Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English,
Foreign Languages, Journalism
Summer 2003
Meetings are arranged
Dr. Jane Frick, professor
Email: frick@missouriwestern.edu
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/faculty/frick.asp
SS/C 201A
271-4315 (MWSC)
Office Hours: By Appointment
ETC or JOU 316 Internship in English Technical Communications or Journalism
Required Procedures:
Students must complete an internship application prior
to enrolling in the course. Upon obtaining placement, the student and agency supervisor
must complete an internship contract listing
the number of hours to be worked and work objectives to be accomplished during
the semester. The signed contract also lists the grading criteria for the internship.
At midterm time, the supervisor completes a midterm evaluation form regarding
his/her intern. The evaluation form is returned by the intern to the internship
coordinator. At the end of the semester, the supervisor completes a final evaluation
form. The intern completes a report or prepares a portfolio about his/her internship.
Course Objectives:
This course provides students with the practical application of skills in journalism,
public relations, and/or technical communications at a business concern or agency.
The internship correlates academic preparation with professionally supervised
work experience (thirty clock hours for each hour of credit). Work objectives
will be listed on the Internship Contract and signed by the intern, the intern's
supervisor, and the Internship Coordinator.
Course Requirements:
1. Attendance is mandatory. If you do not complete the hours required
as stipulated in the internship contract, you will fail the course.
2. Office hours: Feel free to contact me if you need assistance. I
am always glad to meet with students and/or consult via email.
3. Academic Honesty: Work submitted under your name should be your
work. You should clearly identify your duties/responsibilities for any collaborative
projects submitted in your internship portfolio. If you deviate from standard
style practices (AP, MLA, APA = whatever your agency/supervisor uses), please
explain why you have done so.
4. Student Disability: Students with disabilities (impaired hearing,
vision, reading disorders, etc.,) should notify me in writing of their disability
on the internship application. I will work out a course of studies/placement
for such students.
5. Grading Policy: Your grade for the course will be determined in this
manner:
A
- successful completion of work objectives
- excellent and good ratings by the supervisor in the final evaluation
- well-written final report or portfolio
- completion of contracted work hours
B
- completion of work objectives
- good and average ratings by the supervisor in the final evaluation
- well-written final report or portfolio
- completion of contracted work hours
C-D
- partial completion of work objectives
- average/poor ratings by the supervisor in the final evaluation
- writing deficiences on final report or portfolio
- completion of contracted work hours
F
- failure to complete contracted work hours and/or supervisor' s evaluation
and/or final report or portfolio