Work Placement (Archives and Documentation)
Code: 104156Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| History | OP | 4 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Francesc Xavier Domenech Sampere
- Email :
- francescxavier.domenech@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
The internships take place during the second cycle of the History studies and are annual, although they can be done extensively. They will be carried out during the academic year, from September to June, except for Erasmus Practices.
For the course Pràctiques Externes/Prácticas Externas students must preregister according to a calendar that is made public every year on the Faculty webside. Failure to preregister results in the impossibility to register for the course Pràctiques Externes/Prácticas Externas.
A student will only be assigned an internship position if they have preregistered within the established deadline. The pre-enrolment ofstudents takes into account the prioritisation of a maximum of five places offered. Places are allocated on the basis of the average marks on the student's transcript.
Objectives
The aim of the course is for the student to be able to do external practice in an archive -administraive or historical-, company, institution, documentation or research centre, public or private. The entity that best suits the student's academic interests will be sought and, where appropriate, an agreement will be established to allow for the internship (if one does not already exist). The time dedicated to the internship is 150 hours, which is the time stipulated in a 6 ECTS credit course, including stage hours (130), time dedicated to writing the report, tutorials and career guidance activities, which are calculated at 20 hours. During the stay, the trainee must perform various tasks agreed in the agreement under the supervision of the assigned tutor.
According to the current study plans, each grade must have a practice subject. The degree in History at the UAB proposes that students do them in one of the aforementioned entities. In the case of doing them in a file, the reasons are diverse and with two last purposes: Firstly, to encourage historical research through direct contact with the written testimony of the past. Secondly, to raise awareness of a profession, that of an archivist, which is normally accessed through history studies and which, if the student so decides, will be continued in the future through the UAB Master's Degree in Archivistics and Records Management. Everything will depend on which institution it is.
Learning outcomes
- Submitting works in accordance with both individual and small group demands and personal styles.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Solving problems autonomously.
- Organising and planning the search of historical information.
- Using the characteristic computing resources of the field of History.
- Solving problems autonomously.
- Communicating in your mother tongue or other language both in oral and written form by using specific terminology and techniques of Historiography.
- Working in teams respecting the other's points of view.
- Analysing various types of documents.
- Locating historical sources.
- Acquiring the basic notions in order to classify them correctly.
Contents
The UAB has signed framework agreements with various institutions so that students can carry out their practical training in the last year of the History degree. Before starting them, students sign a specific agreement with the UAB and with the institution in which describes the tasks it will perform that have been agreed upon in advance by the three parties. Therefore the content is different for everyone despite the fact that the type of learning is similar. The practices carried out are curricular, that is to say: they are a supplement to the graduate degree and constitute work experience.
The student selects preferent options during the preinscription. The teacher con guide the student according to the student's usual place of residence during the course, location of the institution, the type of task to be performed, the means of transportation and its academic orientation and interests.
However, the student can also propose to do the internship in an institution in which he or she is interested and the institution also agrees, even if there is not yet a signed framework agreement. The UAB can sign agreements with any institution statewide. In this case, the necessary steps will be taken to do so.
Once the trimester has begun and the institution where the internship will take place has been chosen, guidance will take place in order to facilitate the guidelines for the elaboration of the final report.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials in archive and university | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Practices at institution | 130 | 5.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Preparation of activity reports | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2, 7 |
| Theoretical classes | 10 | 0.4 | 4, 9, 10, 11 |
Since each student will do the internship in a different institution and with a different tutoring, it is not possible to define a common methodology.
Depending on the institution, the number of supervised and autonomous activities will change. Therefore, the percentages expressed are only indicative.
Students must attend at least two mentoring sessions (in-person or online) with their UAB mentor during the Professional Internship period.
The supervisor from the partner organization will prepare a report* on the student’s progress, using the template available on the UAB website.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student's final report | 30 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Final tutoring with the professor of the subject (if necessary) | 10% | 0 | 0 | 2, 3, 7 |
| Final reports of institution | 60 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
The evaluation will be based on the interim report and the final report (according to the model established by the UAB available on the faculty website). The Faculty's External Practices (EP) protocol establishes as references a value of 60% for the external institution's report, 30% for the self-report or final report of the student and the remaining 10 % which depends on the follow-up by the EP coordinator. The reports call for an accurate assessment of the student's skills, abilities and capabilities by the institution, especially in terms of
labour aspects, together with a general assessment of their work, suggestions and, where appropriate, proposals for improvement. In the final report to be filled in by the student, it is asked to specify which are the tasks that have been carried out, the problems that have The following are some of the questions that have been raised and how they have been resolved, an assessment of the experience and any other suggestions.
The student's activity includes 130 hours of face-to-face time at the institution, 7.5 hours of preparing the report, 7.5 hours of tutorials and 5 hours of courses organized by the Employability Service and the Faculty. When the student has not completed 10% of the hours foreseen in the agreement, he/she will be evaluated with the grade "Not assessable"; if the student exceeds 10% of attendance but has not completed the hours foreseen in the agreement or is evaluated negatively, it will be graded with a "Suspended".
The student's schedule at the institution is agreed upon prior to the signing of the agreement and must be characterized by regularity in order to facilitate a constant work rhythm. It must be kept in mind that the experience must be beneficial to all and that in no case should the practice lead to an excessive workload either for the student or for the host institution.
Throughout the course, the teacher will have a timetable for attending to the student of the subject for any doubts or questions related to the internship. Likewise, he or she will always be in contact with the institution for any incident or problem that may to be provided through an e-mail address and a telephone number.
As part of the training activities specified in the assessment for the Pràctiques Externes/Prácticas Externas, students must fulfil these two requirements:
-have attended at least one 1 of the group professional orientation courses organised by the Servei d’Ocupabilitat and show proof of attendance by adjoining the certificate to the Memòria de Pràctiques.
-have taken the questionnaire Professional Competences Test offered by the Servei d’Ocupabilitat de la UAB. The result of the test can be downloaded and attached to the Memòria de Pràctiques.
No Matrícula d’Honor grade is awarded due to the optional nature of this grade and the heterogeneity of this subject in the different degrees taught in the Faculty. The course Pràctiques Externes cannot be reassessed in the event that the student fails.
This subject does not incorporate single assessment.
Bibliography
Depending on the institution where the EP are held, students will be provided with the appropriate bibliography to familiarize themselves with it.
Software
A certified electronic signature, like IDCat, is mandatory.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PEXT) Pràctiques externes i pràcticum | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |