OF-408 Internship
- ECTS Credits:
- 30
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leader:
- Barbara Jadwiga Gawronska Pettersson
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English, Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Translation and Professional Communication, Master's programme
Teaching language
English, NorwegianCourse contents
Students will be placed with translation businesses partnered with the University of Agder, both in Norway and abroad (subject to applicable agreements and current capacity). During the placement, the students will receive training and guided work experience pertaining to translation and management of translation projects.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student
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has in-depth knowledge about the workings of a translation business, including internal and external communication, customer service, workflow, quality assurance and ethical standards.
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has advanced insight into techniques and methods of project management and translation, and into the quality requirements relevant to certain types of products and applications.
Skills
The student
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can reflect on and critically approach all areas of translation projects and project management and is able to suggest changes and improvements.
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can complete advanced translation tasks according to the procedures and methods of the company.
General competence
The student
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is able to adapt to the employment requirements in a business and can function well as part of staff.
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is able to orient him/herself and critically reflect upon the development in the various fora, bodies and organizations that make political and market-related decisions about the development of the profession.
Examination requirements
Students must submit two individual written reports for approval. These reports are to be written on a given form and handed in by set deadlines. The students must have at least 80% attendance out of the agreed upon work hours, and this must be confirmed in writing by the host business.
Teaching methods
The students will be interning with translation businesses in Norway or abroad. They will complete a variety of translation tasks and gain insight into project management under guidance of their tutors from UiA and the host business. Estimated workload: 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
None
Offered as Single Standing Module
No
Assessment methods and criteria
The internship will be concluded with a written semester assignment of about 4500 words. Detailed information about the assignment will be given in Canvas. The assignment is graded as pass/fail.