Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program
Code
10373
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Leonor Miranda Monteiro do Amaral, Pedro Manuel da Hora Santos Coelho
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
10
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) program aims at promoting the participation of students, since early in their academic career, in practical activities in non-academic environment. Through UPOPs, the student will have contact with the daily activities of engineering projects in a company. By this contact, the student gets to know how engineering projects develop, in practice. (S)he is expected to develop transferable skills in working in teams, oral and written communication, and independent learning.
Depending on the specific work developed by the student in the organization, (s)he will acquire specific knowledge on the subject area and, possibly, also some specific technical skills relevant to the placement.
Subject matter
The concrete syllabus depends on the specific project chosen by the student in the program.
Bibliography
Depends on the specific project chosen by the student.
Teaching method
The scientific committee of the study cycle keeps a list of UPOP offers, for the participation of students in projects in nonacademic environment. Each entry in the list has the name of the organization, the project in which the student will be integrated, the work plan, the period in which the activities take place, and the names of the supervisor in the organization and the supervisor at FCT.
The student chooses one of the UPOP’s offers. If several choose the same offer, it is up to the supervisor in the organization to select the student.
The student carries out the work plan with supervision, in the designated period, which in principles is the period between the end of exams and the beginning of the next semester. UPOP projects can also be considered as part of larger internships in a organization (e.g. summer internships).
Evaluation method
The assessment is made by a final report and presentation, where the student describes the activities, and can be complemented with information collected by the supervisors during the period.