ICA Internships Programme Overview
| Block 1 (Event 1 - Sheffield Hallam University) |
Programme Launch This introductory full day event will take place at Sheffield Hallam university, providing an introduction to the internships programme and all of its components:
Venue: Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Sheffield, S1 1WB |
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| Block 2 (Online Events 2-5) |
Four online events (2-4 hours) will cover a range of topics including:
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| Block 3 (Event 6 - Sheffield Hallam University) |
Projects Celebration
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| Throughout the Internship |
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Programme Overview
The key components to the internship programme are:
- a Clinical Academic Research Experience supported by supervision and research mentorship for 30 days.
- an Educational Learning Package comprising of 2 days face to face learning and 4 half days online learning.
Clinical Academic Research Experience
Participants will be guided to complete a research project or a component of a project within the 9 month internship timeframe. The mentor will support in all aspects of undertaking the research project.
Applicants are encouraged to identify mentors who are convenient to them and who align with their area of interest. Mentors should be able to offer project research supervision and mentorship to support an experience of clinical academic research. Sheffield Hallam University will offer support in identifying suitable mentors from across the North region if required. The final choice of mentor will be by the applicant and will form a part of the application process.
Educational Learning Package
The structured educational learning package will provide background resources and learning to support the interns experiential learning from the research project. It will facilitate participants to draw up the experiences gained from the supervision, mentorship and the clinical academic research experience, and to reflect upon this learning and to document it in their actin plans. The structured educational programme includes:
- 2 days face-to-face learning
- 4 half day online learning events
Interns will be required to attend for the scheduled learning events and to complete a package of research training through online distance learning. The face-to-face attendance programme will be at Sheffield Hallam University.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will enable interns to engage with research methods material at a time, and pace that suits them from wherever they are located; they can go back over material that is relevant to their own projects and they will be guided through the resources through a structured and defined set of content and tasks with signposting to more in depth resources according to their project area.
The face to face learning days
The Internship Programme starts with a 1 day event in Sheffield, and ends with a second celebratory event.
The Online and distance learning
Four online half day events are held throughout the programme. The distance learning and online programme will be equivalent to 4 days study. For the distance learning component interns will need broadband access with a reliable connection. Guidance on the latest version of relevant software will be provided by the University. The online distance learning component will run as a thread of learning and development throughout the 9 months of the internship programme.
This virtual learning environment will enable interns to engage with research methods material at a time, and pace that suits them from wherever they are located; they can go back over material that is relevant to their own projects and they will be guided through the resources through a structured and defined set of content and tasks with signposting to more in depth resources according to their project area.