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Module: Portfolio Module (Master) (3000-410)

Note: Last updated September 2019. Current module catalog in HohCampus.
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Prerequisites for Attendance:

The portfolio module can only be taken once per study programme.

Sprache:
German/English
ECTS:
7,5 credits
Frequency:
every semester
Length of the Module:
by arrangement
Compulsory assignment:
In the portfolio module between 1 and 7.5 ECTS credits can be achieved with one or several assignments. The following will be recognized as assignments with ECTS credit points (guideline: 30 hours = 1 ECTS credit): - industry / government agency / company internship. Suitable areas/industries/companies are those operating upstream and downstream of agricultural production. Internships in agricultural production itself (i.e. on-farm) cannot be credited. Example for 6 ECTS credits: 20 working days of internship work + a written internship report of 20 pages. The internship does not need to be approved beforehand. The internship report has to be submitted to a professor of the faculty. There are no other guidelines of the faculty for writing the report besides the required number of pages. So it is advisable to ask the professor who will finally read the report about her/his guidelines. After reading the report and in case of accepting it, the professor will confirm the acceptance of the report to the dean of study affairs and will recommend the number of credits to be awarded to the student. The dean for study affairs will provide a confirmation that the internship counts for the portfolio module. The internship can be divided into two parts in different locations. - research internship (i.e. The student joins the team of a scientific project being carried out by an institute or other research units.) Example for 6 ECTS credits: 20 working days of internship work + a written internship report of 20 pages that may include e.g. a work diary, a project description with research questions, methodology and, if applicable, results. The report has to be submitted to a professor of the faculty. There are no other guidelines of the faculty for writing the report besides the required number of pages. So it is advisable to ask the professor who will finally read the report about her/his guidelines. After reading the report and in case of accepting it, the professor will confirm the acceptance of the report to the dean of study affairs and will recommend the number of credits to be awarded to the student. - Literature review or research essay about a scientific topic (5 - 10 pages per ECTS credit). - Summer schools for postgraduates (ECTS awarded in consultation with a professor). - Scientific workshops and training events for postgraduates organized by scientific associations and research institutions (ECTS awarded in consultation with a professor). - Language courses (preferably thematically relevant; maximum of 2 ECTS credits possible). - Training course in "soft skills" (only courses of proven benefit for the study area; maximum of 2 ECTS credits possible). - FIT tutor training course offered by the University of Hohenheim (maximum of 3 ECTS credits possible). - Courses on statistical programming or on statistical programs (maximum of 2 ECTS credits possible). - Certificates of the Virtual Academy of Sustainability are accepted with their credits. The certificates are acquired by an electronical exam at Hohenheim or at another partner university of that project: https://www.va-bne.de/index.php/en/studierende/beteiligte-hochschulen-2. The certificates will be recognized by Prof. Bieling. The Dean of studies is authorized to recognize and provide ECTS credits for other activities. After receiving written endorsement for his or her project from a professor, the student can apply to the Dean to receive ECTS credit points. Work undertaken as a research assistant (HiWi) at research institutions of the University of Hohenheim cannot be credited. Disputes concerning the recognition of credits for the module will be decisively determined by the examination committee.
Module examination:
ECTS are awarded by the responsible dean for study affairs Prof. Dr. Michael Kruse, upon provided certificates or recommendation by the mentoring professor. Please come to the office hour of Prof. Kruse, Mo. 12 - 1pm (Inst. f. Plant Breeding (350), Fruwirthstraße 21, 1. floor, left) and have your certificates with you. The module can be completed and considered passed with 1 - 7,5 awarded ECTS points. The module is not marked.
Final examination:
none
Workload:

56 h presence + 104 h preparation at home + exam = 160 h workload

Professional competences:

After completing this module, students are able to:
- describe the fundamental methodologies of scientific work.
- identify and describe interdisciplinary correlations within their study program.
- identify gaps in their own knowledge and work independently to fill these.
- under guidance, develop and conduct a scientific project.
- express results of scientific work in written and orally presented form.

Key competences:

This module conveys key competences according to its individual focus. These are mainly: independent work on and elaboration of a (scientific) topic, efficient information search and information analysis. Cooperation skills, self-organisation and organorganisational skills in groups, research teams or through an internship in a company. Independent organisation of activities within this module (by students).

Comments:

This module is not graded. Therefore, it is not included in the calculation for GPA.
Students do not have to register for the exam of this module at the examination office. The module certificate issued by the dean is handed in at the examination office after completion of the module.

If you have questions, feel free to attend the Dean's open office hours on Monday from 12 —1pm (Institut for Plant Breeding (350), Fruwirthstraße 21, 2nd floor, left). Please do not write emails directly to the Dean of Studies.

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