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- Students can choose the organization to carry out their internship in themselves. In order to support the selection Metropolia has prepared a LIST OF COLLABORATION PARTNERS. When students have found a suitable organization, they will together with their contact person prepare an Implementation Plan.
- Orientation to the course takes place by participating in the internship information session, getting acquainted with the background reading material and writing an informal Orientation Assignment (see instructions).
- During the Internship in Voluntary Work the position of the students usually equals that of any volunteers in the same organization. They are for example supervised and supported in a similar manner.
- The course is carried out at times, which are jointly agreed by the student and the organization. The student keeps track of the work done in a Working Hour Record.
- In the end the students assess their learning in a Assessment of Learning in Voluntary Work e-form (from 2014, is being updated in 2017).
Useful background information reading
- Internship in Voluntary Work instructions for student (updated in 2017)Internship in Voluntary Work described from the perspective of Metropolia (in Finnish, from 2014, updated in 2017)
- Manninen, N. & Raatikainen, E. 2014. Learning through Service and Volunteerism - Ideas for Universities of Applied Sciences.
- Description of development work carried out in Verkkovirta project (2015-17) on learning through volunteer work (in Finnish).
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