Project- and Trainee Period

The content of the course is that the student; 

• In agreement with a supervisor and in cooperation with a company solves one or more specific tasks or problems that can be solved by using knowledge and methodological skills that the student has acquired during his or her study as well as potentially newly acquired theory and method. 
• Produce a project report in which the student, on the basis of one or more of the tasks, from a specific subject or methodological perspective, explains the chosen method for solving the problem and theories used, discuss alternative methods, and make a critical reflection of the process in relation to relevant methods and theories learned in the study programme and the possible need to draw on additional theory and method.  

Before an agreement with the company is made, the student must, to the line responsible professor, account for the expected tasks and their relevance in the context of the subject areas in the study programme. If the line responsible can approve of the relevance of the tasks, the student is assigned a supervisor by the relevant department. To this end, the student must fill in a digital form to which there is a link on the study web page.  

The tasks must be finally approved by the deadline via a digital supervisor contract (exam condition). See also under “Teaching method”.

The aim of the project- and trainee period is that the student, on the basis of the competences acquired in the study programme, demonstrates the ability to select, use and reflect on the usefulness of specific theories and analytical approaches to carry out the tasks that the student is assigned at the company. The student must demonstrate skills in these areas with a weight that reflects the chosen academic perspective. 
Specifically, the student must be able to: 

The project- and trainee period gives the student an opportunity to learn how learned theory and method can be used to solve suitable problems. The tasks/problems to be solved, which must be agreed with a supervisor and the company, may be in the form of one, large problem or several smaller problems. The student cannot received a salary for carrying out these tasks. It is allowed to receive funding to cover documented expenses during the project- and trainee period. The student may have a job in the organization during the project- and trainee period.  

The time set aside for the course corresponds to approximately 2 days a week for 13 weeks in the company as well as time for the preparation and completion of the report. This must be described in the supervisor agreement that must include a description of the problem to be solved and/or the tasks to be performed, a description of the agreed schedule for time in the company, and  information about who is the contact person and contact information for this person. 

Link to the supervisor contract is available under "Project- and Trainee Period" at study programme page on www.sdu.dk. When the supervisor agreement is completed, it will automatically go on to the relevant people for approval and registration.

6 hours are allocated to guidance including the supervisor's preparation for meetings as well as email and other correspondence.

Regardless whether the first attempt takes place at the time set for submission for the ordinary examination or at the time set for submission for the reexamination, guidance is given exclusively before the date fixed for submission for the ordinary examination.
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Expected SAT workload:

Project work at the client: 190 hours = about 26 working days.
Preparation of project report: 74 hours.
Guidance (participation and preparation): 6 hours.
A total of 270 hours.