Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Work Placements in Companies (24)
Other languages of instruction: Spanish,
Teaching staff
El Servicio de prácticas está integrado por:
Beatriz Lucaya, Directora. email: bealucaya@uic.es Enviar email para concertar cita previa.
Cristina Prats. email: cprats@uic.es Enviar email para concertar cita previa.
Secretaria administrativa: Marta Segura. mail msegurav@uic.es Horario secretaría: lunes a viernes de 10h. a 18 h.
Introduction
The education programs of the University have a strong professional orientation, which makes internships very important . Work placements are a student training environment in terms of knowledge and skills are performed under an agreement with the company and under the supervision and monitoring of the University and a representative of the company.
Work placement in companies focus as a tool for student training and start to reflect on where the student wants to professionally develop. Monitoring is carried out through the university tutor and company tutor. This monitoring is done continuously and is formalized through various reports and meetings with the tutor university, where job tracking is performed with each of the students.
Objectives
The objective of these internships is to guarantee the labor insertion of students, helping them to integrate and apply theoretical knowledge to various professional contexts. Internships also promote the development of various skills, competences, attitudes and aptitudes.
- put into practice the knowledge acquired in the classroom
- Acquire the professional maturity that comes with carrying out a job in a company
- Develop skills and aptitudes in the professional field
- Encourage proactivity and commitment in the job search
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 39 - To acquire the ability to solve problems and make decisions based on relevant information, applying the appropriate methods and situating the problem within the organisation as a whole.
- 50 - To acquire the ability to relate concepts, analyse and synthesise.
- 51 - To develop decision making skills.
- 52 - To develop interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- 53 - To acquire the skills necessary to learn autonomously.
- 54 - To be able to express one’s ideas and formulate arguments in a logical and coherent way, both verbally and in writing.
- 55 - To adopt good time management skills.
- 56 - To be able to create arguments which are conducive to critical and self-critical thinking.
- 58 - To be able to develop self-assessment exercises.
- 59 - To skilfully use software and ICTs.
- 61 - To develop skills for adapting to new situations.
- 62 - To acquire mechanisms that facilitate the adoption of ethical commitments.
- 65 - To acquire the ability to put knowledge into practice.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Students will acquire sufficient maturity for their incorporation into the world of work
-put into practice the knowledge acquired in the classroom
- Acquire the professional maturity that comes with carrying out a job in a company
- Develop skills and aptitudes in the professional field
Teaching and learning activities
In person
In order to competently develop the contents, the University offers the following services:
PROFESSIONALIZE! Program, where students will enjoy different sessions, including:
- CV preparation session: workshops and review.
- Vocational counseling
- Session of "How to conduct a personal interview"
- Session "Social Media: how to be present on the network"
- Mentoring and professionalism sessions in the company.
Personalized training and support during the search and internship period:
- Company search and agreement management.
- Monitoring and support for students during internships.
- Tutoring sessions: realization of a "Personalized Plan for the improvement of skills"
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
30% Communication with the UIC Barcelona tutor. This includes:
- Proactivity in the search for internships
- Communication and meetings with the university tutor.
- Monitoring and self-evaluation reports.
- Attendance at the Professionalize program.
35% Reports from the company tutor.
35% Internship Report: (i) It is an essential condition to pass the Report so that you can weight your grade with the two previous components; (ii) In the event of failing the Report, the final grade of the subject will be the one obtained in the Report
Situations that result in a “fail” grade for the internship or submission in the 2nd call:
a) Not having started the internship by January 31st leads directly to the 2nd call. (Except for students doing internships at Seat, as these usually begin in March due to scheduling)
b) Being unable to certify the required internship hours based on the enrolment at the time of submitting the report. In this case, the student will be moved to the 2nd call.
c) Expulsion from the internship by the company or university supervisor.
d) Plagiarism of the Internship Report. If it occurs in the 1st call the report must be redone for the 2nd session. If the plagiarism occurs in the 2nd call, the internship will be graded as a “fail”.
e) Carrying out the internship without a valid collaboration agreement between UIC Barcelona and the company involved, or without an employment contract.
f) Once the internship has been assessed at the end of May, if a student unilaterally terminates the contract with the company without justified cause, even if they have completed the hours and received a grade, the faculty will modify the official record and the grade will be a fail (records can be modified until August 31st).
Additionally, the following situations will lower the grade:
a) Late submission of the Internship Report or the student’s CV will result in a penalty of 0.1 points per day of delay.
b) Students must submit progress reports within the established deadlines: late submission of a report will result in a penalty of 0.1 points per day of delay.
c) Early termination: If the student unilaterally decides to leave the internship after signing the agreement, without approval from the Internship Service or the faculty, the maximum possible grade will be 5.
d)If a student has accepted an offer and the agreement process has already started, but then decides to reject the offer, a penalty of 2 points will be applied.