areas that make up/define/shape English Studies.
G09 - Ability to carry out research work of an academic nature in the different realms of English Studies.
G10 - Ability to present and defend a research project by making use of the appropriate terminology and resources/tools within the area object of study.
E15 - To get acquainted with work and professional environments where English plays an important role as a means and vehicle of communication.
Introduction to the functioning and activities carried out at the institution /company /firm.
Supervised participation of the student in the activities of the institution /company / firm.
Written report on the practical knowledge acquired.
The academic activities include:
- Selection of the institution / company /firm, supervised by the University tutor.
- Tutorials with both the company and the university tutors.
- Organisation of the supervised practical activities in which the student will participate.
- Writing of the final report. (See model at: http://www.imaes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Memoria_practicas.docx).
Assessment will take into account the different stages of the process. It will include the following aspects:
- Assessment by the institution /company /firm supervisor. (Form: http://www.imaes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Informe_dos_titores-prof…): 60%
- The assessment of the final written report by the University tutor: 40%
Assessed competences: CB7, CB8, CB9, G01, G02, G03, G04, G05, G06, G07, G08, G09, G10, E15
6 ECTS correspond approximately with 150 hours of students’ workload.
1) Prácticum's activity planning: 20 hours
2) Supervised practical activity in a firm or institution: 90 hours
3) Refection on and (self-)assessment of the activity carried out when writing the final report: 40 hours
Students should get in contact with the university tutor as son as they are informed about their work placement.
If fraudulent practices are detected in assignments or exams of any kind, the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will be applied.