TIES5950 Professional work in the IT field
- Teacher: Annemari Auvinen (
annemari.k.auvinen@jyu.fi) - Credits: 5–12 cr
- Description: The course is completed by working in IT-related tasks and subsequently writing a report. Work experience may also come from a period prior to the studies.The report is submitted to the teacher by email.
- For whom: The course is intended only for students in Master's Degree Programme in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, HPC (Specialisation in Computer Science), Technology Management and Information and Software Engineering. A maximum of 12 ECTS credits can be included in the master’s degree from the courses TIES599, TIES5991 and TIES5950. Completion of the course must always be agreed in advance with the teacher responsible for the course.
Course completion
Work tasks
The tasks approved for the course must be sufficiently in-depth, so standard office tasks (such as word processing, using spreadsheet software, or updating web pages) are not enough.
Duration of work and credits
Credits depend on the duration of the work according to the table below. Only full working days (if working full-time) or hours worked (if working part-time) are included in the duration of work, not, for example, weekends or other periods of leave.
| Full-time work | Part-time work | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 33 days | 250 hours | 5 cr |
| 40 days | 300 hours | 6 cr |
| 47 days | 350 hours | 7 cr |
| 53 days | 400 hours | 8 cr |
| 60 days | 450 hours | 9 cr |
| 67 days | 500 hours | 10 cr |
| 73 days | 550 hours | 11 cr |
| 80 days | 600 hours | 12 cr |
Reporting
At the end of the work, a free-form report will be written about it. The instruction length of the report is 5 pages. What is important in reporting is not so much what has been done, but what has been learned.
The content of the report (focus more on the bolded sections in the report):
- Personal and contact details of the student
- The employer and the start and end dates of the work. If the employment has been part-time, a statement of the weekly working hours or the total number of hours must also be provided. A certificate of the total hours issued by the employer must be submitted.
- The business idea of the organization
- A brief overview of the development of the company since its inception
- The administrative organization of the company
- The tasks performed by the student. Note: This section is not the main focus of the report, so it should not be described in too much detail. Also, there is no need to disclose any trade secrets.
- Working conditions
- your own knowledge and skills for the job What skills were useful? What are your strengths? What skills would have been needed more? What kind of development needs do you have? Which completed studies/courses were useful in your work tasks? Is anything essential missing from the courses offered by the faculty?
- assessment of your own learning What did you know before the work? What did you learned during the work? How have your communication or teamwork skills developed? How have your ways of working (eg systematic or diligent) changed? Will working influence your study habits in the future?
- Career development opportunities in the target company. What kind of career development opportunities do the company have? What knowledge and skills development requirements do they require?
In addition, a copy of the employment certificate signed by the employer is attached to the report. If the work has been part-time, also submit a certificate of hours provided by the employer.
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