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2022/2023

Professional Work Experience

Code: 42989 ECTS Credits: 10
Degree Type Year Semester
4313800 International Relations, Security and Development OT 0 2

Contact

Name:
Alessandro Demurtas
Email:
alessandro.demurtas@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
spanish (spa)

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge is required.

Objectives and Contextualisation

Objectives

 

The curriculum of the Master in International Relations, Security and Development contemplates the possibility of carrying out a corresponding optional module Professional Work Experiences (PWE) of 10 ECTS credits. PWE consist of a stay in an organization, institution or company with which the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology has signed a collaboration agreement. The purpose of these practices is both formative and professional.

PWE in workplaces constitute a training offer, where students exercise different ways of learning from the usual training activities. Its main objective is to facilitate the development of practical skills and application of students' knowledge. For these purposes, it seeks to generate agreements with institutions in the fields of international relations, security and development, so that the students of the program can participate in the usual work activities of the institutions either by participating in a specific unit or area of the host institution or in a specific project.

Competences

  • Analyse, synthesise, organise and plan projects and assignments related to the area of study.
  • Apply the necessary methodological instruments for systematic and rigorous analysis of international relations (observation, comparison, formulation of hypotheses, etc.), and intervention tools (policy and strategy making, planning, negotiation and mediation techniques, etc.).
  • Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
  • Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  • Work in multidisciplinary teams.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyse, synthesise, organise and plan projects and assignments related to the area of study.
  2. Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  3. Give support to companies' or institutions' workers and carry out allotted tasks using the competences acquired.
  4. Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
  5. Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  6. Work in multidisciplinary teams.

Content

 

Contents

The choice of the institution and the affiliation process:

The procedure for assigning students to PWE is as follows: students will receive during the month of December a list of institutions that offer places and will have to indicate their preferences in order of priority. When choosing a place, you must take into account the specific conditions and requirements that are requested for each one of them.

From the Master's Coordination the students will be assigned to their respective Occupational Practices positions according to a double criterion academic record and suitability according to academic and professional background (specialization in studies, previous work experience, etc.). This in general is done in conjunction with the host institutions, the criteria are priority. In fact, you usually have to have a pre-selection interview at the host institution, as part of your selection process.

Methodology

Methodology

Duration

 

The PWE of the MURISD have a duration of 25 hours of work per ECTS credit (10 ECTS), which are usually carried out in a period of between 3 and 6 months depending on the timetables.

 

At this time, the final Work/"Memoria" that each student must complete is included, which is essential for the evaluation of their practices. The students have a maximum period of two weeks after completing the practices to deliver their final Work of the same.

 

 

 

Calendar

 

The standard period for the beginning of the practices is at the beginning of each year, although there is the possibility of seeking other periods of mutual agreement between the Master, the host institution and the interested persons. However, the maximum term to conclude the practices is September of the same year in which they were initiated.

 

 

 

Tutor

 

The host institution appoints a tutor of the internship. In addition to directing the work of the person in the institution, the Tutor will oversee the development of the activities that the student will prepare at the beginning of the practices. It will also complete a brief final report of practices.

 

Likewise, the Master will also assign an academic tutor.

 

 

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Supervised      
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 250 10 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6

Assessment

Evaluation

 

The master's coordination performs the final evaluation of PWE based on the following documents:

 

    The final evaluation of the host institution

    The final Work/"Memoria" of the students,

    Other additional documents that either the host institution or the student considers necessary to attach

 

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 0 0 0 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6

Bibliography

N/A

Software

From 3 to 6 months