The curricular internship is a training activity that can be evaluated as 10 Credits, corresponding to 300 hours of work in hosting company. The internship can be preferably carried out during the second teaching period of the second year of the Master Degree. The student who carries out the internship must possess the skills and abilities acquired within the courses of the first year of the Master Degree. The internship can be carried out at institutions, firms or companies which already have a valid agreement with the “Politecnico di Torino” or that can be accredited on the proposal of the student: https://www.polito.it/en/innovation/relationships-with-businesses/internships-and-thesis

Instructions on the platform through which students can insert their internship project and track/report the internship progress till its completion, can be found at: https://www.polito.it/en/education/applying-studying-graduating/internships-and-thesis/curricular-internships-in-italy https://www.polito.it/en/education/applying-studying-graduating/internships-and-thesis/curricular-internship-abroad The academic tutor is assigned automatically following the completion of the training project. It is allowed to activate the internship in a blended mode (presence and remote work), however it is not possible to carry out the activity completely remotely. At the end of the internship a report will be drafted, with a minimum length of 5,000 characters (including spaces) - plus figures and/or attachments - describing: the characteristics of the host company (what it does, how the staff takes care of it), the activities carried out, the degree of involvement in the company, personal satisfaction and a final comment on the internship experience (any differences with university experience, usefulness, effectiveness, etc.). Extending the duration of your internship: internships have a given duration (hours) and provide a certain number of credits as specified in the Annual Personal Study Plan. You can extend the duration of your internship (number of hours) by selecting one of the options available in the field “Expected no. of hours”. You can only do this operation before the beginning of your internship and not while you are doing it. In any case, you cannot do more than 900 hours (maximum amount of hours may vary for each study course). Any request to extend the duration of an internship must be decided together with the host company. It MUST also be approved by a Polito faculty member (your Academic Tutor or the Internship Coordinator for your degree programme) who may reject your proposal. In this case, you need to make a new proposal and fill out a new Progetto Formativo. If your Progetto Formativo is approved, it means that the extension of your internship and the extra hours have been accepted too. At the end of an internship with extended duration, you will see that the internship is recorded in your transcript as follows: INTERNSHIP with standard hours/credits in accordance with the rules of your degree programme (i.e., 6 credits/ 150 hours) plus the annotation “curricular internship extension” with your extra hours/credits. These credits will be recorded in your transcript as credit overload (they do not count towards the 120-credit threshold required for Master’s graduation). Referents: Prof. Cesare TOCCI and Prof. Paola PALMERO

Modalità di esame: Elaborato scritto individuale;

Exam: Individual essay;

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Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.