Internship

The goal of Internship is (1) to acquire first-hand knowledge about the field of work; (2) to experience new professional activities and relationships; and (3) to apply conceptual knowledge in the work environment.

Course Content:

Practice at applying the tools of communication for the field.
Heightened awareness of the significance of corporate culture.
Skills unique to his/her field.
Valuable insider knowledge about the industry.
A portfolio of work completed including written content and evidence of events/actual projects that he/she coordinates.
A work log summarizing daily activities, likes and dislikes, observations, and lessons learned.

Course Methodology:

5-Problem Solving, 9-Demonstration, 12-Groupwork, 13-Fieldwork

Course Evaluation Methods:

C-Assignment, E-Project / Design

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Enhances his/her knowledge of the field.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E
2. Improves specialized skills.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E
3. Gains experience in the workplace with a creative and critical approach.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E
4. Strengthens his/her ability to compete for entry- level jobs.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E
5. Obtains networking contacts within the profession.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E
6. Sees how his/her internship evolved, how his/her attitudes evolved and knowledge developed, and how communication theory and principles fit into the pragmatics through the portfolio of work and the work log he/she has kept.	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8	5, 9, 12, 13	C,E

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Completion of the Internship Contract Form, which specifies his/her work schedule and job description and signed by both him/her and the Department Internship Coordinator & Commitment to work
2	Second working week
3	Third working week
4	Fourth working week
5	Fifth working week
6	Sixth working week
7	Seventh working week
8	Eighth working week – Site visit by the Coordinator
9	Ninth working week
10	10th working week
11	11th working week
12	12th working week
13	13th working week
14	Final working week – Submission of the portfolio of work and the work log to the Department Internship Coordinator

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Floyd, Kory & Michele Hammers, The Communication Internship: Principles and Practices, Kendall Hunt Publishing, New York, 2005.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Internship evaluation forms completed by the employer (These are sent via e-mail)	1	50
On-site coordinator evaluations	1	20
Portfolio and journal	1	30
Total		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		-
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		100
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Uses technical and academic knowledge accumulated in visual communication design field for authentic projects.					X
2	Designs 2 and 3 dimensional creative products considering the aesthetic rules.				X
3	Employs efficiently the technical innovations required by the professional field.					X
4	Analyses problems related to the field starting from the concept and develops appropriate projects for the targeted audience.					X
5	Behaves according to the national and international professional ethical principles.					X
6	Builds awareness to universal and social problems by developed projects and offers solutions to them.			X
7	Gains sectoral experience by compulsory internship, relates academic knowledge with field experience.					X
8	Grasps the importance of interdisciplinary working by lifelong learning mind-set and collaborates with different teams.					X
9	Develops concepts and puts forth innovative and authentic works to enrich the cultural and artistic accumulation related to the field.		X
10	Transforms the creative ideas into moving and interactive visual expressions, executes multi-dimensional designs.				X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration	14	3 days a week x 6 hours = 18	252
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	1	1	1
Homework (Portfolio and journal)	1	1	1
Total Workload			254
Total Workload / 25 (h)			10,16
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

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