Welcome to Externship

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• Welcome to Externship!

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Externship Information

• An introduction to EAM 3206
• EAM ????????
• Chinese written translation provided by Lu Jin,
  EAM Graduate, 2008

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Your Instructors . . .

• Professor Beth Gray

• Kris Kendrick, Graduate Assistant

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What is the purpose of Externship?

• Experience ????
• If a job announcement calls for experience
  you will have it! Mention the experience you
  have acquired through Externship and Internship
  in your cover letter and resume.
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• Focus on application, rather than theory??????
• The knowledge you gain through externship will
  compliment what you learn in the classroom.
• Training
• No matter what aspect of emergency management you
  plan to pursue, the more training and experience
  you have, the better!

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Required Text

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• For guidance, see the Course Guide and the
  portfolio example at??????
• http//eam.atu.edu/portfolio/

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Externship Opportunities??????

• YOU are responsible for seeking externship
  opportunities.
• Be resourceful and creative (important qualities
  for emergency managers)!
• Seek out opportunities on your own and run them
  by the instructor or graduate assistant for
  approval.??????????,??????????????
• Here are some externship resources and
  suggestions????????????????????????
• Check Your Tech E-mail OFTEN (Numerous
  opportunities are sent out via email!)
• Online FEMA courses
• EMI Courses
• A recommended foundation of courses (the
  Professional Development Series) can be found at
  Recommended Courses
• Join the International Emergency Management
  Student Association (IEMSA) for exclusive
  externship opportunities??IEMSA ???????????
• Visit http//eam.atu.edu and click on IEMSA
  and the Calendar/Externship link on the upper
  left corner.
• Become a member of the Community Emergency
  Response Team(CERT)
• Visit http//eam.atu.edu and click on CERT

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Expectations of those in Externship

• Professionalism
• Punctuality
• Honesty
• Conscientious Behavior
• Remember - You are representing the EAM
  Department and Tech

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How to document externship???????????

• At EAM sponsored events
• Look for a sign-up sheet
• Sign it
• Pick up a copy (in the plastic file caddy on the
  wall outside Dean 110) when notified by the EAM
  Department Secretary (or it may be emailed to
  you)
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  ?,????????
• At other events
• YOU MUST GET (or create) YOUR OWN DOCUMENTATION!
• This includes
• Authorized Signature
• Name of Event
• Date of Event
• Hours of Your Participation
• ????????,?????????,???????????????

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Who will keep up with your externship
hours?????????????????

• YOU! ???
• Suggested Methods ????
• File Folder
• Excel Worksheet
• Word Document
• Binder
• Legal Pad

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CREDIT for FEMA Independent Study (IS) Courses
FEMA ???????

• In your portfolio, you will submit documentation
  of 150 contact hours of externship.
  ???????????,???????150???????????
• 10 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) (100 contact
  hours) may be of FEMA Emergency Management
  Institute (EMI) Courses
• ??,10?CEUs ,??100?????,????FEMA EMI ???????
• 1.0 CEU 10 externship contact hours 1.0 CEUs
  ???10???????
• .3 CEU 3 externship contact hours 0.3 CEUs
  ???3???????
• .8 CEU 8 externship contact hours 0.8 CEUs
  ???8???????
• The list of courses can be found at EMI ?????
• EMI Courses
• A recommended foundation of courses (the
  Professional Development Series) can be found at
• Recommended Courses ????
• Completing all the recommended Professional
  Development Series courses 7 CEUs (70 contact
  hours) ?????????7 CEUs ???70??????

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Assessment ??

• Pass/Fail ???????
• To pass this course you must ????????
• Pass Blackboard Quiz with a 75 ??
• Attend a required information session ????????
• Submit portfolio ON TIME! ??????
• Have proper documentation supporting the 150
  hours in your portfolio. ????150 ?????????
• Submit the portfolio in the required format
  (which is shown in the portfolio examples) ???????

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Critical Dates!!!????

• Check your Course Guide for the following dates
  ?????????????
• The date by which you must confirm your
  enrollment in the course in order to remain in
  the course!
• ?????????
• The date when your Externship Portfolios is due!
• ??????????
• (It must be submitted on or before that date)

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How do you submit your portfolio??????????????

• Electronically on the Extranet???
• Tutorials available at http//eam.atu.edu/support
  .php
• Tutorial Link - Welcome to Extranet
• Extranet Technical Support (for assistance with
  on-line submission)
• Jonathan Collins
• 479-356-2020 or jcollins3_at_atu.edu

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Questions?

• If you are viewing this power point on your own,
  be sure to contact your instructor or graduate
  assistant with any questions
• kkendrick_at_atu.edu
• egray3_at_atu.edu
• If you are viewing this tutorial after spring
  2009, be sure to check with the EAM Dept. to
  verify your instructors contact information
  teichenberger_at_atu.edu or [phone]

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• Thanks for watching!