Interdisciplinary Seminars + Short Internship at the Sheep Research Center 2 [SVETB333]
- 4 credits
- 30h+20h
- 1st and 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français
Learning outcomes
Internship
The student will have worked the equivalent of 10 working days at the ROC. During this period, the student will have participated in various tasks at the ROC, contributing to the management of the sheep flock, other animals and the infrastructure. He/she will have learnt about the management of a professional farm.
Seminars
The student benefits from an education that lasts for the 2nd and 3rd baccalaureate during which he/she attends seminars given by lecturers specialised in different fields that are related to veterinary medicine. The student will become acquainted with the many facets of the veterinary profession and will learn to take a critical attitude through debates and discussions with the lecturers.
Content
Internship at the CRO, for 10 working days
Seminars
This course is given simultaneously to 2nd and 3rd year baccalaureate students. As students follow this course for two consecutive years, they have the opportunity to complete a full cycle. The seminars are given by external lecturers and are followed by a debate. The debate is prepared by a team of students in the second year of the seminar cycle on the basis of documents provided by the lecturer; they are supervised by one of the teachers who moderates the debate. The topics covered are ethics, ethology, sociology, human-animal relations, management, psychology and professional issues. After each seminar, the student writes a personal reflection sheet on the impact of each seminar on his or her knowledge and professional projects.
Teaching methods
Internship
Seminars
The student attends the lectures, and is invited to take an active part in the ensuing debate. In the second year of the seminar cycle, in groups and with the help of one of the course instructors, the student will be responsible for preparing and moderating the debate of one of the lectures. After each lecture, the student writes a personal report. At the end of the seminar cycle, the student will have a file, consisting of at least the personal reports and, for each of them, of at least one document deemed necessary or interesting.
Evaluations
The evaluation of each of the two learning activities (LA) of the course (seminars taken over two years AND elective course: internship) takes place only once per academic year.
The Seminars SA is assessed at the end of the first semester. There is no second session for this SA. It is only assessed during the January assessment period. Each student is given a topic of veterinary interest on which he/she is expected to do some personal reflection in order to be able to make a presentation and argument, in the presence of fellow students and a supervisor, based on the lectures given, related readings and personal experience. The student will be expected to 'Reflect, Position and Argue' in relation to the topics covered in the lectures.
For internship, the evaluation takes into account the following aspects -Respect of the commitment: come on the days set -Respect for schedules (punctuality) -adequate clothing -interpersonal skills, team integration, collaboration -proactivity: interest, anticipation, eagerness to learn, commitment, availability -ability to understand the demands, quality of the work done A report (template provided on Webcampus) serves as a basis for discussion with the jury.
Internship is assessed according to the internship schedule, i.e. after the internship is completed, the internship supervisor's assessment and the report submitted, either at the end of the 1st, 2nd or 3rd semester. The period will be determined by the student according to the progress of the placement. The student can only register for the assessment in one period. There is no second session. An internship only partially completed at the end of the academic year, or which has not been the subject of a report will be graded 0/20.
The assessment (mark out of 20) is the sum of the 2 parts (Seminars and Internship), if and only if each part is passed with a mark above 9/20.
Recommended readings
Seminars
Specific readings will be recommended or made available to students in relation to the topic of the seminar for which they are preparing the debate.
Language of instruction
French / FrançaisLocation for course
NAMUROrganizer
Faculté des sciencesRue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR
Degree of Reference
Undergraduate Degree| Block | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelier en médecine vétérinaire | 3 | 4 |
