BUS-250 Business Internship
The internship course allows the student to gain supervised practical experience working in a setting related to the student’s area of Business interest. The course provides students with an on-the-job experience consisting of a minimum of 135 hours of supervised activity at an appropriate business firm, institution or agency. This work experience, along with the academic program, will enrich the theoretical concepts developed in the classroom and enable the student to prepare for entrance into a competitive work environment. There is an additional in-class component for students to share their experience and discuss lessons learned. Based upon faculty recommendation, this course may be taken twice for credit.
Prerequisite
Completion of 30 credit hours toward a degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 or permission of instructor.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Practice employing and applying technology specific to the field
- Model appropriate, professional, and ethical management behaviors.
- Analyze how the internship fits into career goals.
- Practice oral and written communication skills with site supervisor, colleagues, peers and instructor.
- Practice Oral and written communication skills with site supervisor, colleagues, peers and instructor
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Course Description
The internship course allows the student to gain supervised practical experience working in a setting related to the student’s area of Business interest. The course provides students with an on-the-job experience consisting of a minimum of 135 hours of supervised activity at an appropriate business firm, institution or agency. This work experience, along with the academic program, will enrich the theoretical concepts developed in the classroom and enable the student to prepare for entrance into a competitive work environment. There is an additional in-class component for students to share their experience and discuss lessons learned. Based upon faculty recommendation, this course may be taken twice for credit.
Credit Hours
3Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Spring
Prerequisites
Completion of 30 credit hours toward a degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 or permission of instructor.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Practice employing and applying technology specific to the field
- Model appropriate, professional, and ethical management behaviors.
- Analyze how the internship fits into career goals.
- Practice oral and written communication skills with site supervisor, colleagues, peers and instructor.
- Practice Oral and written communication skills with site supervisor, colleagues, peers and instructor
Topic Outline
- Introduction to Internship Settings
- Exceptions of the Student Intern
- Application of Coursework in the Workplace
- Uses of technology in the professional setting
- Types of Professional Relationships
- Relationship with supervisor
- Relationship with coworkers
- Relationship with direct reports
- Relationships with peers at other business organizations
- Workplace culture
- Teamwork
- Understanding diversity
- Ethical behavior in the workplace
- Communication between different departments in the workplace
- Professional behavior and self-improvement
- Components of professional behavior
- Time management
- Decision-making skills
- Accepting responsibility/increasing leadership opportunities
- Problem-solving strategies
- Personal accountability
- Accountability to supervisors
- Accepting feedback to improve job performance
- Self-motivation skills to develop self-confidence
- Management skills
- Resource management
- Personnel Management
- Accountability to direct reports
- Providing feedback to improve "Team" morale/performance
- Job/Career advancement
- Networking techniques
- How to transition from a student to a business professional
- Analyzing the job market
- Full-time vs. part-time opportunities