Internship Match Program

Community High School

Winter 2016
Instructors:
Ayesha Amin (Email: aminaye@umich.edu)
Eric Morgel (E(mail: emorgel@umich.edu)

Course Meeting Information:

February-March 2016: Class meets Mondays during Block 7 (1:55-3:20 PM)
April-May 2016: 4 hours of internship work (individual schedules TBD)

Course Objectives: This course will introduce students to the working world by
allowing them to recognize their interests, develop professional skills, and gain
experience as an intern in a professional capacity. Students will experience working in
specific fields through their internships, and carry the skills they learn through their
work and professional development workshops for the rest of their lives. The students
will also be able to present their experiences at school so that others can learn from
them as well.

Course Expectations:
Demonstrate mastery of professional skills by participating in each workshop and
successfully completing all assignments.
Demonstrate acquisition and application of professional skills through successful
completion of internship.
Demonstrate specific content knowledge gained through the internship
experience in a final presentation. This includes the ability to describe the
purpose of their organizations work and the ability to answer general questions
about the field.

Schedule:

Week 1: Tell Your Story Workshop

Week 2: Resume Workshop

Week 3: Cover Letters Workshop

Week 4: Interviewing and Presentations Workshop

Week 5: Problem-Solving in the Workplace Workshop

Week 6: Project Initiation and Internship Preparation Workshop

Weeks 7-16: Internship Work

Work as an intern for 4 hours/week
Submit weekly updates via Moodle

Week 16/17 (Date TBD): Internship Experience Symposium

Create posters describing internship fields and work
Answer questions about internships and explain their significance to peers,
employers, faculty, families, and friends

Grades:

Point Distribution:
Attendance: 25 points total
Participation: 25 points total
Homework: 50 points total
Internship: 75 points total
Symposium: 25 points total
Rubric:

Attendance Participation Homework Internship Symposium

A Come to Actively Assignment Go to work TBD

every class listen and turned in on on time and
on time share ideas time and complete
during every fully every update
class completed; by deadline
work shows
maximum
effort

B Missed one Usually Assignment Go to work

class participate, is turned in on time, but
without but on time but one update
excuse occasionally shows lack is late
check phone of effort
during class

C Missed 2 Distracting Assignment Go to work

classes others is turned in on time, but
without during class late but more than
excuse (may include shows one missing
talking substantial or late
 during effort update
lessons);
occasional
participation

D Missed 3 Rarely if ever Assignment Is late to

classes share ideas is more work twice
without during class; than one
classes may distract week late
others and/or
shows
minimal
effort

F Missed 4 or Never shares Assignment Is late to

more classes or listens is not work more
without during class submitted than twice
excuse or misses
work
completely