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Internship
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:19.04.2024 12:31:05
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VVDG_035 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Health Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Daiga Behmane | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 8 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Professional practice refers to students who, after the 1st year of study, are competent to implement a certain development project in companies or organizations in the healthcare sector operating in Latvia or abroad. The task of the internship is to link the knowledge and skills acquired within the study program with the real situation in companies and organizations, as well as to improve communication and social skills. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The purpose and specifics of the internship – to combine students' theoretical knowledge with latest trends in the provision of health sector, health care institutions or digitization area. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 5 | Defense: presentation of the internship report | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Student must submit: 1) Written report (15–25 pages, 12 pt font size, 1.5 line spacing), including: • Detailed analysis of the company's profile, structure and operation; • Report on his / her job responsibilities in the company; • Internship diary; • A report with an in-depth analysis in one of the functional areas of the company (e.g. personnel management, finance, digitization, etc.), • Internship supervisor evaluation form or Reference letter from the company (signed); • The report may include annexes (tables, graphs, samples, etc.). 2) Powerpoint presentation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | University commission assesses presentation of the student’s placement report and all the documents submitted in accordance with above stated requirements, company’s references and student’s presentation skills. The final assessment will be based on: • Presentation (40%); • Report (50%); • Company’s assessment (10%). Deadline for Report submission: according to the program to be approved annually. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will obtain knowledge on: • validation of theoretical knowledge in the field of healthcare; • tasks related to the goal of the internship; • the organization's activities in the field; • and practical skills in performing internship tasks. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student acquires skills: • application of theoretical knowledge in the evaluation of the operation of a specific organization (system); • selection and application of appropriate analytical tools and methods of analysis; • development and implementation of a specific project; • implementing change management principles. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student acquires competence: • practical skills in project implementation; • avoiding conclusions and proposals in the specific field; • preparation of documentation of practice progress, achieved goals and tasks, and presentation of results to the audience. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Starpaugstskolu profesionālās maģistra programmas “Veselības vadība” prakses nolikums (pieejams e-studijās) | ||||||||
| 2 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 3 | Internship regulations of the interuniversity professional master's program "Health Management" (available in e-studies) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Stoumpos AI, Kitsios F, Talias MA. (2023). Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Technology Acceptance and Its Applications. Int J Environ Res Public Health. Feb 15;20(4):3407. | ||||||||
