SASK14200E Project in Practice in Animal Science

Volume 2014/2015
Education
MSc in Animal Science - elective study
Content

All students have to function in a professional setting at a company, institution, organization or incubator.

The expectations and requirements made on students by the companies/organizations are expressed in a holistic set of competencies that the student may find difficult to acquire simply by following courses and completing more conventional study activities. A project in practice may help with development towards a professionalization of the student’s specialization.

The project in practice must incorporate significant elements from the parts of the study programme that students have already passed, and its academic level must be in line with the point the students have reached in their study programmes.

 The project in practice must be unpaid. However, the company may subsidize the students’ expenses for transport and accommodation.

 The project in practice must be completed outside the university environment; it may, however, take place at the university on condition that it not involve teaching or research.

Learning Outcome

The overarching objective of the activity is to provide the student with the following:

Knowledge of:

  • The company as a workplace and its organizational culture.
  • The commercial and societal context that encompasses the student’s subject/study programme.
  • The specific academic knowledge required to carry out the process.
  • The student’s organizational placement and specific function.
  • If the project contract specifies that the student is to take a supplementary academic course, the student must also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered.

 

Skills in:

  • Applying theory and methods from his/her study programme to a specific context at the company/organization.

 

The ability to:

  • Collaborate and communicate with different professional groups at a company.
  • Reflect on the application of his/her academic skills in a commercial context.
  • Reflect on what he/she has learned.

The student and supervisor jointly prepare a relevant literature list.

The project in practice can be completed individually or by groups of up to four students.

The work assumes a high level of unsupervised initiative from the student or within the group, particularly when students are at the company but also in connection with their work to identify relevant literature and write the assignment.

The contract for the project in practice will state whether the student(s) must participate in compulsory courses and/or events in connection with completing the project in practice.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 2
  • Guidance
  • 6
  • Project work
  • 404
  • Total
  • 412
Credit
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Oral examination, 1 hour
The exam consists of a written assignment and an oral eamination.

The scope of the assignment and the deadline for its submission are stated in the contract for the project in practice.
The assignment must present relevant reflections in relation to the description of objectives.
The assignment forms the basis for the oral examination.

The oral exam is without preparation. The exam lasts between 30 and 60 minutes, including a 10–20-minute presentation. For group exams, the duration of the oral defence must be extended to allow for individual assessments. After the presentation, the examiner and the external examiner may ask questions and make comments. The co-supervisor from the company is not permitted to participate in the examination.

The oral exam is public. If the project in practice includes a confidential component, this part of the project may be considered behind closed doors in connection with the oral exam. Only the student(s), examiner and external examiner participate.

The oral exam is placed in the exam period for the block which concludes that part of the programme.
Exam registration requirements
A report must be handed in.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment

On complection the students should have the competencies descibed in "Learning Outcome".