Internship 1 (15 ECTS)

Objective

The student is able to
• perceive the operating environment and occupational roles of their professional field
• apply their knowledge and skills in their work
• perform to a professional standard in the various situations of interaction in the work community
• assess and develop their competence in reference to the demands of the industry.

Content

Internship in the student's professional field. It is also possible to complete an internship in an international company.

Location and time

The work placement is allocated to be completed during the spring semester in the student's 4th year. The location depends on the student's work placement.

Materials

The student is suggested to attend the internship workshops when planning their internship. The internship workshops cover the student presentation as well as pointers on creating a CV, cover letter, and portfolio. The main communication channels for the Internship course are Teams and Oma.

Teaching methods

Work placement can be completed through different ways, such as company employment, entrepreneurship (freelance/self-employed), or being involved in a design project (multidisciplinary projects or exhibitions).

Before starting the work placement, the student needs to attend an internship workshop to understand the practicalities of the work placement. During the internship, the student is asked to take notes on their work experience. Finally, after the internship, the student needs to present their work experience and show their work certificate in order to claim their study credits.

It is possible that the student work in different internship places to fulfill 15 ECTS (equal to 2.5 months).

Employer connections

The work placement or internship is an essential part of studies at the university of applied sciences and XR Design degree programme. The degree comprehends 30 ECTS credits of work placement. The aim of the work placement is to support the student's professional development towards expertness. The target of the work placement is to familiarise the student with the practical tasks in his or her field of study and learn how to combine theory and practice. In the practice, the student needs to apply their learning from their study to the professional work. The positions of the work placement should be relevant to courses of the study.

Typically, the student in XR Design start their internship after completing three project courses. At this stage, the student has started to shape their professional identity and has better understanding of the area that they want to pursue as a professional, such as XR developer, programmer, user experience designer, user experience researcher, user interface designer, game designer, and so forth.

The work placement could offer a good opportunity to create new connections and networks which helps in future job searching (e.g. final project, summer job, graduate job).

Exam schedules

None.

International connections

The work placement can be carried out in Finland or abroad. The student is responsible for finding the placement and taking care the paperwork for the internship abroad. The university provides templates and guidance on how the work placement has been carried out outside Finland.

Student workload

Internship 1 requires a work placement for 2.5 months, which is equal to 15 ECTS.

Content scheduling

Internship workshops are organised at least twice during the semester. The information is always published between 3 - 4 weeks prior to the workshop.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Internship will be graded pass / fail.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Internship will be graded pass / fail.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Internship will be graded pass / fail.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Working as an intern. Oral and/or written report on the internship, as specified by the degree. The completion of the internship must be proven with an internship certificate signed by a representative of the workplace.

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass or Fail.

When the student has submitted the required activities for the course, the student will get a Pass.

Further information

The internship will be completed in one or two phases. In order to earn 15 ECTS for the internship, the student should work full-time for 10 weeks.

Further information

The internship will be completed in one or two phases. In order to earn 15 ECTS for the internship, the student should work full-time for 10 weeks.