Requirements
The internship grade is based on the following requirements:
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Mid-term and terminal progress report 10%
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Supervisor�s evaluation 65%
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Project 20%
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Faculty coordinator�s discretion 5%
A Field Diary of daily activities should be maintained by the intern. In many situations the agency requires records of time spent on various work assigned and other detail. Agency forms will suffice as an alternate for the diary. The diary is a legal document admissible as court evidence and entries should be accurately made. The diary will be extremely helpful when drafting the mid-term and terminal progress reports.
A Project Proposal is due the third week of the internship. Each intern is to select a specific project in consultation with the agency supervisor and submit the Internship Project Outline form to the faculty coordinator for approval. In the majority of cases the coordinator will discuss the project with the student either in person or by telephone. The project should involve one or more of the following: a) the development of information useful to the employer, b) a product that can be used by the agency, c) a process that is useful in the agencies day-to-day activities or d) a report based on new or continuing research supported by the agency. Examples of various types of projects are listed below.
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Information- the development of maps, newspaper articles, videotapes for use by the public while using agency facilities.
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Product- Working site plans for the development of specific structures such as playground structures, horseshoe pits and volleyball courts.
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Process- the restructuring of training sessions for seasonal employees.
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Report- The determination of public acceptance of a reservation system by sampling the user with a questionnaire (See Appendix 1).
The student should investigate those possibilities where the project can be ties into assigned daily activities. The project will take time and the intern should consider the length of the internship program, release time given by the agency to work on the project and facilities, if any, equipment, supplies, etc., available for use in completing the project. Usually the supervisor and the intern agree upon the nature of the project, release time and other details during the first several weeks of the program. The earlier a decision is reached the better the chance of completing the project on time, and with the least amount of frustration. The Intern Project Proposal should be submitted to the faculty advisor the third week of the intern program.
The project should include a written document explaining why the project was conducted, what took place, and the significance. The written portion of the project should include the following sections: Title, Introduction and Discussion of the Situation, Objectives, Literature Footnotes, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Literature Cited and Appendix. Some of these sections may not be appropriate, depending on the project selected.
For help in designing your paper you may want to use the following references and secure the information before leaving campus in May. You are encouraged to take your textbooks with you to use as references on the job and in completing the project.
CBE Style Manual Committee. 1978. Council of Biology Editors Style Manual. 4th Ed.
CBE Publ., Arlington, Virginia. 265 pp.
Hodges, John C. and Whitten, Mary E. 1986 Harbrace College Handbook. Harcourt
Brace Jovanorich, Inc. Orlando, Florida. 553pp.
The completed project is due no later than four weeks after the last day of the internship. Send a copy to the supervisor, to the main office of the agency if appropriate, the faculty coordinator, and keep a copy for your records.