Work Placement 2 (15 cr)

Objective

The student will be familiar with the practices of working life, and the work methods and tools used in real life work environment in his or her own field as well as with the terminology used in the field.
The student will be able to apply and test the acquired knowledge and skills in practice. The aim of practical training is to deepen the student’s skills, train the student in the tasks in the field, and support the student’s professional development and ability to work independently. Practical training should be diverse and show an upward trend, becoming more demanding.

Content

During practical training the student will become familiar with the essential working tasks in his or her field of study, will develop his or her professional competence and will be able to apply the learned knowledge and skills in working life.
All practical training included in the degree will be implemented as professional training within the student’s own degree programme. At the beginning of studies the students work in practical work tasks in their field of study (Work Placement 1), and later as their professional competence increases, they move on to a more demanding practical training (Work Placement 2). The aim of the practical training is to familiarize the students with the work tasks and working environment within the degree programme, and to guide them to engineering tasks in their field of study.
In the Degree Programme in Building Services Engineering the practical training can include use and maintenance tasks, contracting and monitoring tasks, as well as working as an expert in tasks related to management, research, product development, design and project management. The practical training period will provide the students with guidance in performing these tasks.

Materials

Workplacement quidelines, materials for job hunting and labour legislation

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture, supervision of workplace training,
report/ learning assignment

Employer connections

Workplace training

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

Workplacement can be carried out aboard

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

workplacement is 10 weeks/ 375 hours

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

N/A

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has met the objectives of the course as defined in the instructions for the practical training. The practical training is graded on a pass/fail scale.

Assessment methods and criteria

Tasks and length of placement period are accepted, learning assignment, employer feedback/ work certificate

Further information

Internship is an important part of University of Applied Sciences studies. The engineering degree includes 20 weeks of internship (30 ECTS credits). Internship is primarily full-time work. A maximum of 10 credits of part-time work may be accepted for internship.
Part-time work with a workload of at least 10 h / week is accepted as an internship.