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BI3090 - Internship Project

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Report 25/100
Oral examination 75/100 1 hours A

Course content

The course is obligatory for students in EM program MSAQUAH, in which NTNU is partner and optional for students in MSOCEAN.

The NTNU learning line of EM AquaH is "Ecosystem and health" include a mandatory internship within relevant socio-cultural/economic and professional environments in non-academic partners/associations. This professional practice module will involve a working load of 7.5 ECTS at NTNU, which corresponds roughly to 200 h. This internship aims at acquainting the student with the real working environment through practical training, teamwork, and individual learning.

The AquaH Program Secretariat will be responsible for collecting a list of potential internship hosts from all partners, including associate and industry partners. Students of both study program are encouraged to contact specific companies of interest to them for internships subjects. The AquaH Steering Committee will examine whether the proposed internships meet the required scientific content. An agreement will be drafted and signed by the student, the host company and the adviser for both MSAQUAH and MSOCEAN. The agreement will in detail explain the rights and duties of the student and the professional partner, it will describe the content of the project and the criteria for scoring the internship. Projects will be carefully planned and discussed with student and supervisor well before the start. Once starting, the host will foresee practical support and advice on how the internship can be practically undertaken. The internships will be part of the NTNU course catalogue.

NTNU has included the Norwegian Seafood Federation (<100 member companies in Central Norway) and a national Centre of Expertise, the NCE Aquatech Cluster (107 partners, most companies) through which internship partners can be identified and mobilised. Besides, SINTEF Ocean and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI,) which is an associated partner of MSAQUAH, can host internship students. The associate partner universities UMT, KU and CTU of MSAQUAH, through their affiliation with the ASEAN-FEN network of leading SE Asian universities, can mobilize a vast network of potential hosts among research and industry partners in the Southeast Asian region.

Learning outcome

For MS AquaH:

Knowledge is an understanding of theories, facts, concepts, principles and procedures in subjects, disciplines and professions. After finishing the Internship project, candidates will have knowledge on:

  1. How to approach and discuss project cooperation with external partners in aquaculture
  2. How health actors in the industry might use research to obtain knowledge
  3. Methods used in research in aquaculture health
  4. Analyzing, synthesizing and presenting project results to partners and advisers

Skills: Ability to apply knowledge to solve problems, including cognitive, practical, creative and communicative skills. After finishing the Internship Project, candidates will based on their knowledge be able to:

  1. Propose scientific projects to help solving health problems in aquaculture.
  2. Communicate with health actors and in clear words describe disorders to support expert diagnosis
  3. Select methods for use in research and assessment of health state
  4. Together with advisers, plan a small research project related to specific aquaculture health issue.

General competence: Be able to apply knowledge and skills independently in different situations in education and professional contexts by showing cooperation ability, accountability, ability to reflect and critical thinking. After finishing AquaHealthClub, candidates will based on their knowledge and skills be able to:

  1. Better see the industry perspectives and challenge of aquaculture health managements
  2. See earlier gained theoretical knowledge and skills in broader scientific and societal perspectives
  3. Inspire and occasionally lead a multidisciplinary team in scientific project on aquaculture health.
  4. Communicate practical challenges of aquaculture management issues beyond the health sector in a societal and public perspective

MS Ocean Resources

Knowledge is an understanding of theories, facts, concepts, principles and procedures in subjects, disciplines and professions. After finishing the Internship project, candidates will have knowledge on:

  1. How to approach and discuss project cooperation with external partners in aquaculture
  2. How industry actors might use research to obtain knowledge
  3. Methods used in research in aquaculture
  4. Analyzing, synthesizing and presenting project results to partners and advisers

Skills: Ability to apply knowledge to solve problems, including cognitive, practical, creative and communicative skills. After finishing the Internship Project, candidates will based on their knowledge be able to:

  1. Propose scientific projects to help solving problems in aquaculture.
  2. Communicate with industry actors and in clear words describe problems and possible solutions.
  3. Select methods for use in research and assessment of production state
  4. Together with advisers, plan a small research project related to specific aquaculture challenges.

General competence: Be able to apply knowledge and skills independently in different situations in education and professional contexts by showing cooperation ability, accountability, ability to reflect and critical thinking. After finishing AquaHealthClub, candidates will based on their knowledge and skills be able to:

  1. Better see the industry perspectives and challenge of aquaculture challenges
  2. See earlier gained theoretical knowledge and skills in broader scientific and societal perspectives
  3. Inspire and occasionally lead a multidisciplinary team in scientific project on aquaculture
  4. Communicate practical challenges of aquaculture management issues beyond own sector in a societal and public perspective

Learning methods and activities

Students must carry through a planned scientific research project with external private or associated partner. MSAQUAH and specializations of MSOCEAN include internship project undertaken in a non-academic partners/associations. This course involve work in the external partner premises and in offices or laboratories of NTNU during final data analysis and writing. The course involves a working load of 200 h, giving 7.5 ECTS. This internship aims at acquainting the student with the real working environment through practical training, teamwork, and individual learning. The forms of learning will likely be very different for students.

Further on evaluation

The course evaluation for the MSAQUAH students at NTNU will follow normal procedures, with contact students appointed from start student groups. Both the students and the course manager can bring up topics. At the end, the students must communicate their results and conclusions in written report (can be a PowerPoint presentation) and in an oral presentation to project owner and advisers in the university. The presentation will involve discussion/defense as part of an oral exam, resulting in normal grades A-F and 7.5 ECTS if passed. The quality of the written report will count 25% of the final grade, the scientific approach and the results communicated orally counts 75%.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Health Management in Aquaculture (MSAQUAH)
Ocean Resources (MSOCEAN)

Required previous knowledge

Admission in MSAQUAH require that students has passed the below 7 courses of the master program given in the 1st semester in the University of Gent. These include: Marine fish larviculture (3 ECTS), Diseases in aquaculture (6 ECTS), Viral disease management (3 ECTS), Fish and shellfish immunology (4 ECTS), Aquatic microbial community management (3 ECTS), Aquaculture genetics (6 ECTS), Applied statistics (5 ECTS). All students will normally have passed these courses. An adequate marine background is needed to be accepted for MSOCEAN.

Course materials

Teaching material is provided by advisers from industry and university upon start of the specific student research project.

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2024

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Aqua Culture
  • Biology
Contact information
Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Biology

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Report 25/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Oral examination 75/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Report 25/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Oral examination 75/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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