Internship Thesis

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Upon completion of the Academic Internship Exam Option (a combination of GDS4890 and GDS4991) students will: • be able to relate theoretical knowledge to a real-world setting • have gained work experience ("learning on the job" or "learning by doing" as well as learning from experienced professionals), explored a potential career option and found out more about one's personal skills and interests. • be able to apply/use the relevant knowledge and skills acquired during the MA GDS • be able to develop and practice professional skills related to communication, organisation, team work • be able to establish professional contacts • be able to work within a set organisational structure (hierarchy) with fixed working hours, work patterns, and routines • have enriched their CV to make them more competitive candidates in the job market for jobs in the field of Globalization & Development • have acquired the academic and personal skills to conduct and reflect upon research in an ethical and socially responsible fashion Regarding the intership report students will • be able to identify and formulate a research question and build an academic argument • be able to conduct a comprehensive literature search and bibliographic analysis, and assess the quality of the sources • be able to find, assess and critically make use of secondary and primary data • Be able to critically reflect upon the relations between theoretical framework, methodology, and empirical findings and use these insights to build an academic argument • be able to use theoretical perspectives from a variety of academic fields for a chosen research topic • be able to apply knowledge, theories and methods to written work • be able to write a full, well-referenced, academic paper and position themselves in an academic debate • be able to deal with and incorporate critical academic feedback • be able to carry out a study within a fixed time-frame and meet deadlines