Practical work/training in societal safety (SAM601)

Content

In the course practical training in societal safety, the learning takes place partly in a professional environment outside the professional environment in risk management and social security, for example in a public organisation, in a consulting organisation, a voluntary organisation, in a research institute, or in the private business world. The student himself must find a workplace that is interested in accepting a student in the company's ongoing work. Practice in a student project must be agreed with the department's academic responsible for the relevant student project. It is expected that the internship will be related to central concepts in the master's degree study, such as risk, security, preparedness or crisis management. The purpose of the practical course is to give the student practical experience and the opportunity to delve into selected issues related to the company's practice. It is assumed that, in collaboration between the student, workplace and subject teacher, an agreement/contract and plan is drawn up for how the practical work will be carried out and how the student will be supervised. The evaluation will take place on the basis of an oral presentation of the most important experiences from the internship period, as well as a critically reflective report from the student. The report must contain a discussion of a more precisely specified problem related to the company's practice, a reflection of one's own contribution to the workplace's business, as well as documentation of the work carried out and certified time sheets of 250-300 hours.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, the student must have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

After completing the course, students should have knowledge of:

• Increased insight into selected topics and issues and into the practical challenges of working life
• Relevant tasks and working methods in the current company

After completing the course, students should have skills in:

• Increased ability for professional collaboration, as well as deepening in given topics and being able to present these in a convincing way, in writing and orally.
• Familiarize yourself with assigned tasks and solve them.
• Comply with the demands made in working life

After completing the course, students must have general competence in:

• Reflect on your own knowledge and learning, as well as reflect on your own role in collaboration with others
• Independence in theoretical and practical academic work.

Required prerequisite knowledge

The student must have completed a minimum of 40 credits in accordance with approved education plan, with a particular focus on topics within risk, security, preparedness and crisis management.

Recommended prerequisites

Knowledge related to the practical requirements of the workplace in question.

Exam

Coursework requirements

Practice oral presentation

Oral presentation:

The student must prepare and carry out an oral presentation of the effort during the internship period. The target group is subject teachers, examiner(s), fellow students, as well as others from the subject staff in societal safety. A more detailed agreement on the framework, place and time for this will be agreed at a later date and communicated on Canvas.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Bjørn Ivar Kruke

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Method of work

It is expected that the student spends 250-300 hours in total on the course. Form of work consists of practical and/or theoretical work in an external business/student project, with guidance according to a more closely concluded agreement/contract.

Practice

Practical training is compulsory. The student has to submit a certified timesheet in order to get the practical training approved. Practical training has to be approved in order to be able to submit a final report and receive assessment in the course.

There must be a formal contract between the practical training institution, the student and UiS. This must be signed and submitted to the course coordinator by September 1st.

Open for

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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