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Internships/Practicums
After Education, Experience gets you the job
Practicums/Internships• Each student is responsible for
finding his/her own job– Instructor and Careers Services
will help
• All practicums/internships must be approved by the instructor
• Students must attend an information meeting before they can register
Practicums/Internships• Practicums can be either full-
time or part-time
• Internships MUST be full-time• Min 10 weeks @ 40 hours/week
• Practicums– Minimums (320 hours total)
• 8 weeks @ 40 hours per week• 12 weeks @ 26 – 36 hours/wk• 16 weeks @ 20 hours/wk
Practicums/Internships• Internships/practicums must be
completed with the same employer
• You may do different jobs with the same employer
• If you switch employers, you must begin the internship/ practicum from week 1
Practicums/Internships• Vacations
– Can you take a vacation during the internship/practicum?
• Yes, as long as it is approved by your supervisor and you let me know when you will be gone.
• Your reports will still cover 80+ hours. If the vacation is in the middle of the report period, that is OK just move the report period back.
Practicums/Internships• When you begin your job, you
must negotiate objectives with your supervisor using the following form. The supervisor must sign the form.
Practicums/Internships• Must provide the instructor and
career services with a valid address, phone number and email address using the following form.
Practicums/Internships• The ORIGINALS (not photo-
copies) of the objectives and the address/housing report forms must be sent to the instructor and arrive no later than the first report.– Career Services gets
photocopies of both forms
• Addresses are in the syllabus
Reports• Every two weeks for full-time
– Either internship or practicum• Every three weeks for the 12 week
practicum• Every four weeks for the 16 week
practicum• You must specify up front which
cycle you will be on • Once you decide, you can’t switch
Reports• Two full page minimum for the
practicum
• Three full pages minimum for the internship
Reports• Practicum
– Report 1 – Description of the Operation
– Report 2 – The Physical Plant– Report 3 – The Management
Structure– Report 4 – Quality of Service– See the syllabus for details
Reports• Internship
– Report 1 – Description of the Operation– Report 2 – Organizational Climate– Report 3 – Marketing Profile– Report 4 – Effectiveness of
Supervision– Report 5 – Financial and Strategic
Management– See the syllabus for details
Practicums/Internships• When are reports due?• Reports cover weeks beginning on
a Sunday and ending on a Saturday – just like the typical American calendar
• Reports are due no later than midnight on the Thursday following the end or the report period
Calendar for 2010
Final Reports• Final Report
– Report #5 for the practicum– Report #6 for the internship
• Practicum – minimum of three pages – see the syllabus
• Internship – minimum of five pages – see the syllabus
Final Reports• Final reports are due no later
than two weeks following the due date for the last report– This is for everyone regardless
being full-time or part-time
Reports• All reports are to be emailed to my
WKU account as indicated on the syllabus
• Do not hand-carry, mail, or fax your reports – email only.
• The instructor is to receive all reports
• Career Services receives the final report only
Format for the Reports• All reports must have a cover
page– Your name– Where you work– The report number– The week number with dates– The number of hours worked– The report due date
Example Cover PageFull Time
Sandra DeeHampton Inn, Bowling Green, KY
Report #3
Week #5 -- July 11 - 17, 2010 -- Worked 46 hoursWeek #6 -- July 18 - 24, 2010 -- Worked 36 hours
Report Due Date: July 29, 2010
Example Cover Page3-Week Cycle
Sandra DeeHampton Inn, Bowling Green, KY
Report #3
Week #4 – July 4 – 10, 2010 – Worked 30 hoursWeek #5 -- July 11 - 17, 2010 -- Worked 25 hoursWeek #6 -- July 18 - 24, 2010 -- Worked 28 hours
Report Due Date: July 29, 2010
Example Cover Page 4-Week Cycle
Sandra DeeHampton Inn, Bowling Green, KY
Report #3
Week #5 -- July 11 - 17, 2010 -- Worked 25 hoursWeek #6 -- July 18 - 24, 2010 -- Worked 20 hours
Week #7 – July 25 – 31, 2010 – Worked 18 hours
Week #8 – Aug 1 - 7, 2010 -- Worked 18 hours
Report Due Date: August 12, 2010
Example Cover PageFinal Report
Sandra DeeHampton Inn, Bowling Green, KY
Final Report
Report Due Date: August 12, 2010
Format for the Reports• All reports must be:
– Double-spaced– 11 point Arial font not times roman
– 1-inch margins on all sides• Word 97 & 2003 defaults to 1.25 so
you must adjust the margins to 1-inch
Practicums/Internships• The Originals of the following
documents must be received by the instructor no later than the final report– Data Report for CO-OP/Intern
Experience (your evaluation of the internship/practicum)
– Employer Evaluation of the CO-OP/Intern Student
– Career Services gets copies
Practicums/Internships