Work placement

Duration

4w Internship

Number of credits

Lecturer

Collégialité, Valentin Fischer

Coordinator

Valentin Fischer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Work placement of 20 consecutive business days in an company active in geology.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learning to work as a geologist in a company and perceive the issues and opportunities of the business world.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Strong knowledge of geology et earth sciences, Master 2 level.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

20 consecutive business days, in the company.
A time slot for the work placement is freed during the first hald of the second quadrimester, but it is possible to organise the work placement at another moment during the academic year. Please rapidly contact Prof. V. Fischer in that case.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Evaluation by intership supervisor following a detailed evaluation grid. The weighting of each criteria will be done by Prof. V. Fischer, after a debate with the students.
The student will also provide an activity report, which is independent from the reports possibly required by the intership supervisor. This report is confidential between the student and Prof. V. Fischer and will be submitted before the end of the academic year (around mid-May).

Work placement(s)

Yes.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

A list of the companies that can host students will be given to the students at the beginning of the second quadrimester, or earlie if the student decides to organise her/his work placement earlier in the academic year.
Students are also encouraged to look for other possible companies.
After a diIt is up to the students to contact the company and to apply, in the manner of a job application, after notifying Prof. V. Fischer.

Contacts

Prof. Valentin Fischer
Evolution and Diversity Dynamics Lab.  Département de Géologie (B18). Quartier Agora, 14, allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Liège, Sart-Tilman. 04 366 52 79 v.fischer@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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