Internship
2025/2026- Purpose and learning objectives
The internship is organised so that it contributes – in combination with the rest of the study programme – to the student developing practical competencies. The aim of the internship is to enable the student to apply the programme’s methods, theories and tools by performing specific practical software development tasks.
KnowledgeThe student has knowledge of:
Skills
• the daily operations of the internship companyThe student can:
Competences
• apply versatile technical and analytical working methods related to employment within the
profession
• assess practical issues and the establishment of solutions
• manage the structuring and planning of daily tasks in the profession
• disseminate practical issues and reasoned solutionsThe student can:
• handle development-oriented practical and professional situations in relation to the profession
• acquire new knowledge, skills and competences in relation to the profession
• engage in professional and interdisciplinary collaboration with a professional approach - Type of instruction
You will receive guidance from your internship supervisor.
- Exam
The learning outcomes of the exam are identical with the learning outcomes of the subject(s)/modul(es)
Exam in one or more subjectsSubject/module is tested standaloneType of examWritten examinationFormal requirementsA project report and a product must be submitted.
The project report, which constitutes the written part of the examination, must contain as a
minimum:
• Front page with title, given name and date of birth, class designation and date
• Table of contents with page numbers
• Problem formulation or work tasks
• Main section
• Conclusion
• Bibliography (incl. all sources that the project references to)
• Appendix (includes just the appendix that is central to the report)
• All pages must be numbered
Max 5 pages
Front page, table of contents, bibliography and appendix are not included in the required total number of pages. Appendixes are not part of the assessment.
A normal page is 2,400 characters incl. spaces and footnotes. Front page, table of contents,
bibliography and appendix are not included in the count. Appendixes are not part of the
assessment.
Every single figure or diagram counts as 800 characters.Individual exam or group examIndividualExam languagesDanish (Norwegian/Swedish)Rules regarding exam aidsAll exam aids are allowed.Type of evaluation7-point grading scaleExaminersInternal censureDeadline for submissionThe examination takes place at the end of the internship. Further details about time and location and about submission of the project are available on the student intranet, Fronter.
During your internship you or your group will receive 4 hours of guidance from your counselor.
The rest of the time equivalent to 407 hours are used on internship work. The activities in relation to internship work during the internship depend on the kind of internship you choose, but overall it is your own responsibility to structure the amount of time you spend on writing your report, working at the company, preparing for the exam, etc.
The internship primarily includes of the following activities: completing the tasks that were agreed upon, writing a report based the internship, interacting with a contact person in the company.
Read about KEAs Study Activity Model
*KEA can deviate from the number of hours if this is justified by special circumstances