Project / Internship

Code:

APPE200

Acronym:

APPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Design

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication Design

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DC	53	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	4	-	15	60	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The Project / Internship discipline has as fundamental objectives, the accomplishment of curricular internships of professional preparation or the production of individual graphic contents in a project context. The internship provides students with skills and capital gains in the operational performance of their project area, applied in specific labor territory, and the management of the internship takes place at an academic level. From an individual perspective, this practical component allows not only the insertion but also the professional development and innovation of the student. In the sphere of the Academy, the relationship with the business fabric contributes to a more integrated and desired model of education. The Project strand corresponds to a space of affirmation and personal research of the student, in the form of a theoretical-practical research project self-proposed and guided by a teacher. This project must include premises such as creativity, originality and a sense of authorship in its design, structuring and realization.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that the student of internship obtain the competences that a real work contact can offer them, namely personal enrichment, the development of his graphic and methodological aptitudes. At the level of the project, the student is expected to acquire autonomy skills in the thinking and practice of design, through the implementation of a theoretical / practical project of an individual nature.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The Project / Internship course aims to apply and complement the theoretical-practical skills developed throughout the degree in Communication Design, through a learning process, which also constitutes an approximation of the student to the job market in the case of the curricular internship or personal project of theoretical-practical investigation.

Mandatory literature

CHRISTENSEN, R. Burke; Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, Pearson, 2013
CRESWELL, John W; Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Sage Publications Ltd, 2013
CLARK, Hazel; BRODY, David; Design Studies - A Reader, Berg, 2009
LAUREL,Brenda; LUNEFELD, Peter; Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, The MIT Press, 2003
NOBLE, Ian; BESTLEY, Russel; Visual Research - An introduction to research methodologies in graphic design, Ava Academia, 2005

Complementary Bibliography

Bryony Gomez-Palacio, Armin Vit; Graphic Design, Paperback, 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Through a curricular internship, in welcoming entities indicated by the degree, and considering the possibility of the student suggesting an alternative entity (always subject to the approval of the coordination of the curricular unit). The supervision of the traineeship is incumbent on two supervisors, a faculty member of the Project / Internship FBAUP course and a supervisor of the welcoming entity where the internship takes place.

- Through the development of a personal project, to be carried out under the guidance of teachers of the degree in Communication Design of the FBAUP, after approval of the coordination of the curricular unit.

Both modalities require the submission of a final report, whose purpose is, on the one hand, to allow the student to present the issues, processes and solutions found, with due theoretical basis and reflection on the subject matter; on the other hand, serve as an element of evaluation. In the case of the internship report, guidance is always the responsibility of the supervisor / one of the teachers in the course unit.


APPLICATIONS

 To formalize applications, students must submit the following items:

Portfolio in A4 format, with a maximum of 3 pages;
Selection of three welcoming entities, in order of preference;
Academic Curriculum, with the respective classifications and the indication of the average obtained to date.
 

This information must be compiled in a single document, A4, recorded in PDF format, less than 5MB and identified with the first and last name of the student and sent to email that will be previously indicated.

A) Students interested in indicating curricular placements in other Welcoming Entities should also deliver:

- a document (up to 350 words) with a description of the internship program;

- identification of the host entity;

- the identification of the advisor in the welcoming entity;

- proof of acceptance by the latter.

B) Students interested in developing a Personal Project must deliver:

- a document (up to 400 words) with a description of the project;

- the identification of the advisor;

- proof of acceptance by the latter.

Note: All students who wish to take an internship must submit the documents referred to in points 1, 2 and 3.

- Students who wish to propose an alternative Welcoming Entity must submit the extra documents referred to in A.

- Students who wish to develop a Personal Project must submit the documents referred to in item B.

The selection criteria consider: the average at the date of the application to the internship, the grades obtained for the different curricular units and the portfolio

 Formula of calculation of the application:

Academic Curriculum: 100%


 

Planned dates

Presentation of the list of host entities: end of November

Submission of applications: beginning of January

Publication of placement list: end of first semester

Beginning of the internship: beginning of the second semester

Completion of internship: completion of the second semester

Report and project delivery: date to be indicated

keywords

Technological sciences > Architecture > Design
Technological sciences > Architecture > Design > Computer-aided design
Technological sciences > Architecture > Design > Graphic design
Social sciences > Communication sciences > Graphic communication

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Trabalho escrito	65,00
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Realização de Estágio	62,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	202,00

Eligibility for exams

Positive average evaluation in the Project/Internership developed and in the other evaluation parameters.

Calculation formula of final grade

- Internship report
Theoretical reflection on the stage.
Features: Document in pdf format.

- Personal Design Report
Reflection on the project developed.
Features: Document in pdf format (report) + practical project.

  
  The final grade is calculated on:

INTERNSHIP:
Opinion of the host entity: 20%
Guidance of the FBAUP advisor: 20%
Assessment of traineeship report: 60 ‰

PROJECT:
Opinion of the FBAUP advisor: 40%
Evaluation of the report + project: 60%

Reports developed without the supervision of the supervisor teacher, will not be considered for evaluation.

Examinations or Special Assignments

According the FBAUP regulations.

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According the FBAUP regulations.

Classification improvement

Only by frequency in the next school year.

Observations