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Internship Program

An Interview

An internship is an opportunity for students to earn academic credit while engaged in meaningful work with a high degree of educational value. During the internship experience, students gain the opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills and abilities they’ve developed in their academic disciplines, acquire hands-on experience that they can bring to bear in subsequent coursework, and learn how to conduct themselves in a professional setting. The internship can also serve as a stepping stone into a career with the selected company or organization.  Many students view their internship as a highlight of their college careers.

An internship is an opportunity for students to earn academic credit while engaged in meaningful work with a high degree of educational value. During the internship experience, students gain the opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills and abilities they’ve developed in their academic disciplines, acquire hands-on experience that they can bring to bear in subsequent coursework, and learn how to conduct themselves in a professional setting. The internship can also serve as a stepping stone into a career with the selected company or organization.  Many students view their internship as a highlight of their college careers.

Ness School of Management and Economics

Steps in the internship process

I. Steps to complete when looking at different internship opportunities:

  1. Review NSME Internship Handbook
  2. Forward list of duties/job description from the company to Internship Coordinator (email) to determine acceptability for academic credit

II. Steps to complete once a student accepts an internship position but before the job has started:

  1. Complete the Internship Application and forward to Dr. Klein
  2. Forward supervisor contact information to Dr. Klein (if not already included in the application).  She and Allen Falken will work with the appropriate personnel in the company to complete the Master Agreement and Individual Agreement.  (This may be a lengthy process, so we need to start on this right away.)
  3. Write an Internship Plan and forward to Dr. Klein
  4. Arrange meeting with Dr. Klein to discuss the internship after the application and internship plan are completed.
  5. Once all of the above have been completed, you will be given permission to enroll in the appropriate 494 section.

III. Steps to complete after the internship job has started:

  1. Write midterm report and submit to D2L dropbox by end of week 8 (Fall and Spring semesters) or by July 1 (Summer term)
  2. Give a final oral report to Dr. Klein by first day of finals week (Fall and Spring semesters) or end of 10-week term (summer term) OR within 5 days of end of employment.  Please discuss specific due date with Dr. Klein. If giving a final report to the employer, please discuss with Dr Klein the logistics of using this as partial fulfillment of the final report.
  3. Have supervisor complete Supervisor Evaluation Form and email directly to Nicole Klein