Division
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English, Foreign Languages, Journalism
Spring 2004
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: 9:00-11:00 TTH; 9:00 – 12:00 and 1:00 -3:00 W; & by
Appointment
Required Procedures:
Students must complete an internship application (http://staff.mwsc.edu/~frick/internap.html) prior to enrolling
in the course. Upon obtaining placement, the student and agency supervisor must
complete an internship contract (http://staff.mwsc.edu/~frick/contract.html) listing the number of
hours to be completed at the agency and the 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 final 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 or final project. 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
B
C-D
F
One-time,
Mandatory Meeting: All interns enrolled for ETC or JOU 316
Internship credits this spring will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, in the
Writing Project Conference Room adjacent to my office at Missouri Western (SS/C
201: Across from the elevator). We will review current placements, work ethics,
and course reporting and grading procedures.
Midterm
Grade Reports and Procedures:
I will email or
snail/mail a midterm evaluation form to your supervisor on Friday, March 5,
asking that he/she complete it and return it to you in a conference regarding
your internship work so far this semester.
You should be sure that the completed form is in my campus mailbox in
the EFLJ department in SS/C 222 NO LATER THAN Tuesday, March 23. (It is
acceptable for you to mail the midterm evaluation to me; please sign and date
it so that I know that you have reviewed it with your supervisor.) If you would
like to schedule a midterm intern conference with me, you are welcome to do so. Please call me and/or email me to schedule an
appointment at our mutual convenience. I have to turn in a midterm grade for
your internship experience on Wednesday, March 23. Since your end-of-term
supervisor's evaluation and your final report comprise your grade, I will
record a "B" grade unless your supervisor indicates you are not
reporting for work as assigned. In that event, the midterm grade will be an
"F," and you should contact me immediately to discuss whether you
should drop the course.
Final Report (Essay or Portfolio) and Course
Grade:
Please realize that
your internship course grade will be determined on the basis of your
supervisor's final evaluation of your contracted work objectives and your
end-or-term internship report (an essay or portfolio)--not on the midterm evaluation.
Your final report will be due to me on Monday,
May 3 - my mailbox in the EFLJ Offices in SS/C 222.
You have two options:
Option I: Write an essay in which you evaluate your internship experience (at
least five, double-spaced, word-processed pages, spell-checked, and
proofread--copy that you would be proud for any faculty member in the
department to read as an example of your best, finished and polished work).
Answering the following questions may be helpful
to you in drafting your essay:
(1) To what degree did
you achieve your educational and personal objectives in the internship? What
activities were conducive to your achievement of your objectives?
(2) To what extent did
your internship affect your career goals?
(3) How did your internship
work relate to your academic studies? What knowledge and skills did you apply
in your internship work?
(4) What did you learn
about working with others and about yourself from your experience?
(5) How do you plan to
use your internship experience in the future?
OR
Option II: Prepare a portfolio showcasing pertinent
examples of your internship work experience.
Include a professional resume and a cover letter describing your
responsibilities for the work you include in the portfolio. The resume and
cover letter should be your best, edited, and carefully-proofread prose.
When
you turn in your final report, please request a student evaluation course form
from our departmental secretarial staff, and complete it in one of the secretarial
offices. Remember: You are evaluating
me--not your internship supervisor.