Syllabus Information

1. General information

1.1. Aims of the course

The course and its expected results respond to the following approaches and objectives:

The fundamental objective of the course is for students to adapt to work in a real research or technical work environment. A large number of skills will be worked on with the aim of achieving comprehensive training. In addition, they are offered the possibility of carrying out complementary activities such as attending schools or conferences, activities that are carried out on a regular basis in the first years of the doctorate.

These approaches and objectives are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), in such a way that the acquisition of the results of learning of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to its achievement: Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructures;

1.2. Context and importance of this course in the degree

The program of internships is one of the strengths of the Master and its importance is reflected in the structure of the title itself: a) assigning 12 compulsory ECTs to external internships and complementary activities, and b) adapting the temporal distribution of the courses. The 12 ECTs of external internships and complementary activities (about 300 hours, 8 weeks full-time) together with the 18 ECTs of the TFM (about 12 weeks full-time) involve more than 5 months of immersion in a real work environment in which effectively begins the professional career as a technologist or researcher.

Complementary activities and internships must be approved by the Master's Quality Assurance Commission, which will require differentiation from activities carried out in other courses, especially with the Master's Thesis.
The complementary activities cannot suppose more than 4 ECTs. The student must apply to the CGC for recognition of these activities.
Once the internship has been assigned, the student, the University of Zaragoza and the collaborating center must formalize an internship contract.

The coordinator of the subject will manage the internship request with UNIVERSA, will supervise the degree of compliance with the training plan, and will be responsible for qualifying it in view of the reports and documentation provided by the student.

1.3. Recommendations to take this course

Whether the Master is taken full-time or part-time, enrollment in the subject is recommended when more than 50% of the first-year courses have been completed and don't take more than 30 ECTS per semester.

2. Learning goals

2.1. Competences

Upon passing the subject, the student will be more competent to:

• Acquire a high degree of scientific and technical training that allows them to contribute to the development of science and technology
• Understand scientific-technical reports and articles, assess their relevance and synthesize their content.
• Rigorously draft all kinds of scientific and technical documents
• Pose and solve complex problems in a creative and rigorous way, applying their knowledge to other areas.
• organize, plan and carry out scientific-technical work autonomously
• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a foundation or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
• Know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
• Integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• Communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
  That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
• Integrate and work in work teams: plan and distribute tasks, take initiatives, assume
  responsibilities, or participate in debates, actively collaborating on common goals.
• Carry out their professional activity with social and ethical responsibility, following universal principles that are based on the value of the person, fundamental rights, equal opportunities and the values ​​of a culture of peace and
• Integrate as researchers or qualified technicians in research teams in the fields of Cosmology, Astrophysics, Particles and Astroparticles.
• Delve into a research topic and learn about the most recent advances and current lines of research in the fields of Cosmology, Astrophysics, Particles and Astroparticles.

2.2. Learning goals

To pass this course, the student must demonstrate the following results:

• Adaption to work in a real research environment.
• Comply with the objectives and results proposed by the tutor
• Write a report on the activities and/or practices.
• Participate in activities typical of a researcher.

2.3. Importance of learning goals

This course offers the possibility of carrying out external internships and recognizing credits for complementary activities.

The possibility of learning techniques and skills within research teams, both national and foreign, provides fundamental training for future researchers or technologists.

3. Assessment (1st and 2nd call)

3.1. Assessment tasks (description of tasks, marking system and assessment criteria)

Evaluation of external internships and complementary activities:

In external internships, the tutor from the university and the tutor from the collaborating center are in charge of supervising the work and assessing the learning. They will issue two reports that will be considered in the evaluation.
The student must prepare a portfolio with the activities and a final report on both complementary activities and external internships.
The qualification will be the responsibility of the course coordinator in view of the reports and documentation provided by the student.

Assessment:

• Evaluation of reports and written works: 30%
• Report-evaluation of external internship tutors: 50%
• Valuation of the portfolio carried out in external internships and complementary activities: 20%

4. Methodology, learning tasks, syllabus and resources

4.1. Methodological overview

The CGC, at the proposal of the course coordinator, will guarantee the assignment of a tutor at the collaborating center and an academic tutor.

The tutor appointed by the collaborating entity must be a person linked to it. The academic tutor will be a professor be authorized by the Master's  Commission. The tutor in the entity collaborator may not coincide with the academic tutor of the University in compliance with current regulations.
The management will be carried out through the UNIVERSA service.

The learning process that has been designed for this course is based on the following:

• Written works
• Internship reports
• tutorials
• Use of portfolio of tasks and activities

4.2. Learning tasks

The program offered to the student to help him achieve the expected results includes the following activities:

• Development of guided projects: 220 hours
• Tutorials in person or online: 40 hours
• Preparation of activity reports: 40 hours

4.3. Syllabus

Máster (EQF/MECU 7)

4.4. Course planning and calendar

Calendar of face-to-face sessions and presentation of works:

The dates will be established and agreed by the tutors at the beginning of the course.

The practices may be carried out throughout the course, but the delivery of reports must coincide with the examination periods of the Faculty of Sciences.

Complementary activities may be carried out throughout the Master's period.