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