What is an Internship
The training and orientation internship is a training practice in organizational structures (institutions, companies, etc.) that offers learners the opportunity for a first approach to the world of work in view of future employment choices. The University evaluates the activities of the period of stay in the company as a complement to the classroom learning process and individual study.
The project internship (curricular internship with credits) is included among the applied knowledge indicated in the Faculty Guide and is chosen by the student.
How to log in
Students who wish to opt for the project internship can choose it as an alternative to the computer lab and the advanced English language course, by submitting a specific application available on the I-catt website. The conditions for submitting the application are the achievement of at least 48 ECTS or 72 ECTS in relation to the deadline for the submission of internship applications. In the months of October and April of each academic year, the Internship Committee draws up, with the collaboration of the Offices, a list of candidates who meet the requirements for the activation of the project internship.
When to apply
For each academic year, the deadline for submitting applications for project internships is set:
- by 30 September for those who have acquired at least 48 ECTS
- by 31 March for those who have acquired at least 72 ECTS
In May of each academic year, students will be invited to a meeting to present the course related to the project internship.
All students will be able to access the Blackboard "Project Internships" page automatically in May of the first year.
For more information, please refer to the materials available on the course page on Blackboard.
The activation of the internship follows the procedure of the STEP platform that you can find at the following link. The project internship requires the approval of the area reference professor, which will take place through the university tutor.
Within the platform, one of the three tutors indicated in point 2 must be indicated, not the area reference teacher.
The reference office for activation procedures is the Internship & Placement Service (stage.placement-rm@unicatt.it)
Please note
In addition, the rules contained in the Agreement with the Order of Labour Consultants and Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rome apply to the Professional Services and Business Consulting profile
The activation of the curricular internship without credits does not require the approval of the Internship Commission and it is not necessary for the student to comply with the average and credit requirements.
The activation of the internship follows the procedure of the STEP platform that you can find at the following link
The reference office for the activation procedures is the Internship & Placement Service (stage.placement-rm@unicatt.it)
The activation of the internship abroad follows the procedure of the STEP platform for internships abroad that you can find at the following link. The internship abroad can be project-based (with credits) or without credits.
The project internship abroad requires the approval of the area reference professor, which will take place through the university tutor. Within the platform, one of the three tutors indicated in point 2 must be indicated, not the area reference teacher.
An internship abroad without ECTS does not require the approval of the Internship Commission and it is not necessary for the student to comply with the average and ECTS requirements.
The reference office for activation procedures is the International Office and the reference email is wea@unicatt.it
Project and target group
The Digital Internship (SD), created in partnership between the Faculty of Economics of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) and Guilds42 (a platform that offers 250 MOOC certification paths on the digital theme – website: https:/www.guilds42.com/) offers students the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to use the main tools adopted by companies in the field of digital (e.g. Google Ads, Salesforce, Shopify, Hubspot, SEO) and to apply them
carrying out a project for a company in the sector.
The SD, corresponding to 8 ECTS, is aimed at graduate degree students who meet the following prerequisites: (1) average of 26; (2) ECTS obtained by the beginning of the SD: at least 40.
The SD consists of two parts:
- Certification course in the Digital field, aimed at making students achieve a coherent cluster of digital skills: Shopify, Hubspot, Google, Youtube, Microsoft, Amazon, Linkedin, Semrush, Tableau, Elemental, Combinator, Kaggle.
– Workshop Path, which consists of a project at a company to be
be made in groups of 5-6 components
Duration
The SD has a minimum duration of 3 months. The minimum 12 weeks are divided as follows:
– 4 weeks for the first UC Certification Cluster
– 8 weeks for the Bottega and the second UC Certification Cluster
– The minimum training hours (Cluster 1 + Cluster 2) will be about 250-300.
UCSC Streams and Clusters
For the academic year 2023/24 the following Streams are planned:
Stream 1 – Business development
Cluster 1 (150 hours) – Lead Generation (Google Analytics - Content
Marketing - Social Media - LinkedIn - Inbound Marketing - Marketing
Cloud Basics - Graphic Design Basics - SEO Certification Course)
Cluster 2 (150 hours) - to be chosen from Digital Marketing - Tech - Machine learning - Project Management
Stream 2 – CRM & E-Commerce
Cluster 1 (150 hours) – CRM & E-Commerce (Salesforce - Inbound Sales - Hubspot - Ecommerce Marketing - Amazon eCommerce Management - eDock Fundamentals - Designing for Conversion - Google Analytics)
Cluster 2 (150 hours) to be chosen from: Business development - Tech - Machine learning - Project Management
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Timing
- Application deadline: 30 November 2023
- Student selection and admission: December 2023
- Start Date: Second semester A.Y. 2023-2024 (March 2024)
Evaluation
The overall evaluation, expressed in 30/ths, will examine the results
obtained by the student between the Certification path and the Bottega path, as well as the coherence of the path followed and the commitment made by the student.
The UC Coordinator will be assisted by the Guilds42 contact person, who will issue for Each student receives a standard assessment, divided into two levels:
– Individual evaluation of the overall Certification Path (in
both phases of the SD). It is calculated automatically by the
Dashboard system through the Course Score metric;
– Individual evaluation of the work carried out by the Apprentices in the Workshop, which is carried out by the Master of Arts.
Contacts
UC Coordinator: Dr. Marco Minciullo (marco.minciullo@unicatt.it)
Blackboard: 2023-CES370-25370 STAGE DIGITAL (2023-2024)
Internship Specific Details
The curricular internships to which DECA (Management and Business Consulting) students have access are curricular internships with zero ECTS, i.e. they are not a substitute for an optional exam as it is not provided for in the study plan of the Degree programme. They can be used for the development of the Degree dissertation. The zero-ECTS internship does not fall within the type of "professional internship" recognized by the Order of Chartered Accountants for the purposes of the internship period as, for this internship, it is necessary to enrol in the Degree programme in Management of Services - professional profile in Convention.
Download area
- Internship regulations for the Graduate Degree in Management and Business Consulting (DECA)
- Procedure for the activation of internships with ECTS
- Internship request form
- Attendance Hours Log
- Indications for the preparation of the final report
- Agreement with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rome
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Internship coordinator and tutor references
The lecturer of reference for the internships is Prof. Susanna Di Martino
Office 556, 3rd floor, Palazzo Corsi di Economia, Faculty of Economics - Rome Campus
Office hours preferably by appointment
Phone +39 06 3015 8716 - susanna.dimartino@unicatt.it
Contacts Internships and Placements – Rome:
Tel. 06 30154480 - Fax 06 35510243 - Mail stage.placement-rm@unicatt.it
In particular, for forms of internship and extra-curricular internships, please consult the Internships and Placements web pages with information on services for students and graduates, also using the step.unicatt.it portal and the digital consultant JOBIRI (CV info, interview tips, etc.).