Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program
Objectives
The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) program aims at promoting the participation of students, since early in their academic career, in practical activities in non-academic environment.
Through UPOPs, the student will have contact with the daily activities of engineering projects in a company. By this contact, the student gets to know how engineering projects develop, in practice. (S)he is expected to develop transferable skills in working in teams, oral and written communication, and independent learning.
Depending on the specific work developed by the student in the company, (s)he will acquire specific knowledge on the subject area and, possibly, also some specific technical skills relevant to the company.
General characterization
Code
10691
Credits
3.0
Responsible teacher
Pedro Miguel Calado Simões
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 7
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Depends on the specific project chosen by the student.
Teaching method
The scientific committee of the study cycle keeps a list of UPOP offers, for the participation of students in projects in non-academic environment. Each entry in the list has the name of the company, the project in which the student will be integrated, the work plan, the period in which the activities take place, and the names of the supervisor in the company and the scientific supervisor.
The student chooses one of the UPOP’s offers. If several choose the same offer, it is up to the supervisor in the company to select the student. The student carries out the work plan with supervision, in the designated period, which in principles is the period between the end of exams and the beginning of the next semester.
UPOP projects can also be considered as part of larger internships in a company (e.g. summer internships).
The assessment is made by a report written by the company’s supervisor and an oral presentation made by the student in the end of the internship.
Evaluation method
I - 5 min oral presentation with the following structure:
- Sector of activity of the company
- Internship objectives
- Achievement of objectives (work carried out)
- Main knowledge acquired and importance for training in Engineering chemistry and biochemistry
II - Company report
Note: 70% company opinion and 30% oral presentation and discussion
Subject matter
The concrete syllabus depends on the specific project chosen by the student in the program.