Internship - Rural Development
Information from the course leader
Welcome to the course 'The Practice of Rural Development'
Welcome to the course 'The Practice of Rural Development'.
There will be a brief introduction of the course on Zoom on Monday 15 January at 10.15. We will use the following Zoom link:
Meeting ID: 665 6752 1880
Passcode: 123456
Zoom link:
https://slu-se.zoom.us/j/66567521880
You will find the instructions of the course in the document 'General Information of the Practice of Rural Development VT24. However, below you find the essential tasks that needs to performed immediately:
This information needs to be submitted to the course management 16 January, at the latest.
When the organization is approved, an agreement together with an informative letter will be sent by the student to the supervisor at the organization. The two documents will be found on Canvas. The supervisor needs to send back the agreement to the course convener, at the latest 19 January in Canvas. The reason for the signed agreement is to ensure that the scope and content of the internship offered covers 8 weeks full-time and provides insight into relevant and qualified tasks.
The supervisor will also be informed that:
- you as a student have a non-life insurance from SLU that protects you during the internship, including the transport back and forth to the location of the internship.
- there is no financial compensation paid to students, nor to the host institutions for the internship.
In order to be covered by the insurance please ask a representative of the host organization to fill in and sign the part of the insurance, assigned to the host organization. Then mail Örjan (orjan.bartholdson@slu.se) the filled in insurance form.
We will soon open up the course homepage on Canvas, where all documents will be uploaded. However, if you urgently need any of the documents referred to above, please mail Örjan or Therese.
If you have any questions, please mail Örjan or Therese.
Best regards
Örjan Bartholdson
(orjan.bartholdson@slu.se)
Therese Engwall
(therese.engvall@slu.se)
Alin Kadfak
Course evaluation
The course evaluation is now closed
ÖV0001-30313 - Course evaluation report
Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
ÖV0001 Internship - Rural Development, 15.0 Credits
Praktikkurs - landsbygdsutvecklingSubjects
-Education cycle
Master’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 15.0 | 0001 |
Advanced study in the main field
Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsMaster’s level (A1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to 180 credits, including 90 credits within a particular major within humanities, social or natural sciences. Knowledge equivalent to English 6 (Swedish educational system).Objectives
The objective of this course is to give the students opportunities to reflect on working in an organization in the field of rural development through doing an internship.
After completion of this course the student shall be able to:
- analyze how the work is organized, including analyzing gender and other social norms
- reflect on how rural development and sustainability is understood and practiced by the organization
- discuss ethical aspects of working with rural development.
Content
Thematic content
The main activity in this course is doing an internship in an organization working with rural development. During the internship the students write about their experiences of rural development work, and about the organizing of the work and work-place, including an analysis of gender and other social norms. The course includes students’ making reflections on practices of rural development, sustainability as well as ethical aspects of rural development work. The course comprises approximately eight weeks of practice, in the form of an internship, writing a reflective diary, writing a report and making an oral presentation of the report. The students should also communicate with a supervisor in the organization.
Implementation
The course uses different teaching methods to promote students' learning such as:
- active participation in work activities in an organization working with rural development
- keeping a reflective diary during the internship
- writing of a report, drawing on the reflective diary and internship experiences
- presenting the report orally.
The course focuses on the following general competencies: oral presentation; written communication; ability to work autonomously; plan and manage time; teamwork; critical thinking and problem solving.
The course includes mandatory attendance at the course introduction, and at the final presentation of the report.
Collaboration with society takes place through the course being an internship course, whereby the student is placed in an organization working with rural development.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Approved reflective diary. Approved written report. Approved oral presentation of the report.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Responsible department
Department of Urban and Rural Development