Additional resources
Additional resources
A clear reference for managing every step of the internship according to procedures, standards, and best practices
Course description
This MOOC provides a structured and engaging pathway to guide learners in preparing for an internship, helping them fully understand its educational and professional value. Through practical tools and clear guidance, participants are supported from the active search for an opportunity to its successful activation, with a focus on procedures, roles, and responsibilities, as well as key topics such as data confidentiality and intellectual property. The course is designed for students and recent graduates who are planning to undertake a curricular or extracurricular internship, in Italy or abroad.
Completing the MOOC is strongly recommended prior to the activation of any type of internship. For compulsory or optional curricular internships related to a thesis or non-thesis experience with an academic supervisor abroad, earning the final open badge is mandatory.
Total workload of the course: 5 hours
This MOOC is provided by Politecnico di Milano.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By actively participating in this MOOC, you will achieve different intended learning outcomes (ILOs):
- Analyse the educational and professional value of the internship
- Navigate search channels and use application tools to identify opportunities aligned with one’s academic and professional pathway
ESCO: online job platforms - Correctly apply the administrative procedures required to activate an internship
- Interpret and manage the relevant legal aspects of the internship, with particular attention to intellectual property and confidentiality
ESCO: intellectual property law ESCO: information confidentiality - information confidentiality
ESCO: taking a proactive approach - Critically evaluate the experience and identify the competences developed
ESCO: personal reflection techniques based on feedback
(General) ESCO: ESCO: manage personal progression ESCO: Job market
Prerequisites
No formal knowledge is required.
Activities
Over and above consulting the content, in the form of videos and other web-based resources, you will have the opportunity to test yourself with exercises and quizzes to assess your learning.
Assessment
Your final grade for the course will be based on the results of your answers to the assessed quizzes. You have an unlimited number of attempts at each quiz. You will have successfully completed the course if you score a total of 60% (or higher) in all assessed quizzes.
The maximum score possible for each quiz is given at the beginning of the quiz. You can view your score in the quiz on your last attempt or on the 'Grades' page.
Certificate
You can achieve a certificate in the form of an Open Badge for this course, if you obtain, at least, 60% of the total score in the graded quizzes and by filling in the final survey.
Once you have completed the required tasks, you will be able to access ‘Get the Open Badge’ and start issuing the badge. Instructions on how to access the badge will be sent to your e-mail address.
The Badge does not confer any academic credit, grade or degree.
Information about fees and access to materials
The course is delivered in online mode and is available free of charge.
Course faculty
Maria Antonietta Costanzo
Teacher - Internships Advisor (Career Service)
With a degree in Public Policy and Administration, she has been working at the Politecnico di Milano since 2016 at the Career Service as an Internships Advisor, managing internships for students and graduates of the University.
Ginevra Monti
Teacher - Internships Advisor (Career Service)
With a degree in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation and in European and Extraeuropean Languages and Literatures, she has been working at the Politecnico di Milano since 2019 at the Career Service as an Internships Advisor, managing internships for students and graduates of the University.
Irene Romano
Teacher - Internships Advisor (Career Service)
With a degree in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation and in Tourism, Territory and Local Development, she has been working at the Politecnico di Milano since 2022 at the Career Service as an Internships Advisor, managing internships for students and graduates of the University.
Contact details
If you have any enquiries about the courses or if you need technical assistance please contact pok@polimi.it. For further information, see FAQ page.