Economics in Pratice

Code: ECN13573L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Economy

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Trabalho decente e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Learning Goals

Objectives: Place the student in a business / institutional context in order to relate the knowledge acquired throughout the study plan with the specific aspects of professional practice. During the internship hours the student should develop activities that allow the applicability of the theoretical knowledge acquired in the other curricular units of the course. To this end, he will be duly accompanied by a team of supervisors, a professor from the economics department and an element designated by the host entity.
Competences: The student should understand the functional dynamics of the host company / institution, developing a critical spirit in relation to its functioning, should also acquire know-how in the various segments of the entity in question and strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit.

The internship program will be designed in accordance with the student's vocational component and the characteristics / activities of the receiving entity.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodologies: The student follow-up methodologies will be defined according to the type of internship and the destination entity.
Evaluation: Preparation and subsequent presentation and discussion of detailed report on the main activities performed.