International Practice

Lecturers from different courses give the preparation lessons. During your stay abroad, you will have regular online contact with the lecturer who supervises you. You will discuss how you are doing and you can discuss your research and ask questions.

With the minor in International Practice, you will contribute to these Sustainable Development Goals, for example, depending on your internship and research:

• SDG 3: Improve health and well-being through your research in a healthcare organisation.
• SDG 4: Contribute to quality education through your research in an educational organisation.
• SDG 10: Reduce inequality through research focused on inclusion and equal opportunities.

With this minor, you will learn the following:

• You have an open, curious and unbiased attitude towards people from other cultures.
• You can deal with a variety of situations and different lifestyles and cultural practices.
• You examine your own outlook and motivation and question taken-for-granted assumptions.
• You actively approach people who are unknown to you to make connections with.
• You tailor your communication to the other person's culture.
• You can collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• You can see how the local situation is influenced by the wider, international context.
• You can formulate your stance on topics such as migration, sustainability and human rights.

The minor looks as follows:

• For a duration of four weeks, you spend one day a week at HZ. In the morning you attend workshops and classes, in the afternoon you do self-study or you study with your fellow students.
• Followed by at least 12 weeks of research and internship abroad.
• Final presentation at HZ.

The following books are required for this minor:

• Baarda, B., Bakker, E., Julsing, M., Fischer, T., Peters. V., & Van der Velden, T. (2013). Basisboek Kwalitatief Onderzoek: Handleiding voor het opzetten en uitvoeren van kwalitatief onderzoek (3rd ed.). Noordhoff Publishers B.V.
• Cox, K., et al (ed), (2012). Evidence-based practice for nurses. Methodology and implementation. Publisher Lemma
• Loeffen, T., Tigchelaar, H. (2013). Returning Insight, creative with diversity for social professionals. Publisher Coutinho
• Verhoeven, N. (2014). What is research? Practice book for methods and techniques (5^e edition). Boom Lemma Publishers

The following tests apply to this minor:

• Orientation report (10%). You make a report about the country you are going to. You show that you have knowledge of the country's history and the sector in which you are going to do an internship.
• Practical assignments (20%). You describe your internship organisation, the network they work with, the methodologies they use and how they differ from the situation in the Netherlands.
• Final product (40%). You will produce a research report and deliver a product for your internship organisation.
• Reflection report with final presentation (30%). You will make a report of your experiences and present this to fellow students and teachers.