Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
An academic internship agreement approved by the company, an AAU
supervisor and the study board for electronics and it (ESN).
The academic internship must have a scope that correspond the ECTS
load.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The student stays in a company with the purpose of learning and
applying theories and methods to address engineering problems in an
industrial context. In addition, the student will be introduced to
business procedures and policies.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Has knowledge about the organization of the company and
business procedures and policies.
- Has knowledge about performance measures in the company.
- Has developed a fundamental business sense.
- Has knowledge of the competence profile of the program and how
the academic internship contributes to the competence profile.
- Has gained deepened knowledge into engineering theories and
methods within the program.
Skills
- Can initiate and ensure the completion of an agreement for the
academic internship, with learning objectives corresponding to the
semester at the master’s program.
- Can apply analytic, methodological and/or theoretic skills to
address advanced engineering problems in an industrial
context.
- Can contribute in a professional manner to company objectives
as an individual and in teams in accordance with the project
management model applied in the company.
- Can collaborate and communicate with peers, managers and
others.
- Can document the academic internship in a report and defend it
orally.
Competences
- Can discuss and reflect on the learning outcomes of the
academic internship.
- Can discuss the need for knowledge transfer between academia
and industry.
- Has a deepened understanding of the academic interests to
pursue in the master’s thesis and possible job positions to aim at
after graduation.
Type of instruction
Project work
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Academic Internship |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 20 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |