Project-oriented Internship

E2025

Physics and Scientific Modelling

Project oriented internship

Elective

English

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Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@ruc.dk)

Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@ruc.dk)

INM Registration & Exams (inm-exams@ruc.dk)

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The purpose of the project-oriented internship is that the student engages and works in a professional context where physics and/or scientific modelling play a role. The student will achieve experience with using the thinking and methods of physics and/or scientific modelling in a practical context. The student will write a project based on the internship which can either report the results of the work done during the internship in a scientific manner or report the work along with an analysis and reflection on the role of physics and scientific modelling in the workplace in question.

The student is responsible for finding an internship, and for the completion of the task agreed with the place of internship and the university.

The student will be assigned a supervisor and the internship agreement must be approved by the Study Board in advance. The internship runs parallel with the master thesis in the 3rd semester.

There is no fixed syllabus. Students themselves select relevant literature for their project work.

Internship / 405 hours

• Exam and assessment: 0,5 hour

• Supervision: 7-8 hours

• Literature search and report writing: 100 hours

• Time at the internship host: 287 hours

• Exam preparation: 10 hours

All projects’ processes will include ongoing dialogue-based (oral) evaluation between the students and the supervisor. Both students and supervisors are expected to provide constructive feedback and viewpoints during the process. Feedback concerning the academic content and progression, process and collaboration.

Every other year when the projects are handed in, there will also be an evaluation through a questionnaire in SurveyXact. The Study Board will handle all evaluations along with any comments from the head of study.

Furthermore, students can, in accordance with RUCs ‘feel free to state your views’ strategy through their representatives at the study board, send evaluations, comments or insights from their project process to the study board during or after the project process.

After completing the project the student will be able to

• present and reflect on the experience of working in an institution/company engaged in teaching, research, development or operation by means of physics and/or scientific computing

• argue which experimental/theoretical/analytical methods that are relevant to the selected research question including the strengths and weaknesses of the methods applied

• plan and perform practical tasks by applying the models, methods and fundamental theories used in physics, mathematics and/or scientific computing according to the opportunities offered in a specific organizational context

• analyse and present results achieved on the basis of the relevant theories and methods to selected target groups

• reflect critically on the practices of a specific organization participate actively and autonomously in solving assignments in organizations where mathematical physical capabilities and skills contribute to creating value for the organization

• enter a dialogue with other professional groups on how their own knowledge and skills can contribute to a qualified execution of tasks

• discuss the significance of the results achieved critically based on the relevant methods and theories and to relate the results to selected scientific literature in the area.

Project-oriented internship based on an individual written product and an oral exam


The character limit of the written product is: 24,000-240000 characters, including spaces.
The character limit includes the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but excludes appendices.

Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment: 30 minutes.

The assessment is an assessment of the written product and the oral performance.


Permitted support and preparation materials for the oral exam: All.

Assessment: 7-point grading scale
Moderation: Internal co-assessor

Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam

Oral project exam based on project oriented internship report.

The student begins the exam with a presentation with a duration of 8-10 min. on a topic related to the project. After the presentation there will be a dialogue between the student, supervisor and co-assessor, where specific questions may be asked to individual students.

The assessment criteria of the written part

• argue which experimental/theoretical/analytical methods that are relevant to the selected research question including the strengths and weaknesses of the methods applied

• plan and perform practical tasks by applying the models, methods and fundamental theories used in physics, mathematics and/or scientific computing according to the opportunities offered in a specific organizational context

• analyse and present results achieved on the basis of the relevant theories and methods to selected target groups

• discuss the significance of the results achieved critically based on the relevant methods and theories and to relate the results to selected scientific literature in the area.

The assessment of the oral exam is based on the student’s ability to meet the criteria mentioned above and their ability to

• clearly present and communicate the content of the project-oriented internship

• engage in a professional dialogue and discussion with the supervisor and co assessor

Furthermore, whether the performance meets all formal requirements in regard to both for the written and oral exam

Regarding the use of generative AI at the exam

For project reports, bachelor's projects and master's theses, generative AI aids (GAI) are permitted in the work with the exam if the use is declared. You must clearly declare how you have used generative artificial intelligence (GAI). This can be included as part of the methodology section or as a short statement at the end of your report. This means that you must describe how you have used GAI, e.g. for the preparatory work on the project, to ask questions and search for information, to receive feedback and criticism on your text, to carry out proofreading or to improve language and readability. It is important that you actively relate to your choice of tools in this way, as it is part of the entire process of creating the project, and thus part of your scientific method and professional communication.

The use of any specific text that is GAI-generated requires citation, just as when using all other sources from which direct quotations are used.

In the library's guide, you can see more about how to cite AI and how you can account for your use of GAI - read them here.

However, ordinary spell checking and other language suggestions, such as Word or other word processing programs, as well as programs for writing minutes and transcription, are permitted in all written exams and do not need to be declared.