Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Prácticas Externas
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish
Teaching staff
Introduction
External internships in a company in the biomedical field are designed so that the student can acquire and consolidate their practical knowledge of everything they have seen so far and achieve professional levels of competence.
Pre-course requirements
No prerequisites
Objectives
Understand the global vision of the biomedical company and the strategy behind it.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
Basic skills:
CB2: That the students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
CB5: That the student body has developed those learning skills necessary to undertake work positions with a high degree of autonomy.
General competencies:
CG3: Use complementary tools to the fundamental training of the master's degree that facilitate the students' job placement.
CG4: Recognize the essential elements of the biomedical company including correct communication, interdisciplinary and teamwork.
Specific competencies:
CE1: Be able to constantly learn and adapt work to eventualities.
Learning outcomes of the subject
At the end of the course, the student:
Know how to direct the knowledge acquired towards the necessary reflection to be able to apply it in a work environment.
Possess the necessary knowledge to apply it in academic, scientific, and work settings.
Have increased the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the intention of optimizing the processes and plans developed.
Acquire an overview of the research development process that includes the development of a problem, the use of literature and resources, the preparation of different business, communication, sales, development and strategic plans and the understanding of ethical issues in the biomedical industry.
Syllabus
The professional practices will be carried out in a biomedical company through an agreement. It will consist of 780 contact hours, which will be developed during the academic year during working hours from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The remaining 20 hours to complete this subject will be dedicated to tutoring by the academic tutor, study and preparation for the assigned work position and the completion of an evaluation report of said practices reflecting what they have contributed to the company and what they have contributed these practices.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
• Written work: any type of activity where a written document needs to be presented; Considering the nature of other activities presented here, it will be more related to the creation of short documents that address very specific topics related to a subject and that do not require great dedication to be carried out.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The evaluation methods are based on a series of evaluation reports by the external tutor and on the assessment of the memory of the practices by the academic tutor.
• Partial evaluation of the practices (20%): the external tutor will issue a report when the student has completed approximately 50% of the hours of practices. This will allow you to readjust the strategy, if necessary, and evaluate the work done so far.
• Final evaluation of the practices (40%): the external tutor will issue a report at the end of the practice hours. It will allow the final evaluation of the student and their professional and technical progress.
• Practice report (40%): the student must write a report on the stay and their contribution to the project. This report will be evaluated by the academic tutor.
The partial evaluation of the internship is indicative for the student and the academic tutor and will be used as a basis for improvement for the rest of the internship period.
The internship report must only be completed by the student and will be evidence of the knowledge acquired during the internship, in addition to providing a critical reflection on the added value of a biomedical doctor in the project or the general strategy of the organization.
Important considerations 1. You must obtain, at least, a 5 in the memory of the practices to pass the subject. 2. Plagiarism, copying or any other action that can be considered cheating will mean a zero in this section of the evaluation. 3. In the second call it will not be possible to obtain the honors registration qualification, so the maximum qualification will be excellent.
Bibliography and resources
The Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup. Peter Kolchinsky. www.evelexa.com. Free download:https://www.ctsi.ucla.edu/researcher-resources/files/view/docs/EGBS4_Kolchinsky.pdf