Internship - Thesis

    Semester: 
    8th
    Compulsory Courses

    Course Description 

    The course consists of two parts:

    Internship: The Internship  is an obligation of the students during the 8th semester of the Department's studies in the context of which the students are employed in a real business environment utilizing and completing the knowledge they have acquired. During the Internship, the students familiarize themselves with the operations, practices and administrative systems applied by the company and participate in them, under the guidance of an administrative supervisor appointed for this purpose. Alternatively, the students are involved in a specific and prescribed project by the company, which has been agreed with the internship coordinators and falls within the Department's academic subjects. There is also the possibility of students participating in the endeavour to develop a new business activity that is of interest to a company.

    Thesis: It refers to the preparation of a research paper on a topic determined by the student himself in consultation with his/her academic supervisor. The thesis concerns the research and bibliographic review/analysis of a contemporary topic within the academic subjects covered by the Department’s academic programme. It is advisable that the subject of the Research paper is related to the subject of the Internship, although this is not mandatory.

    The supervision of each intern's internship is carried out by a professor of the Department (academic supervisor). As part of the course, 4-hour seminars are held every week during which the lecturers give directions, comments, and observations regarding each intern's Internship/Thesis.

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

    • gained work experience for their later professional career
    • become familiar with the real operations of a modern business, the "transition" from theory to practice, as well as the formation of a relationship with the company and its employees,
    • developed skills for conducting field research
    • developed skills for writing a research paper
    • acquired special knowledge in one or more thematic areas of Management Science & Technology