A vital component of any college education is to relate what students are learning in the classroom to real world experiences. This experience opportunity is done through Internships, where students participate in real-life experiential learning environments. This course will guide students through learning and self-reflection about the various types of workplace situations to include: organizational structure, culture, institutional leadership, and project management processes. Students will participate throughout the internship course in a series of modules that will be delivered online through lectures, exercises, quizzes, writing assignments, a portfolio project and online class discussions with the instructor and peer students. This rich dialogue of sharing and comparing personal internship experiences will create a venue for students to understand the importance of relating academic coursework to real-world work experiences and share with one another ideas for getting the most out of the internship experience and creating future opportunities from what's been learned.
Prerequisites:
Students must secure their own internship prior to the first day of the online course start.
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Online Fixed-Date: Online fixed-date courses offer a convenient, yet rigorous style of learning that enables you to collaborate with your instructor and other students in a shared, online learning environment. These courses have fixed start and finish dates, but as an online student you will have 24/7 online access to your classroom assignments, syllabus and course resources. Our online fixed-date courses allow you to work on your assignments anytime, although you are required to complete the assignments by specific dates.
How is the learning structured? In an online fixed-date course, you and your classmates will proceed through the curriculum together, collaborating in a shared learning experience. Each online fixed-date course is asynchronous, meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime, although required to complete the assignments by specific dates. The course is designed with seven learning modules where all of the content is grouped into weekly assignments. Each module covers one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:
Our online self-paced courses are similar to online fixed-date courses, but are designed to give you a six-month period from time of enrollment to complete all assignments. Like fixed-date courses, online self-paced courses are asynchronous, meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime; the difference being there are no assigned due dates in self-paced courses. Your instructor will provide feedback via written responses on your assignments and exams. Grades are based on completed projects, assignments and exams.
How is the self-paced course structured? Like fixed-date courses, online self-paced courses are asynchronous meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime; the difference being there are no assigned due dates in self-paced courses. The content is divided into three or seven learning modules. Each module will cover one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components: