Academic Year/course:
2023/24
26125 - Practicum
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
26125 - Practicum
Faculty / School:
108 - Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y del Trabajo
Degree:
107 - Mobility for Degree
274 - Degree in Social Work
ECTS:
13.0
Year:
3
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
External Placements
Module:
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1. General information
The main objective of the Practicum is to bring real social research closer to the students, through working groups of 5-6 students, tutored by a teacher.
The realities and themes of the research correspond to the fields of action of Social Work and other related fields.
This approach and goal is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 United Nations (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), so that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement, depending on the subject matter of the research to be carried out: SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 16.
2. Learning results
In accordance with what is established in the Verification Report of the Degree, the student must demonstrate that they are able to:
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search and select theoretical sources, statistical data, data sources;
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analyze and synthesize information obtained from different sources: theoretical, primary and secondary;
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to elaborate a research project;
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to prepare and write a research report, with all the tasks that this entails;
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to present orally the results of the research in a structured and appropriate way;
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to work in a team (preparing meetings, attending meetings, managing conflicts, valuing the work done, ...).
In addition, the student will see the need for social research as a key element in the processes of social intervention, in all its phases: design, implementation and assessment.
3. Syllabus
The contents will be:
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The research project: design and implementation.
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The research process: design of tools, data collection.
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The report: data analysis and results.
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The presentation of the research.
This will involve:
a. Group elaboration of a research project, design and planning of its development.
b. Locating, classifying and analyzing sources related to the realities observed.
c. Design of data collection techniques.
d. Field work: application of the designed techniques.
e. Analysis of primary and/or secondary data.
f. Report writing and presentation.
g. Oral presentation and public defense of the results.
4. Academic activities
Weekly sessions with the responsible teacher of 1 hour and 20 minutes per week (20 hours in total).
The remaining hours correspond to assessment and autonomous work of the students, which implies about 20 hours per week for each student.
Group work outside the classroom (including at a collaborating entity). Each group will establish its own work system, distribution of tasks, coordination and review of what has been done by all members. It is reminded that the steps of the work must be done as a group. The final work should not consist of a mere sum of partial assignments carried out individually.
5. Assessment system
Assessment activities:
1. Presentation of the research report (50% of the final grade). Content, organization, vocabulary, spelling, information management, use of sourceswill be taken into account.
2. Presentation and public defense of the research work (20% of the final grade) assessed by the teacher in charge of each group. Each group will have 20 minutes to present their work.
3. Assessment of the student's participation in the learning process (30% of the final grade): relationship with the teacher responsible for each group; relationship with the other group members; attendance to team meetings; responsibilities assumed; dedication to the tasks; execution and delivery of the tasks within the established deadlines. The ability to work as part of a team is a plus.
Assessment criteria:
Mere attendance to the work sessions/hours with the teacher will not be assessed, nor the simple presentation of assignments, nor the effort invested, but the degree of achievement based on:
- accuracy and precision;
- mastery and proper use of concepts;
- knowledge on the subject;
- analysis and consistency;
- ability to synthesize and relate;
- writing and spelling;
- expository capacity;
- capacity for reasoning and organized expression of ideas.