Internship I

Professor: David Newcomb, PhD.	Email: dnewcomb@rsu.edu
Phone: 343-7544 Office: 307 Prep Hall	Office Hours:	M &W:	8:00 - 10:00 a.m. 2:00- 4:00 p.m.
		T & R:	2:00pm- 4:00pm
	OR BY APPOINTMENT

OBJECTIVE OF CLASS: Internship I is the introduction phase in which the student begins to learn about the organization/agency and the clientele in which they serve. Professional demeanor and personal ethics are emphasized.

Internship hours & performance. A minimum of 60 hours on site is expected. Your supervisor will be asked to evaluate your performance.

Reading/writing assignments. Through out the semester there will be reading assignments that you are expected to provide a written 1 to 3 page response. Specific topics for responses will be defined the week of assignment.

Journal/Diary Log. A written log is to be maintained through out the semester of the internship experience. Each visit to the site should be recorded in your log. The date, time (in & out), name and phone number of supervisor, summary of the experience should be noted.

Forum participation. After discussing reading assignments in class you will be expected to continue the discussion online. Quality and quantity will be considered.

Presentation/short paper. An in-class presentation and a 3-5 page summary of your internship experience will be expected at the end of the semester.

Internship portfolio. Your portfolio should contain all work related to class (returned written assignments, copies of Forum contributions, resume, quizzes…)

PREREQUISITES
College-level Reading and Writing skills. Basic computer skills and access to a computer connected to the internet

APPLICATION PROCESS
Provide a cover letter explaining purpose for taking the intern program and demonstrating the commitment to complete the course.
Provide a brief resume covering past work and education experience.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Classroom lectures, discussions, and seminars structured to involve students in a supervised manner through the intern process. No less than 60 additional hours spent in intern activities verified by an approved site manager.

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Handouts, Internship web pages, and internet links will be required readings for weekly assignments.

ADDITIONAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of this course is to allow the student to experience and observe a real-world community or institutional setting with a special emphasis on the day to day activities. The practical experience is an essential component in the broad-based training of the social science student. It is recommended that the student experience the internship after a firm grounding at the foundation level in their major area of study. For example, the student should have completed basic survey courses in their academic area. The internship experience offers students the practical experience of observing the social relationships the occur in the workplace environment. The success of the internship depends on the partnership between the teacher, the site manager, and the student.

DISABILITIES
The school provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. The responsibility for acquiring academic accommodation services for any student with a disability rests with the student. Advisors, faculty members, and administrators can help such students only if a formal request is made and only if official certification of the disability is completed. For information, contact the office of Student Relations or the counseling office.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
During the internship experience, students will conduct themselves in a professional manner. If a student exhibits behavior that casts doubt on his or her ability to complete the internship duties the students grade may be adversely affected.

INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructor:
Help student select potential placement site.
Be familiar with pre-approved and potential placement sites.
Conduct group and one-on-one meetings, present lecture and printed material appropriate to the course
Administer the Internship website
Assign course grade to students
Student:
1. Take responsibility of selecting a site in consultation with advisor.
2. Schedule and complete interviews with on-site contacts.
3. Read the weekly reading material as published on the Internship Website
4. Attend required class meetings and complete internship assignments.
5. Perform site responsibilities in a professional manner as if a paid employee.
6. Submit weekly progress and activity reports to the Internship Website
7. Contribute to weekly Threaded Discussions on the Internship Website.
8. Submit the required site evaluations and logs at the end of the placement service.
9. Prepare and submit the following items for a student portfolio.
    a.    Internship Program Course Application Form.
    b.    Emergency Contact and Procedures Information Form.
     c.    Internship Learning Agreement record Form.
    d.    Ethical Guidelines Form.
    e.    Agency/Organization Placement Information Form.
    f.    Resume Cover Letter.
    g.    Resume
    h.    Supervisor Evaluation: Intern Form.
    i.    Intern Evaluation: Supervisor Form.
    j.   Final Essay/Writing Sample

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance of scheduled meetings are essential in a course of this nature; The Financial Aid Office and Veterans Services must be notified if student misses more than two meetings without rescheduling. If the student is unable to keep an appointment, he/she should contact the instructor as soon as possible. After a missed meeting the student is responsible for rescheduling and obtaining any assignments and for completing any missed work.

PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING
Plagiarism is usually defined as copying another person’s writing "word for word." This is accurate but incomplete. To mislead your readers to believe that another person’s ideas, words or sentence structures are your own is plagiarism. If you copy a passage that someone else wrote - published or not - and do not credit the author, you have committed plagiarism. If you use another writer’s text and replace certain words with synonyms, you have committed plagiarism. If you include another writer’s ideas in your essay without giving that writer credit, even if you state those ideas in your own words, you have committed plagiarism. Simply using another writing as a guide to your own writing may also be considered plagiarism.

To avoid plagiarism, first understand what needs to be documented. Your own ideas, interpretations, observations, and expressions do not need documentation. Information that most people know, or that can be found in at least three sources (such as when Mozart lived, or who won the super Bowl) is called "common Knowledge" and does not need to be documented, even if you have to look up the information. Any other information you present in an essay, however, needs documentation. This includes another person’s writing or ideas, statistics, obscure facts, paraphrasing, or summarizing.

To Quote directly, you enclose in quotation marks the exact words of the original, then provide information to refer the reader to an explanation of the source, located on the Works Cited page. For longer quotations (more than four typed lines), you should indent ten spaces and include parenthetic documentation at the end of the quotation. You do not need to put the quotation marks around the indented material since the indentation tells readers you are presentation a direct quote. Sometimes the information in the parentheses consists of the author’s last name and the page number on which the words appear. If you give the author’s name as a lead-in phrase you need only include the page numbers in the parenthesis. With quotations, a lead in phrase is not necessary, since the quotation marks tell the reader where the quotation begins. However you should strive to smoothly incorporate quoted material into your own writing rather than simply "dumping" it into your essay.

When you paraphrase, you set fourth an author’s meaning in your own words. You can not use words, phrases, or clauses that resemble those of the author. In other words, paraphrasing involves more than simply " plugging " synonyms or rearranging phrases and clauses; it involves changing the original substantially, so that the author’s ideas are conveyed in your own voice. With a paraphrase, a lead-in phrase is necessary s that readers will know where the paraphrase begins. After the paraphrase you should include the information in the parenthesis that refers the readers to an explanation of the source located on the works cited page.

To summarize, you must extract the author’s main ideas and present those ideas in your own words. Summary condenses longer passages to give the readers the authors basis massage. As with a paraphrase, a summary requires that you substantially change the words, phrases, and clauses to convey the author’s ideas in your own words. You must also use a lead-in to phrase to introduce a summary, and provide documentation that will lead the readers to the explanation of the source on the Works Cited page.

Unless instructed to do so, you should not consult secondary sources when writing essays. In some essays you will be using your own experience, ideas, and observations instead of research to develop your ideas. Plagiarism or any other kind of cheating will automatically receive an "F" for that work with no make-up

WITHDRAWAL POLICY
To withdraw from the class, students should initiate an official withdrawal in the Counseling Office to avoid being assigned the grade of "F". Nonattendance does not constitute official withdrawal.

GETTING HELP
I am here to help you! As your instructor, I am available via telephone (918-343-7544), e-mail (dnewcomb@rsu.edu) or in person (Office #307). I will be available to discuss grades, assignments, questions, or problems with you. Do not hesitate to contact me at any time during office hours or make an appointment.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Notify your college registrar and your instructor if you change your address or telephone number during the semester. This information must be accurate in order to receive newsletters and grades.

CHANGES
This syllabus is subject to change at any time at the discretion of the instructor.

THIS UNIVERSITY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, DISABILITIES, OR VETERAN STATUS.

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internship hours & performance....	50%
reading/writing assignments........	15%
journal/diary log.……………………………….	10%
forum participation……….……….........	10%
presentation/short paper……………….	10%
internship portfolio…………………………….	5%
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