Baltic russian institute

Post-diploma project practice

Aim: to learn organization skills; participate in drafting and realizacion of a particular project; get an expert assessment of the drafted project.

Credit value of the practice: 4 Cp.

Duration: 4 weeks

Practice period: 4 weeks after the bachelor paper defence

Practice content:

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  To define the aims and tasks of the project; to assess the social, cultural, etc. value of the project;
  
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  To define the specific character of the project executors and target audience;
  
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  To analyse and set possible finansation sourses of the project;
  
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  To set the evaluation criteria of a final result;
  
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  To improve team work skills and accomplish the tasks of a respective project correctly.
  

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  To develop the skills of an independent decision making;
  
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  Drawing up the documentation.
  

Responsible for the practice: BRI tutor- the practice supervisor, manager of a respective project.

Appendix 2.2.

BRI PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR PROGRAMME “CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION”

Approved at BRI Senate hearing

Provision about the post-diploma students’ practice in cultural administration

1. General rules
The post-diploma practice (project practice) is a part of the active practice programme and is necessary to prove the level of professional readiness of the students and give an objective assessment of the cultural projects realized by the students.

Those student who had successfully defended the bachelor paper shall be admitted to the post-diploma practice.

The task of the practice is to accomplish the examination of analitical and critical theory in practice, to give the students better understanding of the specific character of the work in the field of culture, stimulate the students to start their work in the projects.


Aim of the practice:

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  To teach to apply acquired knowledge and skills in practice.
  
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  To develop practical skills of the project drafting and management.
  
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  To develop professional important skills.
  

Tasks of the practice:

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  To secure the connection between theoretical knowledge and a student’s personal experience.
  
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  To develop professional skills.
  
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  To improve team work skills.
  
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  To learn to analyse the situation and make independent decisions.
  
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  To improve the self-analysing skills.
  

2. Practice management
2.1. Practice organization

The department administration shall provide the students with possible places of practice, but the students have a right to initiate their independent project or participate in the realization of a project of a natural (legal) person. In case a student undergoes a practice at an organization, the agreements are to be concluded with the organization’s administration in advance.

The department administration is responsible for the organization of the practice.
Methodologist of the department:

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  Shall provide the students with the methodical materials.
  
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  Shall issue individual practice diaries to the students.
  
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  Shall accept and process the study practice reports.
  

Administrator of the department:

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  Shall discuss and approve alterations in the practice programme.
  
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  Shall suggest a candidature and approve the supervisor of the practice (BRI tutors and or representatives of the organizations).
  
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  Shall approve the tasks of the practice.
  
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  Shall discuss the results of the practice.
  

2.2. Practice documents
The practice documents are stored in the file every student shall get after the bachelor paper defence, before the practice begins.

At the end of the practice the documents shall be issued to an expert commission.

After the qualification acquisition a student can get an assessment page which states the level of professional readiness of a new specialist and which can be given to the employer.
2.3. Duties of the practice supervisor
The practice supervisor:

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  Shall provide the students with the methodical materials necessary for the accomplishment of the practice;
  
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  Shall control, analyze, and assess the accomplishment of the practice tasks;
  
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  Shall help the students to master and improve practical knowledge and skills;
  
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  Shall control the organization of practice in the places of practice;
  
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  Shall control the consideration of the safety devices and work conditions at the places of practice;
  
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  In case of urgency shall guarantee the students consultations with the respective specialists- with the BRI tutors or specialists who work for the organizations;
  
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  Shall help students to handle difficult situations which may arise when accomplishing the practice tasks;
  
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  Shall help the students with the material processing and reports filling;
  
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  Shall guarantee the students on practice favourable working conditions;
  
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  Shall perform the supervision of the students during the realization time of a concrete project;
  
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  Shall write references for the rezults of the students’ practice;
  
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  Shall give a report of the practice rezults at the programme Council hearing.
  

2.4. Rights of the practice supervisor
Practice supervisor has a right to:

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  Demand from the Council of the programme for the materials to be issued timely;
  
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  Demand for the cooperation of the Council of the programme and BRI administration in the organization of the practice shall there be a need for that;
  
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  Dismiss from the practice defence those students who failed to hand in the practice materials in due time.
  
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2.5. Responsibility of the practice supervisor
The practice supervisor is responsible for:

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  Providing the students with the safe work conditions;
  
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  Following the professional ethics by the student on practice;
  
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  The students’ accomplishment of the practice tasks and programme’s full scope.
  

2.6. Duties of a student on practice
Student on practice has to:

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  Respect the behaviour norms, order and work regime in the organization where he/she undergoes the practice;
  
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  Accomplish the practice tasks in compliance with the practice programme;
  
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  Correctly draw up the documantation related to the project;
  
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  Write the practice individual diary;
  
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  Hand in the documentation about the practice task to the supervisor not less than 1 week before the practice defence;
  

Shall a student not accomplish the professional study practice programme completely, he/she shall not be admitted to the bachelor paper defence.

2.7. Rights of a student on practice
During the practice a student can:

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  Get acquainted with the practice provision and the rector’s ruling about the practice;
  
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  Initiate his/her independent project or participate in the realization of a project of a natural (legal) person; receive consultations with a specialist in the organization or BRI tutor;
  
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  Ask the practice supervisor for help in difficult situations;
  
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  Process the practice materials and get prepared for the practice report in the BRI computer class;
  
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  Demand for the methodical materials necessary for the accomplishment of the practice from the practice supervisor.
  

2.8. Responsibility of a student on practice
Student on practice is responsible for:

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  Respecting the work discipline and professional ethics;
  
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  Correct accomplishment of the tasks related to the concrete project;
  
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  Authenticity of the provided information.
  

3. Post-diploma project practice programme