Academic Internship Orientation

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Academic Internship Orientation

• Academic Reflection Of Your Internship Experience

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What Is An Academic Internship?

• An academic internship is any carefully
  monitored work or service experience in which a
  student has intentional learning goals and
  reflects actively on what she or he is learning
  through the experience. Academic credit is earned
  for the experience.
• The internship is overseen by a faculty or staff
  member at the University of Memphis and by a
  designated representative at the internship site.
  

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Whats the difference?

• Part-time Job
• Great source of income, limited new learning
  opportunities generally.
• Academic Internship
• Purpose is to learn something new, acquire new
  skills and knowledge for future job preparation.

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The Learning Experience

• Learning can come from many different sources
• The work assignments
• The work environment
• The work team
• The community partners
• Events that occur during your internship
  experience

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Get Prepared To Learn

• Be Open To New Experiences
• Start With A Great Learning Attitude
• Learn As Much As You Can
• Anticipate Your Experience
• Be Open To Feedback
• Become A Keen Observer

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Your Site Supervisor and Feedback

• Feedback is how we learndont be afraid of it!
• If youre unsure, ask for feedback!
• Learn from the feedbackif youve made a mistake,
  learn from the mistake and excel in that activity
  next time!

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Academic Reflection

• Reflect Upon Your Experience and Ask Yourself
  These Questions
• What did I learn through this experience?
• How have my previous courses prepared me for
  this?
• What would I do differently if I could repeat
  this experience based on my new knowledge?

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Your Academic Portfolio

• A Summary Of What Youve LearnedFor Now and For
  The Future
• Use The Outline In Your Internship Orientation
  Packet To Guide You
• Sample Student Portfolio

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Getting Started

• Learning GoalsWhat Do I Hope To Accomplish?
• Connecting Your Coursework To Your Internship
• Internship Site Researchcheck the website, what
  does your employer provide to the campus or the
  community?

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Learning About Yourself

• Career Assessments
• Does this experience help you know more about
  your future goals? www.memphis.edu/career
  services/Focus 2
• Career Preparation
• Update your resume with your new skills, include
  in your portfolio
• Ask your site supervisor for a future reference

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Learning About The Experience

• Portfolio1-2 page typed summary
• Evaluate what skills youve acquired
• The new knowledge youve obtained
• The soft skills youve learned-teamwork,
• etiquette, culture, communication and
• more!

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Journaling and Time Log

• Time LogsKeep track of your hours it will be
  too difficult to do at the endsample time logs
  in your packet.
• Personal JournalKeep notes of what you learn in
  a personal journal. Youll be able to recall
  experiences easier for your summary at the end.

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Program Evaluations

• Using the forms provided, gather evaluations
  from
• Your faculty advisor (at the end)
• Your internship site supervisor (at the end)
• Your personal evaluationmidterm and final
• Copies of form in your packet, email Mrs.
  Tuberville for electronic forms to submit.

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Using This Experience In The Future

• Take Your Portfolio To Future Interviews for
  internships and Jobs, Scholarship Interviews
• Show What Youve Learnedinclude photos or
  project samples demonstrate your experience
  creatively!
• Save on a DVDyou can keep it easily and share
  with future faculty and employers

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Resources Available

• Office of Academic Internships
• Career Services
• The Internship Team Members
• www.memphis.edu/internships
• www.memphis.edu/career services
• Faculty Advisor

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Remember This Is A Learning Experiences

• Education is revelation that affects the
  individual
• Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 1780
• It gives meaning to everything you have learned
  and makes practical sense of something youve
  known as theoretical.
• Student Intern Reflection

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An Internship Experience

• Will Be What You Make It
• Do Your Best and Make It A Great Experience!