Internship

Documents

• A. Internship report

  The internship report has a minimum length of 15 pages. It must contain the following contents:

  1. description of the company or institution corresponding to the program objective (including field of activity, size, competitive position, main procurement and sales markets, key figures).
  2. description of the work area/field (functional area) within the company or institution corresponding to the program objective in terms of its size, importance and position within the organization.
  3. description of the job and area of responsibility.
  4. an activity report (arranged by week).
  5. A detailed evaluation of the activity.
• B. Project Task

  Preparation of a synopsis for a bachelor’s thesis of approximately 3-5 pages. The topic for the bachelor’s thesis must be chosen independently. The synopsis includes the following:

  1. intention of the topic
  2. issues of limiting the topic during preparation
  3. Methodology

  In addition, a rough outline of approximately one page should be drafted, as well as a list of at least 10 sources relevant to the topic.

Excerpt of the degree program and examination regulations 2018

• § 2 Structure and objective of the degree program

  Teaching and studies prepare students for professional activities in economics, business and administration to provide them with the necessary professional and practical knowledge, skills and methods. This enables students to carry out independent academic work, think critically, and act independently, responsibly, and in a socially aware manner. From a professional point of view, the program provides students with a broad academic education that leads to a generalist qualification. This enables students to work in different professional fields in the long term. Students also train their cognitive and social skills. These interdisciplinary qualifications enable graduates to recognize problems specific to their professional fields and with a leadership style characterized by social skills they can develop tailored solutions to these problems. This degree program is, in particular, designed to prepare students for careers in governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as for positions in nationally and internationally active businesses. Students will also learn to use economic law and policy instruments and will be able to describe and independently analyze current problems in the context of the international economy and thus develop possible solutions using scientific methods. The integration of projects and case studies, among other things, ensures the application orientation of the degree program. Bachelor’s degree graduates also qualify for admission to a master’s degree program.

• § 10 Types of instruction

  During project work supervised by authorized examiners and through independent small group activities, students contribute to the processing, analyzing and identification of solutions to problems typically faced in professional practice.

• § 11 Internship/scientific project

  (1) The internship/scientific project is part of the degree program and takes place in a company or an institution that corresponds to the goals of the degree program. If there are not enough internships available, exceptions may be made which allow the internship to be completely or partially replaced at the university with equivalent practical phases or projects. (2) The duration of the internship/academic project is at least 18 weeks. (3) Internships/academic projects will be carried out according to the internship regulations of the degree program. (4) The internship/academic project may also be replaced by a study phase at a cooperating foreign university - mobility window. This degree program should correspond to the internship/academic project in terms of scope and crediting and duration and content must be regulated in agreements between the cooperating departments.

• § 15 Types of assessed work

  Projects are practice-orientated assignments completed in in either supervised or self-organized work groups which lead to independent contributions of the individual members of the project group. The results are presented and defended in a joint project report.

  Appendix 4b: Bestandteile der Bachelor-Prüfung

  Modul: Projektstudium
  Regelprüfungssemester: 1.-5.
  Prüfungsart: Präsentation

Additional information

• Internship agreement with companies

  Students look for suitable internship companies independently. If there are any problems, students can consult with the degree program advisor. Before the internship begins, students must finalize a written agreement with the internship company.

• Internship certificate of the company

  At the end of the internship, the company has to fill out the document "{i>Bescheinigung<i}” (in German, internship certificate)" (see Forms). This document primarily records the student’s working hours.