Traineeship Seminar
Brief description
• Job application training focusing on job interviews, assessment centres and elevator pitches in both German and English • Short presentations • Reflection phase with the programme director and the internship coordinator • Internship report
Mode of delivery
face to face
Type
compulsory
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Course handouts
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, (group) excercises and assignments, self-presentations, discussions, feedback
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment: • Participation in class and quality of individual exercises: 20%. • Elevator pitches and self-presentations: 50% • Internship report: 30% • Content criteria: quality of internship report, effectiveness of self-presentations and elevator pitches. • Formal criteria: compliance with the specified length of the internship report, correct and logical structure of presentations and linguistic presentation.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
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Infos
Degree programme
Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)
Cycle
Bachelor
ECTS Credits
1.00
Language of instruction
German
Curriculum
Full-Time
Academic year
2026
Semester
6 SS
Incoming
Yes
Learning outcome
After successful completion of the course, students can • critically reflect on the knowledge, skills, competences, and experiences acquired during the internship • plan their professional career during and after graduation in a targeted manner considering their individual abilities • prepare themselves successfully for an assessment centre • present themselves in the context of an application process • creatively design an elevator pitch in German and English • write a meaningful internship report
Course code
0391-21-01-VZ-DE-59