Estágio supervisionado não obrigatório: reflexões sobre experiências discentes na pandemia de Covid-19

Abstract

The experiences of students of the Accounting Sciences course at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), on the Pontal campus, regarding the procedures and routines incorporated into their internships during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic were investigated in this exploratory research with a qualitative approach. Data collection carried out through a semi-structured interview was applied to interns whose Internship Commitment Terms were signed during and after social isolation and various health restrictions resulting from the pandemic, which resulted in the suspension of all academic activities at UFU. The results confirmed that for carrying out the internships, both in the remote and face-to-face format, the use of applications and digital platforms such as Teams, Zoom, Meet and other applications and online communication channels, especially developed by the companies, were used for online meetings, very common during the pandemic, which were maintained after returning to face-to-face activities. Safety protocols were only required during the pandemic, but remains available to both interns and employees. The results also confirmed that the impossibility of exchanges between interns and other employees of the companies hindered interpersonal relationships and impaired feedback and even the transfer of activities between managers and interns. The obligation to remain online, especially in the remote internship modality, led to the perception of a need for greater control and discipline.