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Practical Training Phase

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Practical Training Phase
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
Module code: BITM-690
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
S440-0088
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
12P (12 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
15
Semester: 6
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German/English/French/Spanish
Assessment:
The practical training phase lasts at least 12 weeks. It is to be spent in non-German-speaking countries. Foreign students whose mother tongue is not German can also spend the practical trainng phase in Germany upon application.
Students must prepare a practical report on their activities during the practical training phase. This must be submitted to the practice consultant no later than 4 weeks after completion of the practical training phase. If the practical training phase is officially verified, the student is considered to have passed. Further details can be found in § 4 of the General Regulations for Bachelor´s and Master´s Programs (ASPO) and in Paragraph 1.6 of the ASPO Annex to the International Tourism Management Program. The presentation of the practical training phase is part of the colloquium BITM-692 and will be evaluated there.

[updated 17.09.2018]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BITM-690 (S440-0088) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013 , semester 6, mandatory course
BITM-690 (S440-0088) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2015 , semester 6, mandatory course
BITM-690 (S440-0088) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 6, mandatory course
BITM-690 (S440-0088) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020 , semester 6, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
180 class hours (= 135 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 450 hours (equivalent to 15 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 315 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BITM-112 Principles of the Tourism Sector
BITM-320 Management in the Tourism Industry
BITM-331 Stakeholders in the Tourism Industry


[updated 06.03.2020]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Achim Schröder
Lecturer:
Professoren der Fakultät


[updated 06.03.2020]
Learning outcomes:
The practical study phase is intended to give students the opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge into practice and to contribute to solving concrete problems.
 


[updated 21.03.2018]
Module content:
It is an integrated part of the course of study that is coordinated with the content of the course of study and supervised. As a rule, it must be carried out in a company or other professional institution. Students are to take on tasks in the supervising institution that correspond in content to the occupational profile of the degree they are aiming for.

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Teaching methods/Media:
The practical training phase is a special academic achievement. It is intended to give students the opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge into practice and to contribute to solving concrete problems.

[updated 21.03.2018]
Recommended or required reading:
In addition to the basic literature from the individual modules, current company- and industry-specific literature is recommended.
 
- General study and examination regulations for Bachelor´s and Master´s programs (ASPO), in particular §4
- Annex ASPO of the International Tourism Management course, in particular Paragraph 1.6

[updated 17.09.2018]
 
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