Epsilon Archive for Student Projects

Abstract

Denna uppsats undersöker ifall nätverk som studenter vid universitetsutbild-ningen Agronom – landsbygdsutveckling skaffar sig under studietiden har nå-gon betydelse för dem i arbetslivet. Metoden som används är semistrukture-rade kvalitativa intervjuer. Fem tidigare studenter intervjuas om deras tid vid universitetet och om nätverks roll i deras nuvarande arbetsliv. Svar och ana-lyser presenteras under tre huvudrubriker: Vad jobbar en agronom – lands-bygdsutvecklare med? Intervjupersonens engagemang i studentkåren under studietiden. Nätverks roll i deras arbetsliv idag. Resultatet är att nätverk från studietiden spelar en roll även då informanterna tagit steget ut i arbetslivet, framför allt som en typ av socialt stöd.

The aim of this thesis is to investigate if networks acquired at university follow the students of SLU, studying Agronomist – rural development, after gradua-tion and plays a role in their working life. The method used is interviewing five former students of the program, asking them about their time at the uni-versity as well as what role networks plays in their professional life today. The thesis presents the conversation and reflexion under three main headings: What does a person graduating from the program generally work with? The subjects’ engagement in the student union during their time of study. And the role of networks in their professional life. The result is that the networks from student time does still play a role as the graduates start working profession-ally, mostly as a form of social support.