POL42300

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the internship, students will have:

Developed knowledge and skills acquisition of direct relevance to their graduate programme as well as having applied their learning in a relevant professional context.
Applied and cultivated professional skills such as self-confidence, interpersonal skills, working effectively with others, professional meeting/email/telephone etiquette, networking, written communication, relationships with supervisors, time
management, organization, decision making, etc.
Acquired relevant career knowledge and gained new information regarding their prospective professional career path

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Not applicable to this module.

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The typical internship lasts about 10-12 weeks, in which case the student submits a reflective essay every two weeks – for internships of different duration, the time gap can be adjusted, as long as it is equidistant and leads to five reflective essays in total, covering the full period of the internship. The UCD supervisor provides brief feedback, typically by email or via BrightSpace.