The Dictionary of Definitions of the Internship Center of the University of La Guajira is an essential tool for students, teachers and collaborators involved in internship programs. This resource compiles and clarifies terms, concepts and procedures related to the field of academic and professional internships, providing a complete and accessible guide to understand the specific vocabulary of this field.
In this dictionary, you will find accurate and up-to-date definitions of key concepts, covering topics such as types of practices, roles and responsibilities of participants, legal and ethical requirements, and evaluation processes. In addition, examples and exercises are included to help users apply these terms in a practical way.
Our goal with this resource is to promote understanding and effective dialogue among all actors involved in internships, thus facilitating quality experiences consistent with educational and professional standards. The Dictionary of Definitions is a dynamic tool that is updated periodically to reflect changes in the field of internships and ensure its continued relevance in the context of the University of La Guajira.
Act: Document where an event of the contract or what was discussed in a meeting is written, recording the commitments and tasks agreed and indicating the person responsible for each one of them.
Final evaluation report of the degree modality: Written document stating what has been agreed upon by the parties regarding the final verdict of the evaluation presented and developed by the student.
Quality control: It is the process by which the conditions of the materials, elements, methods, models, standards, etc., used are verified, in accordance with the specifications required for the execution of the civil works contract.
Agreements: They are those agreements of wills through which the parties establish general or specific commitments and intentions of mutual cooperation, to develop in a planned manner activities of common interest and benefit. Agreements may be materialized through agreements, memorandums, minutes or letters of understanding.
Document: Information and its support medium, documents can be records, specifications, documented procedures, drawings, graphs, diagrams, schematics, reports and standards.
Note: The medium of support may be paper, optical or electronic magnetic disk, photograph or master specimen or a combination of any of these.
Teacher/coordinator of internships: The highest academic authority on the campus who makes decisions, according to his/her criteria, in the event of any eventuality that may arise.
Evaluation: A tool that measures the achievements that students have reached through teaching, i.e., learning.
Evaluator: The evaluator will be a professional whose profile and work experience are related to the subject matter of the degree project. The evaluator will be appointed by the Faculty Council, once the director has approved the student's degree project.
Management: It comprises the process by means of which the student is supported for the achievement prior to application.
Final report: Academic document that shows the results of the experience achieved in the internship performed by the student in the last semester of his technical level that evidences the implementation of the knowledge acquired in his formative process.
Judiciary: Development of theoretical knowledge acquired at the University of La Guajira, which is put into practice through the exercise of positions or activities that involve the exercise of the profession in a public or private entity, consistent with the current legal regulations that apply to it. This modality is contemplated only for students of the Law Program.
Obligations: These are the specific commitments acquired by each of the parties, by virtue of the agreement of wills. The obligations must be clear, detailed and measurable, so that they can be monitored and evaluated.
Academic internships: It contributes to the integral formation of the student through the combination of theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom with practical aspects of the professional reality. It is a source of permanent information for the adaptation and updating of study plans and programs, and also strengthens and consolidates the link between the University and the social and productive environment.
Business practice: Activity that a student performs during a determined period of time, related to the fulfillment of functions in a public or private organization of a territorial, national or international nature; its purpose is to consolidate the student's training competencies, complementing and confronting knowledge, abilities and professional skills with the reality of an organization.
Pedagogical practice: It is conceived as a process of self-reflection, which becomes a space for conceptualization, research and didactic experimentation, where the undergraduate student approaches knowledge in an articulated manner and from different disciplines that enrich the understanding of the educational process and the teaching function in it.
Procedure: Document of the Integrated Quality Management System of the University of La Guajira (SIG) that establishes the specific way to carry out a set of activities that are part of a process. It describes what must be done, who must do it, when, where, how it is done and the necessary resources.
Deadline: It is the term within which the parties must comply with the object and obligations acquired through the agreement of wills. In general, it will begin to be counted when all the requirements of perfection and legalization are fulfilled, or the others that have been agreed for the beginning of the execution.
SIG: Acronym used to identify the Integrated Quality Management System of the University of La Guajira.
Substantiation: It is considered as the academic act in which the student exposes in public the pertinent aspects of the written work; such act must be evaluated taking into account the criteria contemplated in the format for such purpose.