To sit the exam, the student must have completed an approved internship. The internship must have a duration in hours similar to 10 weeks of full-time employment, together or distributed over the internship period. Before commencing the internship, the students and internship site conclude a written agreement on the professional working content of the intership. The internship agreement must be approved by an professional supervisor or a person authorised by the institution. The approved internship agreement will be appended to the written homework assignment. The written report is the exam in the internship.

Written examination

The written homework assignment consists of a coherent account, analysis and reflection on an internship-related issue and its solution, with a special focus on the student's role in and professional contribution to the solution.

Individual written homework assignment (internship report) of max. 10 standard pages.

Formal requirements
The homework assignment consists of:
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Problem field
• Problem statement
• Theory and method
• Limitation of scope
• Analysis and reflection
• Conclusion
• Perspective
• Bibliography
• Appendices

On the composition of the homework assignment
The introduction should briefly introduce the internship and the student's work function(s), whereas the problem field serves to define and state the reason for a problem formulation based on professional and academic considerations.

Then follows a description of the professional problem formulation which the student will analyse and solve through the internship report. The problem formulation must relate to one or more solutions that the student has had experience with in the course of the internship. The student must also present the theory or theories and methods they want to use to analyse, understand and solve the problem of the report. When limiting the scope, the student must state what aspects have deliberately been excluded despite their relevance, and why.

Then the student describes, analyses and reflects on the problem formulation. The student must also describe, analyse and reflect on a profession-relevant solution.
The assignment ends with an overall conclusion on analysis and key arguments in relation to the problem formulation, as well as a perspective on how the student's professional competencies has unfolded in practice.

Individual

English

7-point grading scale

Internal censure

The internship exam gives the student a chance to demonstrate their ability to analyse and reflect on the internship with the following learning objectives (knowledge, skills and competencies):

Knowledge
The student acquires knowledge of:
- the practice and applied theories and methods of the field
- the prescribed line of study/specialisation in relation to the identity and practice of the internship.

Skills
The student has acquired the skills needed to:
- research and identify relevant knowledge for the solution of a problem related to the internship company
- demonstrate their analytical ability in problem solving
- choose between and argue for various alternative solutions related to practice.

Competencies
The student has acquired the competencies needed to:
- work innovatively
- engage in interdisciplinary collaborations, both nationally and internationally
- manage complex and development oriented tasks related to a specific issue
- identify their own learning requirements in relation to a specific issue.

The test is placed at the end of the internship. More detailed information about deadline, procedure for handing in, and further rules regarding the handing in of the exam will be published on Fronter.