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Internship organisation in Digital Library post-graduate educational programs: students’ perceptions

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The importance of internships in information studies related educational programmes is confirmed by the literature, practice, and investigations of the labour market (Van Der Molen, 2007) (Lorring & Kajberg, 2005) (Tammaro, 2007). The curriculum of the Master’s programme DILL (Digital Library Learning) includes an internship which aims at giving students the opportunity to carry out a program of job training and digital library work experience, that can assist them in career exploration, and makes it possible to integrate academic and professional curricula. This paper reports on a small study carried out among students of DILL6 edition, who were asked to report on their perceptions on the initial phase of the process, and on the possibility of the relevant activities to foster self-reflection on knowledge, capabilities and skills, and on academic and professional goals. The focus is on the initial preparatory phase of the process, which leads to the creation of an internship plan related to specific learning outcomes, in agreement with the supervisor and the placement-hosting organisation. The aims of the study are to investigate students’ perceptions about the usefulness of the internship’s initial phase, and highlight perspectives for improvement. The objectives include identifying advantages and barriers, and investigating the time dedicated to self-reflection if related to other practical and technical aspects. The qualitative methodology of this exploratory work includes different ways of compensating for the small number of students involved: a questionnaire to students, an interview with the local coordinator, a panel with experts during a workshop, questionnaires to the placement coaches.

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Internship organisation in Digital Library post-graduate educational programs: students’ perceptions

Author: Valla, Sara
Year: 2014
Source: https://www.repository.unipr.it/bitstream/1889/2373/1/bobcatsss2014_fullpaper_final_valla_sara.pdf
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In e nship o ganisa ion in Digi al Lib a y pos -g adua e educa ional
p og ams: s uden s’ pe cep ions
Sa a Valla
Uni e si à degli S udi di Pa ma, UniPR Co-Lab, iale S. Michele 9, 43121, Pa ma. Email: [email p o ec ed]
Abs ac : The impo ance o in e nships in in o ma ion s udies ela ed educa ional p og ammes is con i med by he
li e a u e, p ac ice, and in es iga ions o he labou ma ke (Van De Molen, 2007) (Lo ing & Kajbe g, 2005)
(Tamma o, 2007). The cu iculum o he Mas e ’s p og amme DILL (Digi al Lib a y Lea ning) includes an
in e nship which aims a gi ing s uden s he oppo uni y o ca y ou a p og am o job aining and digi al lib a y
wo k expe ience, ha can assis hem in ca ee explo a ion, and makes i possible o in eg a e academic and
p o essional cu icula. This pape epo s on a small s udy ca ied ou among s uden s o DILL6 edi ion, who we e
asked o epo on hei pe cep ions on he ini ial phase o he p ocess, and on he possibili y o he ele an ac i i ies
o os e sel - e lec ion on knowledge, capabili ies and skills, and on academic and p o essional goals. The ocus is
on he ini ial p epa a o y phase o he p ocess, which leads o he c ea ion o an in e nship plan ela ed o speci ic
lea ning ou comes, in ag eemen wi h he supe iso and he placemen -hos ing o ganisa ion. The aims o he s udy
a e o in es iga e s uden s’ pe cep ions abou he use ulness o he in e nship’s ini ial phase, and highligh
pe spec i es o imp o emen . The objec i es include iden i ying ad an ages and ba ie s, and in es iga ing he ime
dedica ed o sel - e lec ion i ela ed o o he p ac ical and echnical aspec s. The quali a i e me hodology o his
explo a o y wo k includes di e en ways o compensa ing o he small numbe o s uden s in ol ed: a ques ionnai e
o s uden s, an in e iew wi h he local coo dina o , a panel wi h expe s du ing a wo kshop, ques ionnai es o he
placemen coaches.
Keywo ds: pe cep ion o in e nship, Digi al Lib a y Lea ning, ideo esumes, placemen
In oduc ion and pu pose
The impo ance o in e nships in in o ma ion s udies ela ed educa ional p og ammes is con i med by he li e a u e,
p ac ice, and in es iga ions o he labou ma ke (Van De Molen, 2007) (Lo ing & Kajbe g, 2005) (Tamma o,
2007). The cu iculum o he pos -g adua e educa ional Mas e ’s p og amme DILL (Digi al Lib a y Lea ning)
includes an in e nship o ou weeks (125 hou s) a he end o he hi d semes e , which aims o gi e s uden s he
oppo uni y o ca y ou a job- aining p og am wi h digi al lib a y wo k expe ience, and assis hem in ca ee
explo a ion and specialisa ion. This allows in eg a ing academic and p o essional cu icula.
Fo he pu pose o his s udy, in e nship is de ined as an oppo uni y o in eg a e ca ee ela ed expe ience in o (pos -
g adua e) in o ma ion science educa ion by pa icipa ing in planned, supe ised wo k. The wo k should be ela ed o
wha is augh du ing he cou se and be a an app op ia e le el o p o essionalism. S uden s’ lea ning ou comes a e
s a ed a he ou se o he in e nship and e alua ed a he end (Tamma o, 2013). The p ocess in ol es di e en
s akeholde s, s uden s, educa ion ins i u ions, ecei ing o ganiza ions, and akes place along h ee di e en phases:
be o e, du ing and a e (V iens & Van Pe egem, 2011); he ocus he e is on he ini ial p epa a o y phase, which
leads o he choice o he in e nship loca ion, and o he c ea ion o he in e nship plan. This pape epo s on a small
s udy ha was ca ied ou among Mas e ’s s uden s o DILL6 in ake, who we e asked o epo on hei pe cep ions
abou ac i i ies os e ing sel - e lec ion on knowledge, capabili ies, skills, academic and p o essional goals. The aims
o he s udy a e o in es iga e he pe cep ions o s uden s ega ding he use ulness o he ini ial phase o a conscious
choice o in e nship and o he se ing up o lea ning ou comes ela ed o hei pe sonal in e es s, and also o
highligh pe spec i es and pa hs o imp o emen s and de elopmen . To achie e his, he objec i es include
iden i ying bo h ad an ages and ba ie s o sel - e lec ion os e ing, in es iga ing he ime dedica ed o sel - e lec ion
i ela ed o o he mo e p ac ical and echnical aspec s, unde s anding whe he ideo esumés can in o m decision
making and assis employe s in choosing candida es and p oposing an in e nship plan ha comp ised a sui able lis o
p oposed ac i i ies.
DILL In e nship p epa a o y phase
The p epa a o y phase s a s wi h a Summe School and p oceeds h ough a o hi d semes e o s udies in I aly. The
choice o he placemen hos by s uden s is possible a e es ablishing he in e nship’s lea ning goals and ag eeing
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upon hem wi h hei men o s; o his pu pose, s uden s a e asked o submi a plan, including he necessa y ac i i ies
o be able o achie e he ou comes. Lea ning ou comes a e cons an ly sel -assessed du ing he p ocess and la e
e alua ed a he end o he expe ience. The esponsibili ies o he o ganising s a in Pa ma include s i ing o ob ain
high quali y in e nship oppo uni ies, suppo ing s uden s in hei applica ion and choice, suppo ing he phase in
which bo h con en and le el o assignmen s a e a anged, ensu ing adequa e supe ision and cons an ly assessing he
p ocess. The phase includes p epa a o y expe iences and ac i i ies o sel - e lec ion on lea ning needs, as a s a ing
poin o an educa ional and p o essional po olio (G an , 2005).
O ganisa ion o placemen p epa a o y mee ings wi h he in e nship supe iso ; wo ace- o- ace mee ings a e
o ganized s a ing om he S udy School, o collec he main ideas, gi e ad ice and make s uden s ocus on sel -
e lec ion abou hei knowledge and skills.
P epa a ion by he candida es o a pe sonal de elopmen plan; s uden s had o p epa e a plan, based ini ially on
answe s gi en in a su ey (In e nship In e es Fo m), b ains o m p elimina y lea ning objec i es, conside
ela ionships o educa ional and ca ee goals, e lec on he knowledge o skills o de elop.
C ea ion o ideo esumés by s uden s o be in eg a ed in o hei cu iculum i ae. Candida es ha e o be
accep ed by he placemen hos ; he p ocess is compe i i e, s uden s ha e o p epa e a Cu iculum Vi ae and a Video
ésumé. A panel o in o ma ion science expe s unde lined he ac ha di e en ia ing is a challenge o be aced in
he c i ical employmen pano ama o in o ma ion p o essionals, which is common o many coun ies, and he
in o ma ion o e load e a; he c i ical skills o an in o ma ion p o essional looking o a job a e lexibili y and a
capaci y o p ojec compe ences and sel - e lec on lea ning needs. A possible applica ion o digi al ideo p oduc ion
inside educa ion is a ideo ésumé; by ideo ésumé is mean a sho ideo in oduc ion c ea ed by candida es, o
desc ibe hei indi idual educa ional backg ound, wo k expe ience, compe ences, skills and mo i a ions, and o assis
hem in ma ke ing hemsel es o p ospec i e in e nships as pa o an educa ional expe ience. In compa ison o
adi ional cu icula, he e a e simila i ies and di e ences; he ideo mus be sho so ha he in o ma ion is
condensed in a sho speech, and di e se kinds o skills a e in ol ed. The idea o ideo ésumés comes om he
Uni ed S a es and eached Eu ope in 2007. The Vaul socie y ca ied ou a su ey, he esul s o which showed ha
89% o job o e ing companies would be in e es ed in wa ching a (sho ) ideo in oduc ion, while hey did no
ecei e many (Yap angco, 2007). The e seems o be limi ed esea ch on he p oduc ion o ideo ésumés wi hin a
cu iculum wi h e e ence o applying o in e nships and e lec ing on he s uden s' knowledge, capabili ies and skill;
ne e heless, s udies conce ning elec onic po olios as oppo uni ies o sel - e lec ion on lea ning and ways o
show compe ences s a ed ecen ly (Cheng & Chau, 2009). This pape does no in end o discuss i in de ail, bu
conside s he ideo ésumé as a s ep owa ds he c ea ion o educa ional and p o essional e-po olios.
W i ing o he in e nship plan; a e being accep ed as in e ns, s uden s ha e o w i e he In e nship Plan, which
consis s o a lis o likely asks o be comple ed, oge he wi h a s a emen o he s uden ’s ole and esponsibili y
du ing he in e nship. In e iews a e sugges ed wi h he placemen coach, o discuss compe ences and ac i i ies. This
is he basis o de eloping he wo k schedule ag eed on by bo h In e nship Men o and Supe iso .
Fig. 1 - DILL In e nship Wo k low: ac o s and p ocess main s eps
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An online a ea is a ailable whe e s uden s ind in o ma ion, examples o an in e nship plan, and upload hei weekly
epo s. S a ing om Dill5 in ake, an "In e nship Companies Da abase" was un, whe e s uden s ind he placemen s
made a ailable by ag eemen s in he amewo k o he Mas e ’s deg ee.
In compa ison o p e ious yea s, some di e ences in he o ganiza ion applied du ing he las in ake:
1) Mee ings we e o ganized using an online ool; his made i quicke han p e ious yea s, when appoin men s we e
ixed upon a i al and we e managed manually.
2) Use accoun s o access online se ices a he Uni e si y o Pa ma we e made a ailable ou mon hs be o e he
beginning o he summe school; du ing p e ious in akes he s uden s ecei ed hem once hey we e in I aly.
This made i possible o s uden s o access he in e nship a ea mon hs in ad ance.
3) A " ideo ésumé" was added as a necessa y s ep when applying o he in e nship. This was announced
be o ehand, so ha s uden s would be able o concen a e on he possible oppo uni ies and s a e lec ing on
hei in e es s and hei abili ies. Examples we e made a ailable in he online a ea, oge he wi h in o ma ion and
hin s on he s eps o be ollowed o p epa e he ideo in oduc ion.
4) An in e nship wo kshop was o ganized du ing he hi d semes e (Wal on, 2013), and held using he Nominal
G oup Technique o ocus g oups. S uden s we e asked o e lec on hei in e nship, and sha e hei iews wi h
he g oup. They we e asked o hink o as many answe s as possible o he ques ion “Wha do you wan o gain
om you in e nship?”. The meaning o each sen ence needed u he cla i ica ion, and duplica es we e
emo ed. S uden s we e asked o ank hei op h ee answe s in o de , and he p ocess led o he iden i ica ion o
he op ou .
The ollowing ou main goals o s uden s conce ning hei in e nships we e ag eed:
• Applica ion and es ing o knowledge
• Social ne wo king
• In ol emen in he o ganiza ion
• Inc ease o employabili y
The goals we e u he discussed in g oups, whose iews we e sha ed wi h he class, h ough d awings, maps and
pos e s.
Me hodology
The quali a i e me hodology o his small explo a o y wo k includes di e en me hods o compensa ing o he small
numbe o s uden s in ol ed: a ques ionnai e was supplied o he pa icipan s o he cou se. No es aken du ing a
panel wi h expe s on he occasion o he wo kshop in i-schools ha was o ganized du ing he 17 h con e ence on
Theo y and P ac ice o Digi al Lib a ies and an in e iew o he local coo dina o , a e used o in o m he s udy. Sho
ques ionnai es we e included in he me hodology o unde s and he pe cep ions o he ecei ing o ganiza ions’
men o s in ol ed in he candida e choice. Ques ionnai es we e chosen a he han in e iews, due o he posi ion o
he au ho , who is bo h a s uden and a u o o he I alian semes e . Time being a u he issue, i was decided no o
engage in ace- o- ace o online in e iews. In spi e o he small numbe o indi iduals in ol ed, he su ey was
anonymous; eco ds kep o he su ey esponses did no con ain any iden i ying in o ma ion abou esponden s, who
we e in o med ha hei eedback would be used o some esea ch in o iden i ying po en iali ies, challenges and
sugges ions o imp o e he p ocess. Ele en answe s we e eco ded; ou o a g oup o ele en s uden s, bu wo we e
incomple e and no conside ed. Fou ou o se en men o s answe ed he ques ionnai e (six answe s we e eco ded bu
he incomple e ones we e no included in he analysis).
Discussion o he esul s
While conside ing examples o ideo ésumé, in o ma ion/hin s and he in e nship da abase gene ally use ul, s uden s
asked o mo e de ailed in o ma ion abou in e nship oppo uni ies, o ganiza ions and possible ac i i ies. S uden s
sugges ed emo ing om he da abase hose ins i u ions ha do no ha e ime o answe eques s, o whose
p ocedu es seem o make i di icul o o ganise he in e nship, gi en he sho ime. A desi e eme ged o ha e ideo
p esen a ions, li e in e iews, and lec u es om all he o ganisa ions a ailable o in e nship hos ing, wi h a iew o
making i easie o decide which o ganisa ion o apply o.
Ha ing he in o ma ion in ad ance was no conside ed use ul in one case. I would be in e es ing o unde s and
whe he he eason is co ela ed o u he o ganiza ional di icul ies which made i qui e unnecessa y la e , o
whe he i is jus conside ed no use ul pe se o ha e he in o ma ion a ailable be o ehand; ha was no possible by
means o an anonymous ques ionnai e.
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S uden s eques ed hey be gi en he oppo uni y o choose a di e en o ganiza ion as a place o in e nship, om
hose a ailable. This is unde s andable om he s uden s’ poin o iew, bu he ime a ailable o o ganize an
in e nship is sho . Ag eemen s a e necessa y, hey equi e ime and e o ; adding a new in e nship oppo uni y o he
o he s, when he hi d semes e has al eady s a ed, migh make he p ocess oo complica ed, conside ing he
esou ces de o ed o i .
Wi h ew excep ions, s uden s pe cei ed ha he wo kshop made i possible o discuss wi h o he s and disco e
objec i es hey had no hough o , and o hink o ideas o make he in e nship expe ience success ul. In mos cases i
made s uden s change hei ideas on in e nship objec i es, o some ex en . Some commen s we e en husias ic. A
p oposal was pu o wa d o acili a e a sho wo kshop wi h he speci ic ask o amilia izing he s uden wi h
in e nship objec i es.
The s uden s we e asked o a e he impo ance o skills equi ed o comple e he p epa a o y phase o he in e nship
and he c ea ion o an e ec i e ideo ésumé, help ul in being accep ed as a p ac i ione , and eusable o u he job
applica ions. In mos cases some skills we e impo an o all bu one s uden (e.g. hinking, in o ma ion,
in e pe sonal social skills in bo h cases). All s uden s conside ed communica ion and echnical skills impo an o
he c ea ion o he ideo ésumé. Resul s migh be ela ed o he s uden s’ backg ounds, and e lec app oaches by
s uden s in he wo di e en cases, wi h emphasis on he echnical skills in he ideo ésumé p oduc ion, on hinking,
social and communica ion skills in he p epa a o y phase o he in e nship as a whole. O he skills we e p oposed as
impo an in he p ocess: p oblem sol ing, decision making, analy ic, c ea i e, ime managemen skills.
Placemen p epa a o y mee ings wi h in e nship supe iso
The s uden s ag eed on he i s mee ings being qui e use ul in mos cases; a ious answe s conce n he mid e m
mee ing.
Pe sonal de elopmen plan
Di e en le els o ag eemen s apply as a as he In e nship In e es Fo m is conce ned
• helping o imagine and desc ibe he kind o desi ed in e nship;
• making i easy o de ine knowledge, skills, ou comes expec ed o be achie ed;
• making i easy o s a e how o use he expe ience o ex end and deepen knowledge and skills.
S uden s epo ed hey we e al eady mo e o less clea in hei minds how he in e nship could ad ance hei goals;
his migh ha e in luenced hem in hei judgmen , and depend on he speci ici y o each si ua ion.
When asked abou pe cei ed use ulness o he pe sonal de elopmen plan o os e ideas o ac i i ies o he
in e nship, s uden s had di e se opinions; in mos cases i was pe cei ed as use ul pe se bu oo gene al in p ac ice.
Mos men o s conside ed he p elimina y pe sonal de elopmen plan a use ul basis o he ollowing ag eemen on
lea ning ou comes and ac i i ies, and oo gene al in one case.
Sugges ions came om open ques ions. Needs eme ged o u he ideas p io o he plan phase, o a de ini ion o
he e ms used, and equi emen s conce ning he p esen a ion o he o m. A s uden p oposed o ganizing egula
wo kshops o discuss he de elopmen plan in g oups and gain knowledge o possible implica ions and issues. A
p oposal was made o pos pone i in o de o gain mo e in o ma ion abou he possible in e nship be o e de eloping
he plan; such a p oposal sugges s explaining clea ly o he s uden s ha he pe sonal de elopmen plan gi es
assis ance in he choice by e lec ing, i is pe sonal, and does no s ic ly depend on he speci ic in e nship place
choice.
The men o s sugges ed he s uden s should conside he in e nship mo e as a p epa a o y phase o he Mas e ’s
Thesis and o s a e expec a ions and ideas o he hesis om he beginning. In spi e o conside ing he plan use ul,
lexibili y is equi ed o allow o be e in e ac ion and applicabili y.
A need eme ged o gain ulle in o ma ion on candida es’ compe ence and in e es , and on hei being LIS- o IT-
o ien ed no only by he supe iso , bu also as a decla a ion in hei pe sonal de elopmen o in e nship plan.
Digi al ideo esume
DILL in e nship men o s con i med ecei ing a ideo ésumé om in e n candida es o be uncommon. S uden s had
di e se compe ences and expe iences in ideo p oduc ion; all o hem conside ed i use ul o u u e employabili y
bu s a ed hey had ne e been asked o p oduce a ideo ésumé du ing p e ious educa ional expe iences. On he
whole, he p oduc ion was conside ed complex bu ewa ding in e ms o es ing echnical skills, in some cases in
e ms o disco e ing pe sonal knowledge, skills and compe ences and summa izing hem. In one case i was
conside ed a was e o ime. Time was an issue, anxie y made i some imes necessa y o p ac ice a lo be o e ge ing a
good copy; a need eme ged o ha ing sugges ions and guidance on he so wa e o be used o he p oduc ion, and i
was p oposed o help s uden s in p oducing he ideo a he uni e si y a he han alone. The le el o expe ise wi h
so wa e and ha dwa e, ime needed o s o yboa d and p oduc ion, and necessa y communica ion abili ies we e
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conside ed by he majo i y he main challenges conce ning he p oduc ion o he ideo ésumé in he con ex o he
p epa a o y phase o he in e nship.
The e was gene al ag eemen on he impo ance o he ideo o imp o e sel e lec ion on knowledge, capabili ies
and skills, and sel - es o he abili y o sell one’s capaci y o he employe ; he e was no comple e ag eemen on i
being impo an in e ms o es ing a skill ha could be use ul o he u u e and p e- e lec ion on possible ac i i ies
o be included in he in e nship plan. An an icipa ion o he p esen a ion o he oppo uni ies o he in e nship p io o
he ideo p oduc ion was sugges ed. Since p e- e lec ion is impo an in he in e nship p epa a o y phase, his migh
sugges he need o s uden s o pe cei e be e he impo ance o indi idual e lec ion i espec i e o he choice o
he in e nship si e.
Key-wo ds mainly associa ed wi h he ideo ésumé we e “in e es ing” and “challenging”, bu also “ ime
demanding”, “use ul”, “necessa y”, “sel -e alua ion”, “p epa a ion o in e nship”, “lea ning expe ience”,
“compe i ion”.
Men o s conside ed ecei ing a ideo ésumé in e es ing, bu esponden s seemed o ag ee on i being a compendium
a he han an al e na i e o he “ adi ional” CV, and ha ecei ing bo h is a p ocedu e o be e candida e selec ion.
In e nship plan
The p ocess would equi e likely asks o be lis ed by s uden s and ag eed upon wi h men o s, bu his phase seems o
ha e been aced in di e se ways. Some s uden s ( he majo i y) w o e he plan and ag eed upon i wi h he men o
la e , o he s ecei ed he lis o ac i i ies om he men o ; in one case he a ailable d a was no used o w i e he
plan. Such di e si y in he app oach is also e lec ed in he men o s’ answe s.
Limi a ions
The s udy is limi ed o he small numbe o en olled s uden s; a u he limi a ion conce ns anonymi y in he da a
collec ion, gi en he small g oup, and he isk ha iden i y migh be e ealed in he open ques ions, since he
si ua ions we e some imes speci ic. Ne e heless, he s uden s we e in o med, be o e answe ing he ques ions, ha
hei answe s would emain anonymous. Ques ionnai es we e chosen o he easons explained, bu in some speci ic
cases an in e iew migh ha e made some answe s clea e and allowed o a be e unde s anding. One men o did
no ecei e any ideo ésumé; as he e we e ew hos ing o ganiza ions; such an occu ence migh ha e made a
di e ence in he o e iew o he men o s’ pe cep ion on such a p ac ice.
Conclusions, pe spec i es and pa hs o imp o emen and de elopmen
The esea ch gi es insigh in o he pe cep ions o esponden s, and is o an explo a o y na u e. No absolu e
conclusions can be d awn om he esul s, only an indica ion o po en iali ies, posi i e aspec s and challenges, and
sugges ions o u u e imp o emen s.
S uden s and men o s epo ed di e sely, depending on con ex s and si ua ions. The p oac i e o non-ac i e app oach
and in ol emen by single s uden s p esumably made a di e ence, as p obably did he di e en ins i u ional
equi emen s conce ning adminis a i e aspec s. I migh be use ul o make i clea e o s uden s, wha he
in ol emen equi ed is and hei ole in he p ocess.
Since he in e nship o ganisa ions we e loca ed in di e en places wi h speci ic in as uc u es and habi s, i migh be
use ul o e i y in ad ance he eques s o he hos ing o ganisa ions as ega ds iming and o icial documen s o be
p epa ed, as hey migh ha e changed in ime, in spi e o he ag eemen s al eady in place. Collec ed da a sugges
making in o ma ion a ailable in he da abase in a mo e de ailed, cohe en and simila way by all o ganiza ions
willing o hos s uden s.
Some o abo e-men ioned aspec s a e mainly o do wi h o ganisa ion, while he ocus he e is on sel - e lec ion on
lea ning ou comes ela ed o pe sonal in e es s and p e ious expe iences and backg ound; ne e heless, i seems ha
adminis a i e and o ganiza ional issues migh ha e in luenced some use s’ pe cep ions on he whole p epa a o y
p ocess, and made a di e ence in he ime dedica ed o sel - e lec ion i ela ed o o he mo e p ac ical aspec s.
Mee ing wi h he supe iso migh be pe cei ed e en mo e use ul i hey could ocus mo e on lea ning and less on
o ganisa ional aspec s. The s uden de elopmen plan migh be e ised acco ding o he sugges ions, and made mo e
de ailed. A glossa y migh be added o cla i y e minology.
The wo kshop was app ecia ed; his sugges s o ganising i egula ly and conside ing some sugges ions o imp o e
and add u he p ac ical ac i i ies comp ising p oblem sol ing, decision-making, analy ic skills.
Video ésumés a e likely o be used again in he u u e, as s uden s and men o s conside ed hem use ul, as
in eg a ion o he CV; some u he acili a ion migh be added o s uden s.

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One men o s essed he pe cep ion o an imp o emen o he p ocess ela ed o p e ious expe iences; his suppo s
he idea ha an in es iga ion migh be use ul each yea , o cons an e alua ion and imp o emen . In e iews would
be p obably mo e sui able o gain a be e unde s anding o some o he answe s and aspec s co e ed, bu his migh
be decided depending on he in ol emen o hose ca ying ou he esea ch in he p ocess, since a di ec in ol emen
wi h people who gi e suppo and assis ance du ing he ollowing s eps migh in luence di ec answe s in an
in e iew.
I seems a gene al opinion o he ac o s in ol ed ha i would be wo h an icipa ing he o ganisa ion phase o he
in e nship; i migh be use ul o all he s akeholde s o ha e mo e ime o he ac i i ies, and also o a oid
adminis a i e and o ganiza ional issues ha in luence pe cep ion on he in e nship p ocess, and concen a e mo e
ully on lea ning ma e s and e lec ion.
A epo on he in e nship pe iod is o eseen among he assessmen s du ing he semes e ; a u he ex ension and a
u u e scena io could include he in eg a ion o he ideo ésumé inside an e-po olio, o imp o e he e lec ion on
lea ning needs, knowledge, compe ence and skills be o e and du ing he in e nship and as a complemen o he
epo . Such in eg a ion should be ca e ully conside ed, as i would equi e ime and esou ces o o ganize semina s
o s uden s o in oduce e-po olios, and o ha e he p ocess cons an ly acili a ed, as sugges ed by some schola s
(Cheng & Chau, 2009).
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