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External Work Placement
Code: 45520Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Humanities and Heritage | PR | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Paloma Valdivia Vizarreta
- Email :
- paloma.valdivia@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Master's Degree in Digital Humanities and Heritage. In general, knowledge is required at the undergraduate level in disciplines of Human and/or Social Sciences. The training can also be useful to graduates in computer science who want to specialize in the use of digital technologies in the field of Humanities and cultural studies. Acquaintance with the most common computers and office suites is required. Although it is not mandatory, prior training is recommended, at a basic level, in the use of computerized databases, computer-assisted cartography, digital photography and statistics.
Objectives
The "External Practices" module provides for the mandatory realization of specific practices in various public and private cultural institutions, where students can practice different activities related to the knowledge acquired and the skills developed during theoretical-practical teaching. The practical activities are adjusted to one stipulated in the PC3 process. Management of external internships in the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UAB. In accordance with the IQAS declaration process, the training objectives of the internships external to your child:
1. To allow students to apply and comply with the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired throughout academic training.
2. To facilitate the knowledge of the work methodology appropriate to the professional reality in which the students will have to operate, contrasting and applying the knowledge and skills acquired.
3. Promote the acquisition of technical, methodological, personal and group skills that prepare the graduate for the exercise of professional activities.
4. Obtain a practical experience that facilitates the insertion of students in the labour market and improve their future employment.
5. Promote the acquisition and implementation of values of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Given the mandatory nature of the internship, the coordination of the degree undertakes to provide an adequate place in a cultural institution or research group, attending to the possible interests and requests of the students, but attending to the availability and memories of collaboration subscribed each year with different institutions. In the event that more than one student is interested in the same position in a specific institution or group, the coordination of the degree, in collaboration with the teaching committee and the institution involved, will enable a concurrence mechanism that takes into account the student's technical knowledge, academic record and previous professional experience.
Learning outcomes
- CA21 (Design a concrete, valid and efficient technological solution to solve a specific socio-cultural challenge.) Design a concrete, valid and efficient technological solution to solve a specific socio-cultural challenge.
- CA22 (Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technologies to solve the challenge posed.) Evaluate the effectiveness of digital technologies to solve the challenge posed.
- CA23 (Communicate to both specialised and non-specialised audiences aspects related to the usefulness of new information and communication technologies in a given project.) Communicate to both specialised and non-specialised audiences aspects related to the usefulness of new information and communication technologies in a given project.
- CA26 (Formulate proposals to promote gender equality in a study on humanities and cultural heritage.) Formulate proposals to promote gender equality in a study on humanities and cultural heritage.
- KA23 (Identify the specific technological needs of memory institutions (archives, libraries and museums), cultural companies and research groups.) Identify the specific technological needs of memory institutions (archives, libraries and museums), cultural companies and research groups.
- KA24 (Select the digital technology that allows the challenge posed to be efficiently solved.) Select the digital technology that allows the challenge posed to be efficiently solved.
- SA29 (Use sound, text, image or object digitisation technologies within the scope of a specific case study.) Use sound, text, image or object digitisation technologies within the scope of a specific case study.
- SA30 (Apply digital editing technologies for texts, images or geometric models in the context of a specific case study.) Apply digital editing technologies for texts, images or geometric models in the context of a specific case study.
- SA31 (Combine interactive human-computer technologies in the context of a concrete case study.) Combine interactive human-computer technologies in the context of a concrete case study.
Contents
At the beginning of the academic year, students will be provided with a list of the available internship placements. Each collaborating institution will provide a description of the training opportunity associated with the placement, including the planned activities, the responsibilities to be undertaken by the student, and the professional context in which the internship will take place. Based on this information, students will be able to assess the different options and apply for the placements that best match their academic and professional interests.
The activities carried out during the internship are intended to enable students to apply the knowledge and competences acquired throughout the Master's programme in a professional environment. Depending on the host institution, tasks may include the digitisation and documentation of heritage collections, the management of digital collections and repositories, the creation and management of metadata, digital preservation, the editing and publication of digital content, data visualisation and analysis, the development of digital resources, the dissemination of cultural heritage, or participation in research and innovation support activities in the fields of Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage.
Students are expected to participate actively, responsibly and professionally in the activities assigned to them, while respecting ethical and professional standards, intellectual property regulations, data protection requirements, the responsible use of digital technologies, and the internal regulations of the host institution.
If a student wishes to undertake the internship at an institution that is not included in the initial list of placements, the possibility of establishing a collaboration agreement with that institution will be considered, provided that it can be formalised within the established deadlines. If this is not feasible, the student will be required to choose one of the placements offered.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documentation | 3 | 0.12 | |
| Carrying out the practical activity | 46 | 1.84 | |
| Initial presentation of the work to be done | 2 | 0.08 |
Completion of practical work in the field of Digital Humanities, either at the selected cultural institution, at the University's facilities, or at another location agreed upon by the student in consultation with the staff responsible at the host institution. In the event that on-site activities are interrupted due to force majeure, the teaching staff will establish alternative arrangements and communicate them to both the host institution and the student.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student progress report prepared by the responsible staff at the institution. | 33% | 33 | 1.32 | CA21, CA22, CA23, CA26, KA23, KA24, SA29, SA30, SA31 |
| Carrying out the practices. | 34% | 33 | 1.32 | CA21, CA22, CA23, CA26, KA23, KA24, SA29, SA30, SA31 |
| Delivery of reports and memoranda by students to the institution and coordinating faculty. | 33% | 33 | 1.32 | CA22, KA24, SA29 |
This subject does not allow unique evaluation.
The student who has carried out the practices to the satisfaction of the institution will obtain 3.3 points of the total of 10 with which the subject is scored. Depending on the absence of attendance and the state of completion of the activity, the staff of the institution may reduce this entry.
The practices will be evaluated by the personnel responsible for the institution that supervises the activity of the students. Your report addressed to the coordinating faculty of the practices will add another 3.3 points to the final grade.
The students will prepare and deliver to the institution and the coordinating faculty a reasoned report of the activity carried out and the learning they consider has been achieved with its realization. This report, evaluated by the coordinator of the module, will give another 3.4 points to the final grade.
At the time of completion of the activity, the teaching staff will inform (Moodle, SIA) of the procedure and date of review of the grades.
The student will receive the grade of Non-evaluable as long as he/she has not done 50% of the practical activities specified at the beginning.
In the event that the student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation act, this evaluation act will be graded with 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be instructed. In the event of several irregularities in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.
In the event that the internships cannot be done in person, their format will be adapted (maintaining their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and / or discussion of exercises through Moodle, Teams, etc. The teaching staff will ensure that the student can access it or offer alternative means, which are within their reach.
Any incident, problem or observation of the students regarding the relationship with the institution where the practices are carried out must be informed to the co-ordinator of the module in the first instance.
Bibliography
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). (2012). IFLA Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/558
Martínez Gómez, A. P. (2023). Reimaginando el patrimonio cultural: perspectivas inclusivas y decolonizadoras en la transformación de los museos. https://doi.org/10.33349/2024.111.5509
Meletti, B., Erickson, K., Iramina, A., & Stobo, V. (2025). Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15728474
UNESCO. (2019). Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER). https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/recommendation-open-educational-resources-oer
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UNESCO. (2015). Recommendation concerning the Preservation of, and Access to, Documentary Heritage Including in Digital Form. UNESCO. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000243723
UNESCO. (2003). Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000133171
Software
The selection of software will depend on the nature of the tasks assigned during the internship and may include applications for the digitisation of documentary collections, collection management, digital text editing, data analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), database creation, information visualisation, digital preservation, web development, and content management, among other tools commonly used in the fields of Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PEXTm) Pràctiques externes i pràcticum (màster) | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |