Resume
and Preplacement Interview
Students
must submit a current resume to the faculty director prior to
contacting placement agency personnel. Resumes are usually checked
and approved by the director during preplacement interviews.
Preplacement interviews are required and are scheduled during the
first two weeks of each semester. You must complete the preplacement
interview prior to scheduling an interview with a prospective
internship agency. All interns are also required to turn in an
updated copy of the resume, revised to include your internship, upon
completion of the internship. The Career
Management Center provides examples of, and assistance with
preparing resumes (683-4388).
Contract
Students
must complete a contract which is signed by the placement
supervisor. Once you have completed the preplacement interview and
placement agency interview, pick up a contract and course
syllabus for the current semester, from the director. The
contract must be picked up, and returned to the internship director,
as soon as possible. Both interns and supervisors should keep a
copy of the signed contract.
Volunteer
Hours and Time Sheet
50
volunteer hours are required for each academic credit taken (i.e. 3
credits of course work = 150 volunteer hours). You must register
for at least 3 credits unless you have permission from the faculty
director. Students must keep a time sheet documenting the number
of hours completed. Your supervisor must sign your time sheet at the
end of the internship to verify the number of hours. Only those
hours directly associated with your placement may be counted toward
the internship. Library research associated with your research
paper may not be counted toward your hours.
Internship
Journal
You
must keep an internship journal in which you critically reflect upon
and analyze your internship experience. This journal is to be a
self-conscious effort at thinking about what you are learning.
Notes, reflections, insights, connections, and critiques from work
experiences, readings, other relevant courses or experiences are to
be recorded in your journal. Entries should reflect a serious effort
to synthesize theory and practice, and you will be expected to write
in the journal each time you work at the agency.
Research
Paper
The
extracurricular study will be concluded with a typewritten paper
reflecting upon the internship experience. This paper should be
approximately 10-15 pages long for 3 hours credit and 15-20 pages
long for 6 hours credit. Half of the paper must be a traditional
research paper on a topic which relates to the internship. Appropriate
library sources MUST be used. Journal articles are required; a few
books/government documents can also be used. The remaining half
of the paper should relate your internship experiences to the
research you have conducted.
Students
who fail to conduct library research, and those who only summarize
their experience, will not pass the course.
Old
Dominion University E-mail Account
You
can establish an E-mail account by visiting one of the computer labs
on campus. NOTE: E-mail accounts are recommended, but optional
for summer interns.
Grading
As
previously stated, students either pass or fail this course, there
are no letter grades. Students will be graded on both their academic
performance and supervisor's evaluation. Evaluation forms are mailed
to supervisors towards the end of the semester. Students must have
completed and returned their contract before evaluations forms will
be mailed. A satisfactory evaluation from your supervisor is
required to receive a passing grade. Failing any one of the academic
components or an unsatisfactory work evaluation will result in an F.
All materials are due no later than the last day of classes at
the end of the semester. (Consult the schedule of classes). You
are responsible for turning in your updated resume, time sheet,
journal and paper on time.
For more
information, please contact:
Dr.
Dianne Carmody, PhD., Faculty Internship Director
Batten Arts and Letters (BAL) 725
Phone: 757-683-3801
Fax: 757-683-5634
E-mail: dcarmody@odu.edu
IMPORTANT
LINKS:
Course
Syllabus
Agency
Information
ODU's
Career Management Center
Internship
Placement Agencies
