Course Syllabus

Course: GNST 1997

Division: Administrative Division
Department: Administration
Title: Foundations Internship I

Semester Approved: Spring 2023
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2027
End Semester: Fall 2028

Catalog Description: Internships are an opportunity for students to link theory with practice. The foundations internships allow for students to serve as peer mentors in the foundations program. A faculty mentor will work with peer mentors to provide training.Additional fees required. Internships are typically pass/fail credits. Students desiring a grade will need to negotiate a contract with significant academic work beyond the actual work experience.

Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
Repeatable: Yes.


Prerequisites: To qualify for an internship, a student must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA); have completed 30 semester hours or have instructor permission; and ideally have completed coursework that relates to the work experience.

Justification:


Student Learning Outcomes:
As a result of participating in an internship program, students will be able to do the following:Understand and apply classroom material to a professional work situation. Students will demonstrate that connection through a reflection paper, their journal entries, and in conversation with faculty mentor and work supervisor.

Develop interpersonal skills by working with their mentor, foundations faculty, and students that they peer mentor. Students will demonstrate this through their work documentation, reflection essay, and journal.

Develop professionalism by developing self-initiative, time management skills, effect communication skills, punctuality, and professional conduct. This will be assessed through periodic work reviews.

Connect something from work environment back to the discipline.  They will demonstrate this in their journals, reflections, and in conversation with their faculty mentors.


Content:
This will be determined collaboratively by student, faculty mentor, and foundations faculty. To receive credit for an internship, a student needs to work in the profession at least 45 hours for each credit. The academic projects are additional expectations.

Key Performance Indicators:
The following must be used to evaluate student progress. Percentages may be determined collaboratively.• Work Supervisor Evaluation• Work Documentation• Reflection Essay• JournalStudents desiring more than 1 credit must also submit at least one artifact for each additional credit. Artifacts should reflect academic practices of the discipline and might include a portfolio, interview transcript, primary and/or secondary research paper, completed work project, multi-media report, etc.The faculty mentor’s role is to mentor the student, evaluate these key performance indicators, and assign a course grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Instructional Mediums:
Internship

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