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Osaamistavoitteet

The placement period’s main objectives are for students to experience the environment of a real, international workplace, develop interpersonal skills, acquire and develop technical skills associated with the nature of your work and acquire knowledge that will help students to plan and evaluate their future study and career development.
Students should become acquainted with working life in general and with the placement company’s area of business. During the placement students should take on “real employee” responsibility and learn how to apply theory in practice. The placement period is a good opportunity to explore the particular career option and make plans for future development.

Sisältö

The Work Placement is compulsory part of the Bachelor’s degree programme. The idea of the placement is to give the student an opportunity to get acquainted with the placement company, their area of business and in real-life company practices.
The aim is also to acknowledge and identify business as a process. The student becomes acquainted with the company and its area of operation. The student identifies the context in which the company operates.
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The students of IBL are encouraged to do their placement abroad. The placement can be completed also in the student’s home country but then the tasks should be international. The placement can be completed in a company, in a public institution or in any other appropriate organisation such as in a community or association. Self-employed work can also be accepted if other conditions for the internship are fulfilled.
The placement is completed by working in a placement company for 6 months, reporting and analyzing the learning outcomes as required in the placement guidebook. The trainee’s tasks are related to international business, administration, marketing and logistics or to other study subjects of IBL programme. Tasks are accepted by the Study Coordinator before the placement starts.

Esitietovaatimukset

First year of studies completed

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Sufficient performance: showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Good performance: showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Excellent performance: not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination

Lisätiedot

The placement period contains the actual training in the company, reporting and assessing the student’s performance. The placement is recommended to be completed in one part and in one company at the end of the studies.
Students can still choose to do the placement in two different periods already during the summer breaks. In this case one placement is approx. 3 months long and the study points will be 15 credits for each placement period.
If the student does the placement in two separate parts, the first placement is called Placement 1 (general) and the second is called Placement 2 (based on the major subject).
Recommended reading:
Placement guidebook, previous yearbooks, general info about the labour market in general (found from Tube), placement company’s web pages, country specific info
Teaching and learning strategies:
The placement process includes the practical training in a company, the student's self assessment, the company mentor’s assessment and reporting the learning outcomes with a placement portfolio where the student is reflecting actual work with the theory learned at school
Teaching methods and student workload:
15 credits equals ~ 400 hours of work/10 weeks of work (40 hours a week)
Assessment weighting and grading:
The placement period must be fully completed (30 credits) before the grade is awarded to the study record. The grade will consist of two elements: 75 % of the placement portfolio and 25 % of the company mentor’s assessment