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French
Content
The internship takes place over 20 consecutive working days, on dates set by the university. It takes place in a professional setting related to the fields of political science, social sciences and communication. This may include, for example, a (public) administrative department, an international organisation, a non-profit organisation, a social enterprise, a political party, a ministerial or parliamentary office, a media organisation, a communications agency, etc. Within the host organisation, the internship is supervised by a placement supervisor. At the university, the internship is supported by the academic, teaching and administrative team at the UCLouvain Mons campus.
Teaching methods
Internship within a host organisation relevant to the student’s profile and academic background. The intership supervisor must hold a university degree or provide evidence of five years’ experience and an equivalent level of responsibility. The internship supervisor may not be a close relative of the student (1st degree: father, mother; 2nd degree: sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law; 3rd degree: uncle, aunt, etc.). During the academic year, the academic, teaching and administrative teams organise interactions with students and, where applicable, with internship supervisors (for example, plenary sessions, practical sessions, one-to-one meetings, telephone discussions with placement supervisors, etc.).
Evaluation methods
Students are required to produce an internship report that critically and reflectively presents the tasks completed and the learning outcomes derived from the internship experience within the broader framework of their degree programme. The report must be submitted by the deadline set by the academic and teaching team.
The report must establish a strong connection between the field experience and the theories, concepts, methodologies, analytical frameworks, and decision-making tools acquired through the courses of the student's programme. To this end, students are expected to engage with several scholarly sources, which must be used appropriately throughout the report and referenced in accordance with current academic citation standards. Accordingly, the report must include a bibliography prepared according to academic conventions and containing scholarly publications addressing: (1) issues related to internships, (2) theories relevant to the field experience, and/or (3) methodologies applied during and for the internship. References included in the bibliography must be explicitly and meaningfully integrated into the body of the report.
Where appropriate, the internship report may be subject to an oral defence.
An appendix to the internship report must provide detailed evidence of the steps undertaken by the student to secure an internship placement and supervisor(s). Such evidence may include, for example, screenshots of complete email exchanges displaying dates and times, screenshots of replies received from contacted individuals displaying dates and times, copies of letters, and a list of contacted individuals together with their full contact details.
The University will communicate the deadline by which the internship agreement (+risk analysis form), duly completed and signed by both the student and the internship supervisor, must be submitted in accordance with the procedures explained during class sessions and/or on Moodle. Any late submission of a duly completed and signed internship agreement will result in a penalty of 0.5 points out of 20 for each commenced day of delay.
For the assessment of this course, the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited, whether as a research, exploration, ideation, or writing tool.
The report may discuss problems or difficulties encountered during the internship. Reflective analysis constitutes one of the assessment criteria for the internship report.
This assessment is based on a single examination attempt; therefore, no regular resit session is available. However, students who receive a marginal fail grade (8/20 or 9/20) may be granted the opportunity to submit an internship report during the resit period in order to potentially improve their final grade.
To be admissible, the report must include the following statement. Failure to include this declaration will render the assignment inadmissible and will result in a maximum grade of 5/20:
"In view of the trust that the public is entitled to place in the degree to which I aspire, I solemnly declare, on my honour and out of respect both for the University and for fairness towards my fellow students, that I have completed this work personally and in accordance with the principles of academic integrity and intellectual honesty. I hereby certify that all intellectual borrowings have been duly referenced in accordance with the University's prescribed citation standards. I further certify that I have not used, regardless of the extent of such use, including through translation, the ideas, statements, or graphic representations of a third party, even when paraphrased, without explicitly and distinctly acknowledging their source within my work. Furthermore, I fully understand that plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct constitutes a serious offence and may give rise to the procedures and sanctions provided for under Articles 107 to 114 of the UCLouvain General Regulations Governing Studies and Examinations (UCLouvain RGEE)."
The report must establish a strong connection between the field experience and the theories, concepts, methodologies, analytical frameworks, and decision-making tools acquired through the courses of the student's programme. To this end, students are expected to engage with several scholarly sources, which must be used appropriately throughout the report and referenced in accordance with current academic citation standards. Accordingly, the report must include a bibliography prepared according to academic conventions and containing scholarly publications addressing: (1) issues related to internships, (2) theories relevant to the field experience, and/or (3) methodologies applied during and for the internship. References included in the bibliography must be explicitly and meaningfully integrated into the body of the report.
Where appropriate, the internship report may be subject to an oral defence.
An appendix to the internship report must provide detailed evidence of the steps undertaken by the student to secure an internship placement and supervisor(s). Such evidence may include, for example, screenshots of complete email exchanges displaying dates and times, screenshots of replies received from contacted individuals displaying dates and times, copies of letters, and a list of contacted individuals together with their full contact details.
The University will communicate the deadline by which the internship agreement (+risk analysis form), duly completed and signed by both the student and the internship supervisor, must be submitted in accordance with the procedures explained during class sessions and/or on Moodle. Any late submission of a duly completed and signed internship agreement will result in a penalty of 0.5 points out of 20 for each commenced day of delay.
For the assessment of this course, the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited, whether as a research, exploration, ideation, or writing tool.
The report may discuss problems or difficulties encountered during the internship. Reflective analysis constitutes one of the assessment criteria for the internship report.
This assessment is based on a single examination attempt; therefore, no regular resit session is available. However, students who receive a marginal fail grade (8/20 or 9/20) may be granted the opportunity to submit an internship report during the resit period in order to potentially improve their final grade.
To be admissible, the report must include the following statement. Failure to include this declaration will render the assignment inadmissible and will result in a maximum grade of 5/20:
"In view of the trust that the public is entitled to place in the degree to which I aspire, I solemnly declare, on my honour and out of respect both for the University and for fairness towards my fellow students, that I have completed this work personally and in accordance with the principles of academic integrity and intellectual honesty. I hereby certify that all intellectual borrowings have been duly referenced in accordance with the University's prescribed citation standards. I further certify that I have not used, regardless of the extent of such use, including through translation, the ideas, statements, or graphic representations of a third party, even when paraphrased, without explicitly and distinctly acknowledging their source within my work. Furthermore, I fully understand that plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct constitutes a serious offence and may give rise to the procedures and sanctions provided for under Articles 107 to 114 of the UCLouvain General Regulations Governing Studies and Examinations (UCLouvain RGEE)."
Other information
Course materials (including slides, diagrams, scholarly articles, examination questions, and other teaching resources) are protected by copyright. Any dissemination of these materials online without the professors' prior permission may constitute an infringement of copyright and could give rise to legal action.
Students are encouraged to share their own materials (such as notes, summaries, and study aids) only within private settings or restricted circles and not through platforms that commercialise or otherwise monetise user-generated content.
Students are encouraged to share their own materials (such as notes, summaries, and study aids) only within private settings or restricted circles and not through platforms that commercialise or otherwise monetise user-generated content.
Online resources
Information relevant to the course, such as deadlines, may be made available on the Moodle platform throughout the academic year. A suggested outline for the final assignment may also be provided there. Students must check Moodle regularly throughout the academic year.
Bibliography
Bachelard Gaston (2000) La formation de l’esprit scientifique, Vrin
Bellégo Olivier (2020) Note et rapport. Note de synthèse, note administrative, propositions opérationnelles. Méthode et exercices, Vuibert.
Carmona Corinne, Salesses Lucile (2020) Rapport de stage et mémoire, Studyrama.
Bellégo Olivier (2020) Note et rapport. Note de synthèse, note administrative, propositions opérationnelles. Méthode et exercices, Vuibert.
Carmona Corinne, Salesses Lucile (2020) Rapport de stage et mémoire, Studyrama.
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