Academic coordinator of placements:

Dr Maria Teresa Bosch Badia

Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences

Placements officer (responsible for management and coordination) :

Ms Carme Corominola
email: practiquesempresa.economiques@udg.edu

External telephone no.: 681187709  Internal extension no: 5475

 

The company work placements constitute an optional subject within the curricula of all degrees and are regulated by specific regulations that guarantee their quality.To sum up, these regulations establish: the types of placements, the functions of the faculty and company tutors (monitoring the student and issuing reports) and the conditions to be met by the reports and projects students have to produce.

The placement at companies and institutions is aimed at bachelor's degree students who have passed 50% of their degree credits.Preference will be given to students who are in the final year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management and Economics, and the Master in Business Economics.

External academic placement regulations for the UdG's Bachelor's and Master's degrees

Regulations for external placements for bachelor’s degree studies

Regulations for external placements for the Master in Business Economics

BEFORE YOU ARE ASSIGNED A PLACEMENT:

1. Attend the placements information session organised at the start of the academic year (you will find the date in the calendar section).
2. Have an individual tutorial with the Placement Officer to go over your application and CV.
3. Upload your CV to the placement web platform.(Check the instructions for writing a CV and doing work interviews in theGuide to communication skills).
4. Apply for placement offers that are professionally of interest to you via the placements platform: https://apps.udg.edu/prem.Students must commit to responding to calls and emails from the companies to which they have applied.
5. Alternatively, a company or offer not listed on the placements platform may be proposed. If a student has an placement offer that is not published on the platform, they must contact the Placement Office directly so the offer can be assessed and, if appropriate, validated. Acceptance of the offer is conditional upon the proposed placement profile being suitable for the student's degree programme and meeting the academic parameters established for placements within that degree. Additionally, the company must agree to the University of Girona’s framework agreement for curricular placements.

ONCE YOU ARE ASSIGNED A PLACEMENT:

1. Sign the placement agreement.
   The Placements Office will email the agreement to the company and the student for digital signature using a valid digital signature system (idCaT, FNMT, DNIe, etc.). Finally, it will be signed by the Faculty’s academic supervisor for placements.
2. Start the placement in accordance with the dates of the agreement.Students may not start the placement before the agreement has been duly formalised and signed by all parties.
3. Contact your Faculty tutor.
   Academic tutoring is mandatory The student must meet with their academic tutor at least three times:
   • First tutorial: initial contact and introduction to the tutor. This meeting will cover the procedure for monitoring academic progress with the placement and key deadlines.
   • Second tutorial: approximately one month after the start of the placement. This tutorial coincides with the deadline for submitting the progress report.
   • Third tutorial: at the end of the placement period. This tutorial is linked to the submission of the final report, the executive summary, and the poster. At this stage, the tutor will issue the final report, which will be taken into account for the course assessment.

External academic placement regulations for the UdG's Bachelor's and Master's degreesArticle 6

 

Guide for preparing the progress report

Guide for preparing and submitting the placement report, executive summary and poster

 

Given their academic nature, placements are assessed in accordance with Article 7 of the FEE Internship Regulations, using the following weighting:

• Company supervisor’s report, overall assessment of the time spent at the company: 40%
• Faculty tutor’s report, assessment of the final report and executive summary: 40%
• Appraisal of the poster and the public presentation: 20 %

Not carrying out the Placement, not submitting the work or not attending the public presentation means Absent.To pass the subject, the student has to pass each of the three appraisals.

Students who can demonstrate professional experience related to their current studies may apply for recognition of that professional activity, in accordance with Article 10 of the Faculty’s Placement Regulations.

The aim of this recognition is to allow students to leverage their professional experience to develop an improvement project within the company, linked to the competencies of their degree programme. This project must be rigorous, feasible, and of high quality, and it should contribute to the student's professional development within the organisation, particularly regarding the enhancement of their competencies, the advancement of their professional profile, and the opportunity to take on new responsibilities.

Requirements

To apply for this recognition, students must demonstrate a minimum of one year of full-time employment (or the equivalent period for part-time work).

The employment contract must be active at the time the application is submitted.

Application procedure

Students must submit a duly completed application via the administrative procedures section of their student record in La meva UdG.

To do so, go to:

Student record procedures > Administrative request > Placements sub-procedure

The following documentation must be attached to the application:

• Application for recognition of professional activity
• Employment contract.
• Employment history report (Informe de vida laboral).
• Certificate of duties issued by the company supervisor, if applicable.
• Proposal for the improvement project to be developed as the placement report (maximum 3 pages).

Validation of the application and enrolment

Once the application has been submitted, the Faculty will assess whether the accredited professional activity aligns with the student's degree program and whether the proposed improvement project meets the established academic requirements.

If the application is validated and accepted, a Faculty tutor will be assigned, and enrolment in the course will be formalised with the Academic Office.

Academic tutoring and monitoring

Academic tutoring is mandatory. The student must contact the Faculty supervisor and attend the necessary tutoring sessions to monitor the progress of the improvement project.

The student must meet with the tutor at least three times:

• First tutorial: initial contact and presentation of the improvement project. The project approach and key deadlines will be agreed upon during this meeting.
• Second tutorial: monitoring project development.This session allows for a review of the work's progress and provides guidance for its improvement.
• Third tutorial: final review linked to the submission of the report. At this stage, the tutor will issue the final report, which will be taken into account for the course assessment.

Submission of the report, executive summary, and poster

The student must submit the report, executive summary, and poster within the established timeframe. This report must detail the improvement project presented in the application and demonstrate its quality, applicability, and contribution to enhancing the student's competencies and professional profile within the company.

In addition, the student is required to attend the in-person poster presentation on the date set in the Faculty's academic calendar.