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Contents The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program Objectives and Goals

Students' Internship Program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Assoc. Prof. P. Georgiadis. Study visit in AUTH of Serbian Universities and Companies representatives in the frame of “ISIS “2010 September 2-8, 2012. Contents

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Contents The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program Objectives and Goals

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  1. Students' Internship Program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Assoc. Prof. P. Georgiadis Study visit in AUTH of Serbian Universities and Companies representatives in the frame of “ISIS “2010 September 2-8, 2012 • Contents • The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program • Objectives and Goals • Organizational Issues • Procedures • Social and Ethical Issues

  2. Undergraduate Studies: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Duration: 5 years) Postgraduate Studies: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 124 graduate students / year (average) 1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program 1.1 The Department of Mechanical Engineering

  3. 1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program 1.1 The Department of Mechanical Engineering

  4. 1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program • 1.2 The Internship Program

  5. 1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program 1.2 The Internship Program

  6. 1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Internship Program 1.2 The Internship Program

  7. 2. Objectives and Goals

  8. 3.1 Project Management 3.2 Timing and Duration 3.3 Partners 3.4 Procedures 3.5 Action plan 3. Organizational Issues

  9. 3.1 Project Management 3. Organizational Issues

  10. 3.2 Timing and Duration 3. Organizational Issues

  11. 3.3 Partners 3. Organizational Issues

  12. 3.4 Procedures 3. Organizational Issues

  13. 3. Organizational Issues 3.4 Procedures

  14. WP2: • Implementation of Students’ Internship • WP1: • Announcement of Students’ Internship 3. Organizational Issues • WP3: • Evaluation of Students’ Internship 3.5 Action Plan

  15. WP2: • Implementation of Students’ Internship • WP2: • Implementation of Students’ Internship • WP1: • Announcement of Students’ Internship: • For each offered position, the Work Package includes the tasks of: • Drawing up the Co-oporation Protocol • Setting up the internship • Evaluation during the implementation period: Work Reports (monthly and final) completed by the students and sent to supervisors 3. Organizational Issues • WP3: • Evaluation of Students’ Internship 3.5 Action Plan

  16. WP2: • Implementation of Students’ Internship • WP1: • Announcement of Students’ Internship: 3. Organizational Issues • WP3: • Evaluation of Students’ Internship 3.5 Action Plan • The evaluation process is followed by the supervisors

  17. 4. Procedures 4.1 Project Definition 4.2 Selection of students 4.3 Internship Set-up 4.4 Evaluation of students’ achievements 4.5 Evaluation of Partners 4.6 Continuous evaluation and improvement 4.7 Financial management

  18. Related Activities: Communication of supervisors with partner institutions For each position, statement from the partner institutions with regard to the project definition and instructor Classification of projects by Divisions Evaluation of each project by supervisors. The acceptance of projects is depended on the degree of project relevancy to at least one course modules offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technical description of the project Notification of the technical description to thecoordinator List of projects Announcement of the list of projects to the students • 4.1 Project Definition 4. Procedures

  19. 4.2 Selection of Students 4. Procedures

  20. 4.2 Selection of Students 4. Procedures • 2. Evaluation of applications by the coordinator in two stages Stage A: Preliminary evaluation The aim is to accept the applications that fulfill the following basic requirements: • Completionofthe 8thSemester • Havesuccessfullypassed 25 coursemodules • Capabilityofstudenttofacetheinternshiprequirementsincombinationwiththeremainingacademicresponsibilities

  21. 4.2 Selection of Students 4. Procedures • 2. Evaluation of applications by the coordinator in two stages • Stage B: Final Selection • The aim is the classification of applications accepted during the Stage A • The classification is based on a performance index: • where, • Χ: ratio of the total number of passed obligatory course modules to the number of total obligatory modules • Υ: ratio of the total number of passed elective modules to the number of total elective modules • ΜΟ: average grade so far • n: total number of semesters from the enrollment till now (stands for n greater than 10 semesters) • 3. Classification List in a Performance Index

  22. 4.3 Internship Setup 4. Procedures • Cooperation Protocol between partner institution and Department for each offered position. • Theprotocol contains: • Thetechnical description of the undertaken project (title of project, title of partner institution, project tasks, implementation phases, time-plan) • Thename ofstudent • Thename of instructor (supervisor from partner institution) • Thename ofsupervisor • 2. Student briefing • • Contacting students andinstructors • • Briefing of students by theinstructors • 3. Start Training

  23. 4.4 Evaluation of Students’ Achievements 4. Procedures Evaluation procedure includes the following: Visits to partner institution by the supervisors Students’ Work Reports tosupervisor Evaluation of students’ achievement on students’ internship from instructor Evaluation of students’ achievement on students’ internship from supervisor Internship Certificate

  24. 4.5 Evaluation of Partners 4. Procedures • The procedure of the evaluation of partner institutions includes the following: • Evaluation Report by supervisors, on the contribution of partner institutions • The report is based on: • Personal observations obtained throughout the project • Comments reported in monthly/final students’ work reports • Company Profile (technical level, human resources, financial standing) • 2. Submission of the Evaluation Report to the Project Co-ordinator

  25. 4.6 Continuous Evaluation & Improvements 4. Procedures • Internship is continuously reviewed by theProject Co-ordinator. • Based on the following Reports: • Evaluation of each training period upon end • Annual reports • Considering the annual results, theProject Co-ordinator proposes Corrective Measures to be implemented towards the improvement of the students’ internshipproject

  26. 4.7 Financial Management 4. Procedures • Completely undertaken by: • Research Committee of theUniversity in collaboration with theProject Coordinator

  27. The University: Supports Internship Projects and believes to their contribution in the wider social and economic benefits of the industry. Supports and encourages Disabled Students Participation. Ensures Equal Opportunities between Candidates. 5. Social & Ethical Issues

  28. Thank you for your attention Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Mechanical Engineering

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