NAME OF STUDENT:
SIGNATURE OF CONCENTRATION ADVISOR:___________________
SIGNATURE OF LEAD 891 INSTRUCTOR:________________________
LEAD 891 – EXTERNSHIP PROPOSAL
AGENCY & CONTACT:
FOCUS:
OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
TIME REQUIREMENT: 100 Hours (minimum) – To be completed during ______
semester.
OVERVIEW OF EXTERNSHIP:
Appendix A
Requirements and Expectations of Externship Participants
The externship requirements cannot be filled with duties listed in the student‘s current job
description and under the supervision of the student‘s current employment supervisor.
As in all JMU School of Strategic Leadership Studies courses, the JMU Honor Code and the
Personal and Professional Conduct Evaluation Criteria apply during the externship experience
and in the externship setting.
In this spirit, the following expectations are offered as a general guide. Some negotiation will be
necessary for each contract, and some responsibilities will therefore vary.
Responsibilities of the Extern:
 To collaborate with the program to identify the externship site and negotiate the contract
with the site
 To apply and integrate doctoral program experiences with the needs of the site
organization
 To develop and maintain professional relationships
 To seek, recognize, and benefit from professional development opportunities
 To communicate clearly and professionally at all times
 To seek and accept supervision from the site organization and the program
 To document the externship experience
 To tailor an evaluation method by which the externship experience, processes, tasks,
products, and outcomes can be assessed and reported
 To prepare appropriate documents and reports, though not specifically requested
Responsibilities of the SSLS:
 To collaborate with the student toward development of a written contract
 To establish a working relationship with the agency prior to placement
 To be accountable for the student‘s preparation
 To provide consistent and professional consultation and supervision to the student
 To maintain communication and understanding between the program and the agency
 To evaluate the externship experience, processes, and outcomes
Responsibilities of the Externship Site:
 To provide professional level responsibilities and tasks to the student
 To maintain communication with the program (which may include monthly check-ins)
 To provide clear expectations regarding tasks, processes, and outcomes
 To provide an environment (physical and intellectual) and resources (work space and
equipment) conducive for professional demonstration of competencies
 To provide the best possible supervision to the student
APPENDIX B
General Outline for Project Paper around the topic of Implementation of Change
Typical sections in a paper on this topic may include: (Total length approximately 25 to 35
pages)
I.
Overview of the organization: Aims, mission statement, brief history, and
organizational structure. You can include an organizational chart to illustrate the various
layers within the organization.
II.
Organizational culture/readiness for change (campus, state, federal environmental
influences; change in leadership)
III.
Changes organization is implementing: Goals of the change, student learning
outcomes, curricular, co-curricular, and programmatic interventions, policy changes
IV.
Description of primary stakeholders in the process
V.
Description of proposed implementation process: timeline, communications plan
VI.
Anticipated organizational facilitators of change and collaboration and how these
will be capitalized upon in introducing the initiative
VII.
Anticipated organizational inhibitors of change (and how these will be addressed)
VIII.
The role of cross-disciplinary teams in the change process
IX.
The role of leadership in the change process
X.
Evaluation of program outcomes as well as the effectiveness of the implementation
process.