Directive 6/2020
Internal standard Regulation of The Institute of Technology and Business in České
Budějovice
FULL WORDING OF DIRECTIVE 6/2020 PROCEDURE FOR FULFILLING
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT THE
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALLYORIENTED
FOLLOW-UP MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMME BUSINESS
ECONOMICS
Date of issue: 26 / 10 / 2020 Effective from: 20 / 9 / 2021 Effective to: revocation
Amendment No. 1 issued
on:
20 / 9 / 2021 Effective from: 20 / 9 / 2021 Effective to: revocation
Reference No.: VŠTE006659/2020 Pages: 8 Annexes: 2
Regularly updated annually
Supersedes Superior
Regulations Study and Examination Regulations of The Institute of Technology and Business
Related Regulations
Directive 11/2017 Student Choice of Specialism
Rector’s Provision 16/2020 Recognition of Courses
Subordinate Regulations Distribution
List
VŠTE students, Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning, Division of External
Relations
Formally verified: Legal Department Officer
Ap-
proved
by:
Vice-rector – The Statutory Deputy of the
Rector
Signature:
Bc. Denisa Plecitá m.p.
Signa-
ture:
Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD. m.p.
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FULL WORDING OF DIRECTIVE 6/2020 PROCEDURE FOR FULFILLING REQUIREMENTS
OF THE COURSE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT THE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND BUSINESS FOR PROFESSIONALLY-ORIENTED FOLLOW-UP MASTER’S
STUDY PROGRAMME BUSINESS ECONOMICS AS SPECIFIED BY AMENDMENT 1
PART I. BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1
General and Basic Provisions
(1) This Directive regulates a procedure to be applied in the process of fulfilling requirements
of the course of Professional Practice at The Institute of Technology and Business
in České Budějovice (only the "VŠTE" hereinafter) related to a professionallyoriented
follow-up master's study programme Business Economics.
(2) According to the given curriculum, Professional Practice is a compulsory course of
the follow-up study programme Business Economics and is governed by conditions
included in the VŠTE Study and Examination Regulations.
(3) Account of Practice specifies a certain number of hours each student is obligated to
work. The relevant number of hours is determined according to the recommended
study plan, see Annex 1. Account of Practice grows incrementally as the worked hours
are added to it, and under certain conditions, may be transferable between individual
companies / institutions and different periods.
(4) Particular forms related to the Professional Practice commencement and completion
can be obtained at the VŠTE Information System (only the “IS” hereinafter), specifically,
the IS → Documents → Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning
→ Professional Practice → Forms.
(5) Guarantor department is a department of the relevant specialism. The establishment
of a particular guarantor department is approved by a designated Faculty director
following a proposal from a study programme guarantor.
(6) Supervisor is a person who is superior to students in a particular company / institution,
and who is responsible for guiding them and assign them their duties.
PART II. ENROLLING IN THE COURSE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ASSIGNING
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE TO STUDENTS
Article 2
Enrolling in the Course of Professional Practice
(1) Students may carry out their practice during the course of study provided that they
have selected and enlisted the relevant specialism, and a total study load of the
courses they have enrolled in for the given semester of the regular study period does
not exceed 40 credits.
(2) Students enrol in the course of Professional Practice according to the updated Academic
Year Schedule.
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(3) If students have enrolled in courses with a total study load exceeding 40 credits in
the regular study period, as specified by Article 2, paragraph 1, a designated staff
member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning shall automatically
log off the students who then cannot carry out their professional practice
even after the teaching period end date.
(4) Students enlist the Professional Practice on their own through the relevant topic in
the IS, specifically, the IS → Student → During Study → List of Topics → Others. The
topic enlistment is obligatory, i.e. with the enlisting period closed, logging of the topic
may only be allowed in response to a properly reasoned written application filed by
an individual student. The application shall then be delivered for consideration directly
to the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning.
(5) If a student enrols in the course of Professional Practice and yet does not commence
it within the relevant term, the course shall be considered as failed. In such a case, the
Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning shall pass the information
on to the relevant Guarantor department which shall enter the "Failed" result into the
student record in the IS after the semester is concluded.
(6) In duly justified exceptional cases, the course of Professional Practice may be postponed
to the following term. In such a case, the student must file an application for
this act in General Agenda which falls under the Document Office in the IS, upon which
the application shall be considered by the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration
and Lifelong Learning.
Article 3
Assigning Professional Practice to Students
(1) Prior to closing the relevant topic, each student is free to file an application for Assigning
a Student to Another Company / Institution (as applicable to both forms of
study). Students shall deliver the application for consideration directly to the attention
of the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning
through the "Document Office" application in the IS (specifically, the IS: Agenda: VŠTE
Study Department: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – Business Economics NMgr. Study).
The application shall be considered and decided by the relevant Guarantor department
which shall subsequently inform the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration
and Lifelong Learning who shall then issue a relevant decision via the Document
Office in the IS. Applications delivered after closing the relevant topic shall be
automatically rejected, and yet in duly justified exceptional cases, an exemption may
be granted by the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learn-
ing.
(2) To ensure the Professional Practice is conducted, a relevant Guarantor department
shall always be designated in order to consider the Professional Practice suitability
with regard to learning outcomes.
(3) Following consent given by a relevant Guarantor department on compliance of performing
the Professional Practice with a graduate profile of the relevant specialism,
the practice shall be assigned to students exclusively by the Head of the Directorate
of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning no later than 15 (fifteen) working days
from when the relevant topic was closed in the IS.
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(4) Selecting a specific company / institution, where the Professional Practice is to be
completed, must be in accordance with a graduate profile of the related follow-up
master's study programme. As follows from the concept of study programmes at the
VŠTE being professionally oriented, an orientation towards the actual practice carried
out by students and their transferring knowledge into practice are presupposed.
It is therefore necessary for each student to select the company / the institution on
the basis of his / her graduate profile and the chosen specialism. The graduate profile
compliance with the place of Professional Practice completion is course to consent
only granted by the relevant Guarantor department, otherwise the Professional Practice
cannot be commenced.
(5) The database of companies / institutions where the students can be able to complete
their Professional Practice shall be provided by the Division of External Relations,
which shall also ensure regular updating of the database and concluding co-operation
agreements related to terms and conditions of the Professional Practice. The inclusion
of a company / an institution into the database of the relevant specialism shall
be approved by the relevant Guarantor department with respect to fulfilling the graduate
profile.
(6) The approved database of companies / institutions can be found in the IS under the
relevant Guarantor department.
(7) In case a student does not file the application for Assigning a Student to Another Company
/ Institution or the application is not granted as anticipated in Article 3, paragraph
1, the student shall be assigned a company / an institution, where to complete
his / her Professional Practice, by the relevant Guarantor department in conjunction
with the Division of External Relations.
(8) Assigning to a specific company / institution shall be conducted in conjunction with
the Head of the Division of External Relations and is course to consent given by the
relevant Guarantor department, considering the student’s specialism and the demands
of partner companies / institutions with which the VŠTE has concluded general
agreements on co-operation.
(9) The decision on assigning or not assigning to a specific company / institution shall be
communicated to the student by a designated staff member of the Directorate of
Study Administration and Lifelong Learning in a written notice sent to the student’s
Institute e-mail address.
(10)The company / the institution shall be informed about the student’s assignment to it
by a designated staff member of the Division of External Relations in an e-mail or over
the telephone so that the company / the institution may comment on the student.
Should the company / the institution reject the student (they may disagree with the
student's commencing his / her Professional Practice at their premises), the process
shall revert to the stage of Assigning Professional Practice to Students described in
this Article.
(11)Having been assigned to a specific company / institution, the student, his / her Supervisor
and a responsible representative of the company / the institution shall fill in
and sign the Report on Accepting Student for Professional Practice. A general agreement
on co-operation and completion of practice may also be concluded unless it has
previously been done so.
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(12)The Report on Accepting Student for Professional Practice must be delivered to the
Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning no later than 3 (three)
weeks after when the notice about the student’s assignment to the practice was sent
via e-mail.
(13)If a student completes his / her Professional Practice directly at the VŠTE, a modified
form of the Report on Accepting Student for Professional Practice shall be filled in
and delivered by the student after his / her assignment to the practice.
(14)In the event that a student does not accept the company / the institution that he / she
was assigned to or he / she does not deliver the Report on Accepting Student for Professional
Practice to the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning
within 3 (three) weeks from when the notice about the student’s assignment to the
practice was sent off, the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning
shall inform the relevant Guarantor department which shall enter the "Failed" result
for the course of Professional Practice into the student record in the IS.
PART III. COURSE AND COMPLETION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Article 4
Course of Professional Practice
(1) In case a student does not apply for recognition of the course of Professional Practice
(or the practice cannot be recognized), the student shall complete his / her practice
in a company / an institution of his / her choice. Alternatively, the student shall be
assigned to a specific company / institution with which the VŠTE has concluded a
general agreement on co-operation (see Article 3).
(2) After the Report on Accepting Student for Professional Practice has been delivered, a
designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning shall enter the relevant information on the student’s practice into his / her
student record in the IS within 15 (fifteen) days from when the Report was delivered.
Before this act is accomplished, the student must not commence the practice.
(3) Prior to commencing the practice, each student must check all formal requisites and
agree on the course of the practice with the company / the institution where the practice
shall be completed.
(4) While the practice is under way, each student’s attendance shall be inspected by a
designated staff member of the Division of External Relations, whilst activities of each
student shall be inspected by a relevant Guarantor department. The Head of the Division
of External Relations shall communicate the course of the inspections to the
Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning.
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(5) If on any day a student is to be absent from the place of his / her practice, he / she is
obliged to report the fact via e-mail, giving plausible reasons, to a designated staff
member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning no later
than one (1) working day in advance. The designated staff member shall immediately
inform the Division of External Relations about the fact. In the event of absence due
to unexpected causes (e.g. a sudden illness), the student shall report the absence via
e-mail to a designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and
Lifelong Learning on the day when the event occurred. The designated staff member
shall immediately inform the Division of External Relations about the fact. Should the
student fail to either report his / her absence as indicated above, carry out his / her
duties, repeatedly come in good time to the place of his / her practice or sufficiently
perform the job as instructed by his / her Supervisor, the relevant Guarantor department,
as advised by the Division of External Relations, and previously notified by the
Supervisor, shall enter the "Failed" result for the course of Professional Practice into
the student record in the IS.
(6) If it so happens that the co-operation between the company / the institution and the
student is terminated during the course of the practice, the reason of such termination
shall be assessed by the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and
Lifelong Learning in co-operation with the Guarantor department of the relevant specialism.
On the condition that the Division of External Relations has not been notified
by the company / the institution, it is subsequently done so by the Directorate of
Study Administration and Lifelong Learning.
(7) Should the termination result from culpable conduct on the part of the student, which
within the employment relationship could be assessed as a particularly serious
breach of working duties, the relevant Guarantor department shall enter the "Failed"
result for the course of Professional Practice into the student record in the IS.
(8) When the reasons specified in paragraph 3 are any other than those specified in paragraph
5, the process shall revert to the stage of Assigning Professional Practice to
Students described above. However, the student shall keep his / her already worked
hours recorded in the Account of Practice.
(9) Each student is free to discontinue the Professional Practice using the relevant application
in the IS. The application shall be considered by the Head of the Directorate of
Study Administration and Lifelong Learning who shall then inform the relevant Guarantor
department and the Division of External Relations. The granting or rejection
decisions on the application shall be communicated to the students in a written notice
sent as a recorded delivery letter, using the Czech Post, to the address stated in the IS
either by a designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and
Lifelong Learning or via the Institute email.
(10)While the Professional Practice at a company / an institution is in progress, each student
shall maintain a Daily Log Book whose entries are gradually added to his / her
Account of Practice.
(11)Having commenced his / her Professional Practice, each student is obliged to complete
the practice either by the end of the given semester or the following semester
at the latest.
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Article 5
Completion of Professional Practice – Documentation
(1) Once the Account of Practice reaches a required value, as specified in Annex 1, within
30 (thirty) days each student is obliged to deliver to the attention of a designated staff
member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning the following
documents:
a) Final Report on Professional Practice – an official Institute document related to
the Professional Practice content and acquired competencies,
b) confirmed Daily Log Book – the confirmation shall consist in signing all of the relevant
information entered in the Daily Log Book by the Supervisor, and in attaching
to it the company’s / the institution’s rubber stamp and the student's signa-
ture,
c) confirmed Record of Completed Practice – the confirmation shall consist in filling
in the Record of Completed Practice form and in attaching to it the company’s /
the institution’s rubber stamp and the Supervisor’s signature,
d) Evaluation of Professional Practice by Student,
e) Evaluation of Professional Practice by Responsible Person – the responsible person
shall involve a Supervisor superior to the student; it is not applicable if the
student documents the Professional Practice related to continuing trade activities
carried out independently in the student’s own name and at his / her own respon-
sibility,
f) Record of Work Experience – each student shall fill in the Record of Experience
in the IS, specifically, the IS → Student → During Study → Record of Work Experi-
ence),
g) Consent of Guarantor department – an official Institute document related to the
fulfilment of all required learning outcomes,
h) Defence of Final Report on Professional Practice – an official Institute document
to be defended by each student in front of a defence committee.
(2) A designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning shall check for formal adequacy and correctness of the documents delivered,
as listed in paragraph 1, and the Record of Work Experience in the IS.
a) Provided that the documents and the Record of Work Experience meet the requirements
for granting the relevant credit, they shall be passed on to the Guarantor
department of the relevant specialism.
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b) Should it so happen that the above documents and / or the Record of Work Experience
are filled in erroneously or incompletely, the designated staff member of
the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning shall notify the student
of the fact via the Institute e-mail. The student, acting within 14 (fourteen)
days of the notification, shall then be obliged to make the documents and / or the
Record of Work Experience correct and complete. If the student fails to do so, the
“Failed” result for the course of Professional Practice shall be entered into his /
her student record in the IS by the relevant Guarantor department, acting so on
the basis of the information provided by the Directorate of Study Administration
and Lifelong Learning.
(3) In case the student does not deliver the documents listed in paragraph 1 of this Article
within 30 (thirty) days of when his / her practice was completed, the Directorate of
Study Administration and Lifelong Learning shall inform the relevant Guarantor department
about the fact, and the student shall have the "Failed" result for the course
of Professional Practice entered into his / her student record in the IS by the Guarantor
department.
(4) The relevant Guarantor department shall assess professional adequacy and correctness
of the documents delivered, as listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, and the Record
of Work Experience in the IS. Learning outcomes are defined by the courses studied
and the related specialism. The Guarantor department, in co-operation with the
respective study programme guarantor, shall prepare an overview of learning outcomes
that must be fulfilled with regard to the course of Professional Practice, and
shall publish them under the relevant Guarantor department in the IS. Each student
must achieve all required learning outcomes in the course of his / her practice.
(5) If it so happens that a student of the combined study form is a trade licence holder,
the trade licence may be submitted along with other relevant documents giving sufficient
evidence that the student genuinely performs related trade activities independently
in his / her own name and at his / her responsibility. Prior to commencing
the Professional Practice, the documents shall be delivered directly to the attention
of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning. Following the
granting or rejecting decisions made by the relevant Guarantor department, the student
shall then have the course of Professional Practice either officially recognized or
not officially recognized by the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning with respect to the course’s learning outcomes. The trade licence does not
replace the Final Report on Professional Practice which shall thus be delivered, along
with other requisites, by the student upon his / her practice completion.
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Article 6
Completion of Professional Practice – Presentation of Results at Guarantor depart-
ment
(1) Results of the course of Professional Practice completed in accordance with the
course annotation shall be presented at a relevant Guarantor department. Should the
student not gain required skills during the course of his / her practice, the Guarantor
department, in co-operation with the respective study programme guarantor, shall
provide additional training in specific issues or areas that were not sufficiently (or at
all) covered during the practice. The additional training related to the course of Professional
Practice shall take the form of e-learning and shall be followed by a reassessment
of the student’s achievement of the course’s learning outcomes. In case a
minimum of 50% of the assessed criteria (learning outcomes) is not achieved over
the course of the practice, the course of Professional Practice shall not be recognized
and the student shall have the "Failed" result entered into his / her student record in
the IS by the Guarantor department.
(2) The relevant Guarantor department shall announce a defence schedule related to the
Final Report on Professional Practice at least once per the relevant term. Students
shall apply for the defence in the IS, specifically, the IS → Schedules → Defence of Final
Report on Professional Practice from the course of Professional Practice.
(3) Having completed the Professional Practice and all formal requisites, each student
shall prepare written records corresponding to the relevant Guarantor department
requirements, in particular:
a) Final Report on Professional Practice,
b) Results of the Course of Professional Practice – the results shall be presented at
the relevant Guarantor department in accordance with requirements specified in
the course annotation.
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(4) An officially approved examiner shall prepare the Record of Presentation of Professional
Practice in order to provide a clear statement on the presentation and achievement
of the learning outcomes. In case of a positive statement, the Record of Presentation
of Professional Practice shall be delivered to the attention of the relevant Guarantor
department, and the student shall have the "Credited" result entered into his /
her student record in the IS. In case of a negative statement (failure to grant the
credit), the aforementioned Record shall set out specific corrective measures (e.g. delivery
of a revised Final Report on Professional Practice, complementation of the Professional
Practice, additional training within the VŠTE). In the event of considering
any discrepancies between the genuinely achieved and the required learning outcomes,
the Record of Presentation of Professional Practice shall clearly specify the
manner in which the necessary skills are to be complemented respecting an individual
approach to each student. The Record shall also specify certain periods of time by
which the student is obliged to complete the tasks assigned to him / her. In relation
to administrative discrepancies, the relevant period is 30 (thirty) days, whilst in case
of complementing the learning outcomes, the period is decided with regard to the
time required for study and subsequent examination. The examination shall take
place on the date decided by the relevant Guarantor department. Should the student
fail the examination, the "Failed" result shall be entered into his / her student record
in the IS by the Guarantor department.
(5) Provided that the learning outcomes have been achieved, the student shall have the
"Credited" result entered into his / her student record in the IS by the relevant Guarantor
department, which shall then return the complete file on the student's Professional
Practice to the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning.
PART IV. CONFIRMATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COMPLETION
Article 7
Confirmation and the Relevant Procedure to be Followed for the Professional
Practice Completion
(1) The course of Professional Practice (as part of the follow-up master’s study programme
Business Economics) can be confirmed on the basis of a student’s previous
work experience. The student shall yet be obliged to prove that he / she has achieved
all required learning outcomes from the course of Professional Practice. The scope of
such work experience must meet the minimal requirements for the course of Professional
Practice, as specified in the student's Recommended Study Plan.
(2) The student can file an application for Confirmation of the Course of Professional
Practice. The application shall be delivered by the student with the use of the IS directly
to the attention of the Head of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning (specifically, the IS: Document Office: Agenda: VŠTE Study Department:
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – Business Economics NMgr. Study). The application shall
then be passed on to an evaluation committee in order to consider whether the student
has achieved all required learning outcomes.
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(3) Should the evaluation committee find that the learning outcomes have not been sufficiently
achieved, the student shall be provided with e-learning study support materials
(including final tests), which the student must complete. If the student successfully
passes final tests of all specified e-learning study support materials, the course
of Professional Practice shall be confirmed.
(4) Following the above procedure shall result in Confirmation of Professional Practice
Completion, an official Institute document, which can be issued solely by the Head of
the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning acting upon consent
given by the Guarantor department of the relevant specialism.
(5) In case:
a) a student is employed, he / she can use the IS to file an application for Confirmation
of Professional Practice Completion (specifically, the IS → Document Office
→ Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning → Professional
Practice → Confirmation of Professional Practice Completion). The procedure is
identical with that related to an application for Course Recognition (according to
a separate in-house standard), only the official confirmation of successful completion
of each course shall be replaced with a confirmation of the employment
provided by the relevant employer and stating: required details on the work assignment,
the length of the employment, the job specification and the employment
relationship. The course curriculum is not documented.
b) a student is engaged in the relevant business, he / she can file the above application
in the same manner as described in paragraph 5, letter a), only the official
confirmation of successful completion of each course shall be replaced with an
official document confirming and detailing the student's business activities.
(6) Confirmation of Professional Practice Completion can be applied for by:
a) an employed student only on the condition that the student delivers the original
confirmation of the employment provided by his / her employer to the Directorate
of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning no later than 15 (fifteen)
working days from when the electronic application was filed. Should the student
fail to fulfil this condition, the application shall be regarded as incomplete, and a
designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning shall then close the application for Confirmation of Professional Practice
Completion without further proceedings,
b) a student engaged in the relevant business on the condition that the student delivers
the official confirmation of his / her business activities to the Directorate
of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning no later than 15 (fifteen) working
days from when the electronic application was filed. Should the student fail to
fulfil this condition, the application shall be regarded as incomplete, and a designated
staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning shall then close the application for Confirmation of Professional Practice
Completion without further proceedings,
(7) The designated staff member of the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong
Learning may also ask the student to deliver additional documents concerning his /
her employment or business activities.
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(8) The application for Confirmation of Professional Practice Completion shall be assessed
by an evaluation committee, which, immediately after evaluating the adequacy
and correctness of individual documents, shall receive all necessary materials
directly from the Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning.
Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD. m. p.
Vice-Rector – The Statutory Deputy of the Rector
Annexes:
Annex 1 – Account of Practice
Annex 2 – Proposal by Study Programme Guarantor to Establish Guarantor department