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HU Credits:
0
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Glocal International Development
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Virginie Mathieu/Maayan Frenkel
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday and Monday-by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Ms. Virginie Mathieu,
Ms. Maayan Frenkel
Course/Module description:
This is a practical course (taught in two parts) designed to guide students in designing and preparing for their internship. The course is held every other week and provides students the tools and knowledge to identify and construct the best internship for them.
The course is designed to provide students with relevant background information and tools that will assist and guide them in the process of identifying, securing and preparing for their field internship. The course includes classes, personal meetings with the internship coordinators and group meetings.
In the process of preparing for the internships, students will be required to draft several assignments and submit to their internship coordinator. All students’ assignments should be submitted and approved by the internship coordinator by the end of June 2020, to allow the process of internships being approved.
It is each student’s responsibility to identify, secure and prepare for their internship. Glocal staff provides a variety of tools and assistance to help the student in this process. Much of the advice, tutoring and support is given in the personal meetings, but a lot of valuable information, essential to secure an internship placement, is given in class. This is a mandatory course and students are expected to attend all sessions. Initial personal meetings will be held in dedicated sessions and also during break between classes.
Course/Module aims:
– Students will identifying their internship goals and objectives
– Students will find suitable internship placements apply and create a joint term of reference
– Students will be able to classify organizations according to organization type, sector, field and approach.
– Students will know how to search for relevant information using a variety of data sources
– Students will gain the knowledge to produce Professional CV’s and cover letters
– Students will learn to create a professional Term of Reference
- students will learn to build a risk assessment
- students will learn to build a budget
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Generally speaking, the process of identifying, preparing for and securing the internship includes the following process:
Identifying ones’ skills, interests and networks
Identifying relevant organizations together with the Internship Coordinators
Having a list of 3 organizations which the student wishes to contact after Coordinator’s approval
Preparing a CV and Cover Letter to the prioritized organization
For organizations with past relationship with Glocal: internship coordinator contacts the organization with the student’s CV and Cover Letter. If no prior contact with the program, the student contacts by herself/himself following discussion and guidance
When an organization agrees in principle for the internship, having a 3 way conversation with internship coordinator and the potential supervisor in the organization to identify internship objectives and main tasks
Preparing a joint Terms of Reference (ToR) with the organization
Student preparing for the internship:
Learning about the country/region
Preparing a risk assessment
Learning about the professional field of internship
Preparing a budget for the internship
Documents: Health insurance, passport, visa, flight ticket
Departure on internship around August or early September 2020
Attendance requirements(%):
Mandatory
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal classes, participatory session with students and individual meetings
Course/Module Content:
1st Term (October 2019 - January 2020):
5.11.2019 Introduction & identifying internship placements (please note, this class will be exceptionally on a Tuesday)
18.11.2019 Basic tools, Networking & personal meetings
2.12.2019 Personal Meetings
16.12.2019 Personal Meetings
30.12.2019 Approaching organizations: CV and Cover Letters
13.1.2020 Building a ToR
27.1.2020 Meeting cohort 9- students just returning from the field
2nd Term (March 2020 - June 2020):
17.3.2020 Cross cultural work
31.3.2020 Meeting Cohort 9 - Challenges from the field
5.5.2020 Safety & Security in the field
19.5.2020 Personal/Group Meetings
2.6.2020 Overcoming Challenges
16.6.2020 Sectors / Methodologies Group Presentations
30.6.2020 Final Meeting: Coordinator - Interns communication in the field, field assignments
Required Reading:
n/a
Additional Reading Material:
see detailed syllabus on course site
Grading Scheme :
Active Participation / Team Assignment 20 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Personal Guide / Tutor / Team Evaluation 25 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 25 %
Attendance / Participation in Field Excursion 10 %
Additional information:
It is each student’s responsibility to identify, secure and prepare for their internship. Glocal staff provides a variety of tools and assistance to help the student in this process. Much of the advice, tutoring and support is given in the personal meetings, but a lot of valuable information, essential to secure an internship placement, is given in class. This is a mandatory course and students are expected to attend all sessions. Initial personal meetings will be held in dedicated sessions and also during break between classes.
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