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Master Earth Sciences

Protocol for the Internship

1. Introduction

An important course in the master Earth Sciences is the Internship (See also Box 1 for the

objectives). In the Environmental

Management (EM) track the

Internship is a mandatory

course. In the FPES and GED

track it is optional. The

Internship can either be 18 or 24

ECTS. There should always by a UvA

lecturer responsible. He/she is

aware of the content of the Internship, carries out a midterm evaluation and in responsible for the

final assessment. The characteristics of the Internship are slightly different for both tracks. In the EM

track the focus should contain management aspects. In the GED or FPES track it should be a

research internship. The differentiation is sometimes vague and the UvA lecturer involved is

responsible for the final decision whether the content is acceptable within the EM, FPES or GED

track. There is no set time slot for the Internship. Nevertheless, the students are strongly advised

to do the Internship in the final stage of their study. This way, they can bring most scientific expert

knowledge and skills to the floor, making them most attractive for potentially interested

companies/institutes. Also, the experience is that students can often stay at the company/institute

in a regular job. If the Internship is planned just before graduation, the time gap between Internship

and job is minimal in this case.

2. Choice of Internships

There are three possible paths to find an Internship. I. Find an internship yourself, based on a contact or a search on the internet.

In this case the next step is to find a UvA lecturer who wants be involved in the Internship

based on the content.

II. Ask a UvA lecturer if he/she knows a suitable internship.

In this case the next step is to contact the Internship address and discuss possible subjects.

III. Find an internship from a list.

This list can be found on Blackboard and has all necessary information (See Box 2).

Introduction to the organization offering the Internship can either take place through a UvA

lecturer or direct.

Box 1:

The objectives of the Internship are (1) that students apply

learned academic skills in a professional environment, and

(2) that students get acquainted with functioning in a

professional environment outside the University.

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3. UvA examiner

Besides a supervisor at the company/institute for daily supervision, there should be a UvA examiner

responsible for the Internship. The supervisor should have an academic degree, MSc, MA or

doctoraal or higher, in a relevant field. This examiner should be an approved examiner of the master

Earth Science (See list). This examiner has the following tasks:

I. Check if the content agrees with the level and objectives of the master Earth Sciences and

the two tracks.

II. Fill in and sign an Internship contract (See point 5), together with the student and the

supervisor at the company/institute involved.

III. Carry out a midterm evaluation by means of an evaluation form to be filled in by the student

and daily supervisor. If there are problems, the UvA examiner is responsible to try and solve

them. If necessary, a face-to-face meeting between lecturer and advisor (with or without

student) is recommended.

IV. Carry out a final assessment of the student, in principle based on the assessment form filled

in by the daily supervisor (See point 8). One of the aspects on the assessment form is the

grade. The daily supervisor offers a proposition for a grade. Only if this proposition deviates

too much from the Internship report, the grade is adjusted by the UvA examiner (see

below).

V. Make sure that the student finalizes the internship with a summary that has to be mailed to

the coordinator (a.tietema@uva.nl), who will make it available on Blackboard.

4. Content of Internship

Before starting the Internship, the student should produce a short (maximum 2A4) project

description. This description should contain:

- A short introduction of the company or institute where the internship will take place.

Box 2.

The information available on the list is (1) description company/institute, (2) 18 EC and/or

24 EC?, (3) EM, FPES or GED?, (4) arrangement per division or per whole

company/institute?, (5) contact(s)?, (6) contact direct or via UvA?, (7) is there a list of

subjects?, (8) is a working space guaranteed?, (9) also in English?, (10) Internship fee and

how much? and (11) description of type of work.

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- An indication of the extent of Internship (18 or 24 EC). For an Internship rewarded with a

different number of EC’s, the student should send a motivated request to Board of

Examiners of the master of Earth Sciences.

- The objectives of the Internship:

o What knowledge, insights and skills do you intend to gain with the project that youare going to be working on during your Internship?

o What is the scientific and/or societal relevance or your Internship?o What are your personal learning objectives?

- A short description of the activities that are going to be employed.

- A time schedule.

- Add an Appendix to this form with information on (at least) three scientific articles that you

can use during your Internship and that you will also use in your final report. The

information should include:

o The frontpage of the articles, including the summary.

o Indicate for each article why the article would be useful for the objective of your

Internship.

- The project description has to be approved by the UvA examiner.

5. Contract with UvA and company/institute involved

To formalize the Internship, an Internship contract should be filled in by the student via datanose under the tile 'projects', and confirmed by the UvA examiner.

6. Midterm evaluation

Halfway the Internship a midterm evaluation form should be filled in by the student and the

daily supervisor. If there are any problems, the UvA lecturer should try and solve these

problems by mediating between student and supervisor. If necessary, a face-to-face meeting

between lecturer and advisor (with or without student) is recommended. The midterm evaluation

form can be found on blackboard.

7. Report

At the end of the Internship the student should reserve enough time to write a final report. This

final report has to meet the following requirements.

I. Thematic summary of the Internship (½ page)

II. Description of the company/institute and the type of the activities that were performed

during the Internship . (± 1 page, see also point 4).

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III. A personal reflection on what was learned during the Internship (± 1 page, see also point 4).

IV. A detailed report of the content of the Internship (10-15 pages (18 ECTS) or 15-20 pages (24

ECTS).

8. Final assessment

The final assessment is a two phase process. The daily supervisor fills in an assessment form. This

form can be found on Blackboard. The last scoring item on the form concerns a proposal of the

grade the supervisor is asked to give. The UvA examiner accepts this proposal unless it deviates too

much (> 1 point) from the examiner’s own evaluation, based on the final report. If this is the case,

the lecturer has to consult necessary, a contact between lecturer and advisoris recommended. If,

the grade will be adapted by the UvA examiner so that is in accordance with the final report. The

UvA examiner takes care of registration of the grade via the Education Service Center.

9. Summary

Finally, the student is expected to submit a 1 page summary of the Internship, consisting of a

thematic summary of approximately half A4 (taken from the report) and a half A4 of a personal

reflection on the Internship (re-written from the report as this summary will be published on

Blackboard!). A form for this summary can be found in the “Forms” folder. Please email the

summary to a.tietema@uva.nl, and he will put it on Blackboard so that future internship students

can get an idea of the possibilities. If wanted, please make the summary anonymous.

10. Appendices

Appendix 1: List of possible Internships

Appendix 2: Internship contract

Appendix 3: Midterm evaluation form

Appendix 4: Assessment form

Appendix 5: Summary form

Appendix 6: Evaluation Form

Appendix 1: List of possible Internships

Name Company/Organisation type Web address Link to summary previous internshipGreenvis Consulting www.greenvis.nl \Greenvis2017ING Bank N.V. Consulting www.ing.jobs/Nederland/Home.htm \ING2017Metabolic Consulting www.metabolic.nl \Metabolic2017PwC (Sustainability & Responsible Governance) Consulting www.pwc.nl \PwC2015SWECO Consulting www.sweco.nl \SWECO2016Antea Group Engineering Comp www.anteagroup.nl \Antea2017Geodan Engineering Comp www.geodan.nl \Geodan2017Grontmij Engineering Comp www.grontmij.nl \Grontmij2015Herman de Groot Ingenieurs Engineering Comp www.hermandegroot.nl \HermanDeGroot2018Sungevity Engineering Comp www.sungevity.nl \Sungevity2018Tratolixo Engineering Comp www.tratolixo.pt \Tratolixo2018Waternet Engineering Comp www.werkenbijwaternet.nl \Waternet2016Rijkswaterstaat Governmental www.rijkswaterstaat.nl \Rijkswaterstaat2018Waterschap Rijn en IJssel Governmental www.wrij.nl \WRIJ2016Justdiggit NGO www.justdiggit.org \Justdiggit2017SheFarms NGO www.shefarms.org \SheFarms2018Stichting Greenpeace Nederland NGO www.greenpeace.org/nl/ \Greenpeace2018The soil fertility project NGO www.soilfertilityproject.com \Soilfertilityproject2016WASTED NGO www.wastedlab.nl \WASTED2018Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation Research Institute www.archipelago.gr/en/ \Archipelagos2018Deltares Research Institute www.deltares.nl \Deltares2016Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) Research Institute www.ecn.nl \ECN2016Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck Research Institute www.uibk.ac.at/geographie/institut/index.html.en \IUBK2016Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Research Institute www.zalf.de/en/Pages/ZALF.aspx \ZALF2017Research institute for diversity and processes of change (IIResearch Institute www.iidypca.homestead.com \IIDYPCA2017

EXAMPLE MSC INTERNSHIP CONTRACT DO NOT USE EXAMPLE

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INPUT REQUESTED for FILLING IN the DATANOSE CONTRACT

UvA student ID:

Daily Supervisor:

Student: UvA Examiner: Guest Institute/Company: Address of guest Institute/Company

Title Internship project: Credit points: □ 24 EC □ 18 EC

□ other: EC (motivate)

UvA Examiner: Has final responsibility for the assessment of the thesis. Daily supervisor is supervising the Internship at the guest Institute/Company. See Internship protocol for details on roles and responsibilities.

Time table Starting date :……………………….. Final date:……………………… Interruptions :………………………. …… / …………………………. Credit points :.………………………. EC Workload :.………………………. weeks …………….. hours/week

: ........................................................................................... : ........................................................................................... : ...........................................................................................

Supervision (fill in exact dates) Frequency consultation daily supervisor Midterm assessment (half way) Presentation at Research Workshop

Date, names and signatures Student………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Daily Supervisor………………………………………………………………………………………

UvA Examiner..………………………………………………………………………………………

Amsterdam, ……………………………………..

To be attached: Description of the project (containing short introduction, objectives, description of work and a time table: total length 1 A4 page)

Keep a record for yourself and the UvA examiner and daily supervisor.

MIDTERM ASSESSMENT FORM MSC INTERNSHIP

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Please send this form to the following address: Education Service Centre (Examination Board Earth Sciences) – FNWI, PO Box 94214, 1090 GE Amsterdam

UvA student ID:

Daily Supervisor:

Student: Master Earth Sciences Master track UvA Examiner: Guest Institute/Company: Work title Internship project: Date

UvA Examiner: Has final responsibility for the assessment of the thesis. Daily supervisor is supervising the Internship at the guest Institute/Company. See Internship protocol for details on roles and responsibilities.

1 = poor, 2 = needs improvement, 3 = sufficient, 4 = good, 5 = excellent. See next page for explanation of assessment criteria

Supervisor’s Opinion Student’s opinion 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Quality □ □ □ □ □ Quality □ □ □ □ □ Theoretical knowledge □ □ □ □ □ Theoretical knowledge □ □ □ □ □ Technical/Scientific Skills

□ □ □ □ □ Technical / ScientificSkills

□ □ □ □ □

Academic skills □ □ □ □ □ Academic skills □ □ □ □ □ Independence/initiative □ □ □ □ □ Independence/initiative □ □ □ □ □ Original contribution □ □ □ □ □ Original contribution □ □ □ □ □ Working attitude □ □ □ □ □ Working attitude □ □ □ □ □ Accuracy □ □ □ □ □ Accuracy □ □ □ □ □ Cooperation with others □ □ □ □ □ Cooperation with others □ □ □ □ □

Progress □ □ □ □ □ Progress □ □ □ □ □

Overall assessment □ □ □ □ □ Overall assessment □ □ □ □ □

Student’s opinion The student is satisfied with the quality and amount of supervision The student is satisfied with the facilities

In case of a negative assessment, please clarify on the back. Also describe the arrangements necessary for improvement.

Will the final date of the research project remain unchanged? Yes / No If not, please indicate the reason of the delay and the new final date date:………………………………

Signatures

Student Daily Supervisor UvA Examiner Date: Date: Date:

1 2 3 4 5 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □

EM GED FPES

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Clarification of assessment criteria

Quality: Did the student carefully carry out his/her work? Did the student interpret the results correctly? Were original and innovative aspects added to the research by the student?

Theoretical knowledge: Did the student have the knowledge needed to carry out the project and if not acquire the knowledge to carry out the project

Learning process: Did the student acquire new insights and skills in the professional environment? Did the student show insight in the entire process of investigation within the project or the organisation?

Technical/Scientific skills: Did the student show good scientific, experimental, programming and/or mathematical skills?

Academic Skills: Did the student show good academic skills Independence/initiative: Did the student take initiatives of his/her own to carry out the project, and could he/she

make progress in the (temporary) absence of close supervision? Original contribution: Did the student contribute to the project. Did the student make an original contribution? Working attitude: How was the overall working attitude of the student? Accuracy: Did the student work accurately? And, if relevant, were the experiments carried out safely,

and were environmentally issues well respected? Cooperation: Did the student actively participate in work discussions? How was the cooperation with

other group members during the research? How were the student’s communicative skills? Progress: Does the student make good progress and is the student on schedule to finalize the project

within the anticipated time .

EXAMPLE ASSESSMENT FORM MSC INTERNSHIP: FILLED in via DATANOSE EXAMPLE

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Please send this form to the following address: Education Service Centre (Examination Board Earth Sciences) – FNWI, PO Box 94214, 1090 GE Amsterdam

UvA student ID:

Daily Supervisor:

Student: Number of credits: EC UvA Examiner: Guest Institute/Company: Title Internship project: Date

UvA Examiner: Has final responsibility for the assessment of the thesis. Daily supervisor is supervising the Internship at the guest Institute/Company and gives a proposition for a final grade. See Internship protocol for details on roles and responsibilities.

1 = poor, 2 = needs improvement, 3 = sufficient, 4 = good, 5 = excellent. See next page for explanation of assessment criteria

Supervisor’s Opinion 1 2 3 4 5

Quality □ □ □ □ □ Theoretical knowledge □ □ □ □ □ Technical/Scientific Skills

□ □ □ □ □

Academic skills □ □ □ □ □ Independence/initiative □ □ □ □ □Original contribution □ □ □ □ □Working attitude □ □ □ □ □Accuracy □ □ □ □ □Cooperation with others □ □ □ □ □

Overall assessment □ □ □ □ □

Proposed final grade by daily supervisor

Signatures

Daily Supervisor UvA Examiner Date: Date:

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Clarification of assessment criteria

Quality: Did the student carefully carry out his/her work? Did the student interpret the results correctly? Were original and innovative aspects added to the research by the student?

Theoretical knowledge: Did the student have the knowledge needed to carry out the project and if not acquire the knowledge to carry out the project

Learning process: Did the student acquire new insights and skills in the professional environment? Did the student show insight in the entire process of investigation within the project or the organisation?

Technical/Scientific skills: Did the student show good scientific, experimental, programming and/or mathematical skills?

Academic Skills: Did the student show good academic skills Independence/initiative: Did the student take initiatives of his/her own to carry out the project, and could he/she

make progress in the (temporary) absence of close supervision? Original contribution: Did the student contribute to the project. Did the student make an original contribution? Working attitude: How was the overall working attitude of the student? Accuracy: Did the student work accurately? And, if relevant, were the experiments carried out safely,

and were environmentally issues well respected? Cooperation: Did the student actively participate in work discussions? How was the cooperation with

other group members during the research? How were the student’s communicative skills? Progress: Does the student make good progress and is the student on schedule to finalize the project

within the anticipated time .

SUMMARY MSC INTERNSHIP FORM

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Please send this form to the following mail address: a.tietema@uva.nl

Student: UvA student ID: Master Earth Sciences Master track Number of credits: EC UvA Examiner: Daily Supervisor: Email: Guest Institute/Company: Title Internship project: Date

Thematic Abstract:

(Not too) Personal Refection:

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1. Form explanation

With this form we would like to get your opinion about your Internship. Please answer the questions carefully on the 1 to 5 scale.Meaning 1 = no/very bad/a little and 5 = yes/very good/very much (unless given otherwise), not applicable (na) is also possible.

1.1 How did you find the internship positionOn the list of possibilities forinternships at the Earth Sciencedepartment

From the master coordinator (Dr.Albert Tietema)

From a lecturer

Arranged it myself1.2 Other, namely:

1.3 Did you have sufficient prior informationabout what an internship within the MScin Earth Sciences involves

1 5 na

1.4 What activities did you carry out:

1.5 Have you acquired enough knowledgeduring your Earth sciences programmeto carry out the internship assignment

1 5 na

1.6 If not, how did you supplement your knowledge ?

1.7 Have you acquired enough skills (presentation techniques, communication, computer skills, etc.) which you could apply duringyour internship

Yes No1.8 If no, please indicate what you missed

1.9 The scientific level of the research was sufficient ? (1=too low, 3= sufficient, 5= too high)

1 5

1.10 What do you think was the most important aspect you learned during your internship

1.11 Did you receive sufficient guidance fromyour daily internship supervisor

1 5 na

1.12 Did you receive sufficient guidance fromyour supervisor at the UvA during yourinternship (1= not at all, 3= regularly, 5=too often)

1 5 na

1.13 Did you receive financial support from the institution providing the internshipYes No

1.14 If yes, please indicate the amount in Euro per month:

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1.15 Do you find that the amount of the financial support received was reasonableYes No na

1.16 How do you value the signifigance within your masterof your internship

1 5

1.17 To what extend was the internship important to you? With respect to acquiring and applying knowledge:

1.18 Other:

1.19 Can you give any suggestions for improving internships: