Practical Work
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Course code
RII6007.YK
old course code
RII6007
Course title in Estonian
Praktika
Course title in English
Practical Work
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The purpose is to obtain practical work experience, to implement the knowledge acquired in university and to get an overview of the division of work of the public organization. To learn to evaluate the management efficiency of public organization and the skill to define the necessity of students tasks in the context of the organization.
Brief description of the course
Practical work can be conducted in public sector organizations. For example:
Central government institutions (ministries, State Audit Office, County Government);
Local administrative institutions (local government, institutions of local government);
Government agencies, institutions (offices and inspectorates).

During the practical work the student must get an overview of the organization (the reason for establishing the organization - mission, goals, tasks to perform in order to achieve the goals, place in the administrative system, relation with other organizations etc). Student must write a description and analysis of departments work (how important are the goals in the context of organization, what can be done differently, what was surprising etc).
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- can implement the knowledge recieved during theoretical studies info the placement context.
- can analyse the activity of an organisation.
- can analyse their own work and develop themselves professionally.
Teacher
Tõnu Idnurm
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