Activating a Field Project with an Employer

Field projects are activities similar to curricular internships for credit, for students in the Graduate School and in the Undergraduate School. They arise from an agreement between an Employer and the University, which provides for a research and analysis project on an organizational and/or business issue.

Coordinated by the Career Services, activities are completed in groups (of between 2 and 4 students), under the supervision of a professional at the company with the possible involvement of a member of the Bocconi faculty.
The project allows students to engage with business functions and professional roles by completing activities on concrete cases. Students can put into practice their knowledge, innovative ideas and skills, and experience the interactions and synergies of working on a team.

With a minimum duration of 8 weeks (Graduate School) and 6 weeks (Undergraduate School), activities are held remotely or in a mixed mode (remote and in person) and include career guidance sessions.

In terms of commitment and workload, field projects are in all respects equivalent to internships. They are therefore not compatible with other internships found before or during the experience. 
For information on activating a field project and the recognition procedure, please see the steps listed below.

ACTIVATING A FIELD PROJECT
You	You are selected by the Employer, in accordance with the university. Formally accept to participate in the project.
Internship  Office	Enters the training project for the field project in JobGate.
You	Access JobGate in the “My Internships” area, Training Project section and click on “Confirm training project” and then “Request credit recognition.”
Internship  Office	Activates the field project.
You	Download the field project document from JobGate, which needs to be signed by you and the Employer at the beginning of the experience and then sent to the Internship Office.

  

KICK-OFF MEETING
You	Participate in a kickoff meeting held by the Employer, where you will meet the other members of your team, the company advisor and, if applicable, the faculty advisor.

  

WORK IN PROGRESS
You	Participate in events to finetune the project, company presentations, networking and career guidance.

  

AFTER THE FIELD PROJECT
You	You and your group will present the output of the project to the Employer and University representatives.
You	After the field project, complete the evaluation form available in JobGate.
Company supervisor	The evaluation form is also completed by the company supervisor for the entire team. The Employer will also provide each student with a certificate of participation.
Internship  Office	Verifies that the field project has been completed correctly, that the evaluation forms and the signed field project document have been submitted and forwards the documentation to the Program Director for final recognition.