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COURSE OUTLINE

Internship in Banking and Financial Management

1. General

School

School of Finance and Statistics

Academic Unit

Department of Banking and Financial Management

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

ΧΡΠΑΤ01

Semester

6th or 8th

Course Title

Internship in Banking and Financial Management

Idependent Teaching Activities

Weekly Teaching Hours

Credits

No “teaching” is delivered in the classical-traditional sense of the term; instead, continuous guidance is provided to the participating students in order to utilize all their potentials and prospects in the context of the work they undertake within the internship course. Moreover, there is constant communication with the institutions-companies participating in the program and continuous monitoring of the program and the students’ performance.
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7,5

Course Type

Practical Training, Work Practice, Internship

Prerequite Courses

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek

Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?

No

Url (Eclass)

https://eclass.unipi.gr/courses/XTD279/

2. Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Internship is of crucial importance for the future career of students as it brings students into direct contact with the workplace, thus connecting education with the marketpalce The aim of the internship is:

  • The acquisition of experience related to the profession, familiarization with the working environment and professional integration into the same or a similar institution-organisation
  • The assimilation of scientific knowledge during professional practice
  • Highlighting the skills of trainees and developing professional awareness
  • The proper preparation of students for successful future vocational rehabilitation
General Competences
  • Analytical and critical ability
  • Inductive thinking
  • Work in an interdisciplinary environment
  • Develop and support arguments to solve problems
  • Project planning and management
  • Working independently
  • Team work

3. Syllabus

By offering the opportunity to students to work and train themselves in productive working environments, the internship complements the theoretical and applied knowledge provided by the University. The internship contributes to the better utilization of the knowledge and skills acquired by students during their studies; to the more effective and beneficial integration of higher education graduates into the productive system of the country; as well as to the creation of a two-way channel of information transmission between educational institutions and the market.

4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery

The selection of the participating students as well as their continuous guidance is carried out face-to-face.

Use of Information and Communications Technology

All relevant material is uploaded to https://eclass.unipi.gr/courses/XTD279/

Teaching Methods

Activity

Semester Workload

Organisation and delivering of lectures to inform students on intership
52
Selection of students (mainly, on the basis of their performance and through interviews)
31,5
Providing guidance throughout the duration of the programme
52
Communication with employers, resolution of problems that may arise and final evaluation of students
52
Course Total
187,5

Student Performance Evaluation

The course is evaluated on the basis of the relevant evaluation form prepared and sent by the employers, in cooperation with the supervising professor.

5. Attached Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography

Not applicable

Related Academic Journals

Not applicable