ASSIGNMENTS FOR COMM 4410/4445
Because students who register for Comm 4410/4445 receive academic credit for internships, there are
assignments to be completed and timelines to be observed. The timetable of an internship generally
corresponds with the semester timetable of UNCC. There are three assignments interns must complete: Early
Evaluation, Mock Interview, and a Final Exit Interview.
1. Early Evaluation- Students will meet as a group on a specified day and time to discuss their internship
experience. An email will be sent with the room number, date, and time. There are two sets of evaluations that
must be completed prior to the meeting; Early Evaluation: Site Supervisor Feedback and Early Evaluation:
Student Feedback. Both evaluations can be found at the moodle course website, as well as at the links below.
Interns are responsible for emailing the link to their site supervisors at the appropriate time and requesting the
timely completion of the early evaluation. The site supervisor should print a hard copy upon completion and
submission to share with you. There will be an option at the end to print. Students must also print a hard copy
of their own evaluation upon completion and submission in surveyshare. You MUST bring both evaluations to
the Early Evaluation with the Internship Director.
Early Evaluation: Site Supervisor Feedback
Early Evaluation: Student Feedback
**Note: Students with legitimate conflicts with the early evaluation meeting time (class, work, internship,
etc.) may schedule an individual early evaluation with Ms. Kuntzman by using niner advisor at
https://nineradvisor.uncc.edu/login?nocheck=true. Please bring documentation to support your absence from
the group meeting.
2. Mock Interview- To improve your interview skills, students must schedule a mock interview with the career
center. An email will be sent with a link to a google spreadsheet that you will use to schedule your interview.
Interviews will only be offered at certain times during the semester, so you are encouraged to schedule your
interview as soon as you receive the email. An Online Tutorial link is also provided in the internship moodle
course to prepare you for the interview. Each interview takes
about 15 minutes and will be graded.
Students will receive immediate feedback about their interviewing skills. A confirmation from the Career
Center will be sent to the Internship Director for students who complete their mock interviews.
3. Final Exit Interview- At the end of the semester students will meet in small groups of 5 with the Internship
Director to discuss their internship experience. An email will be sent with the room number, date, and time,
along with the group numbers and members of each group. There are 3 requirements for the Final Exit
Interview: Final Evaluation: Site Supervisor Feedback, Final Evaluation: Student Feedback, and a Portfolio or
Major Project. Both evaluations can be found at the moodle course website, as well as at the links below.
Students are responsible for emailing the link to the final evaluation to their site supervisors at the appropriate
time and requesting its timely completion. The site supervisor should print a hard copy upon completion and
submission to share with you. There will be an option at the end to print. Students must also print a hard copy
of their own evaluation upon completion and submission in surveyshare. You MUST bring both final
evaluations to the Final Exit Interview with the Internship Director. Students with legitimate conflicts with
their final exit interview meeting time (class, work, internship, etc.) may request to be switched to another
group.
Final Evaluation: Site Supervisor Feedback
Final Evaluation: Student Feedback
Guidelines for a portfolio:
When relevant, a portfolio which contains examples of work assigned and completed during the internship
should be submitted. The portfolio could include articles written or edited; correspondence written or edited;
press releases written or edited; scripts written or edited; descriptions of interviewing assignments conducted;
descriptions of research assignments conducted. Some additional formatting suggestions include:
 Use a black 3-ring binder
 Provide a cover sheet with the sponsors' name and logo on top and your name on the bottom (If more
than one internship has been completed, you might include a cover page for each internship.)
 Protective sheets (you may use the front and back of each sheet if necessary)
a table of contents
 Tabbed header pages for each category/section listed in your table of contents (you can find tabs that
you can stick onto the cover sheets at Wal-Mart). You should also include typed headings for the tabs
themselves and use color when possible.
 If you have a lot of work, it isn't necessary to include everything. Only include examples of your best
and most relevant work you completed in the internship. Remember that the portfolio is more about
quality than quantity. An interviewer will only take about 2-3 minutes to review a portfolio, so make
it easy to read and access and only include what you would actually take into an interview.
Guidelines for a Major Project:
This option is relevant in situations when an entire internship is focused on the production of one very specific
major project. Examples might include an issue of a newsletter or magazine, a cable television program, and/or
some similar major end project. Another alternative is to present an updated resume as your “Major Project”.
This option would only be used in cases where the student does not have any tangible evidence of their internship
experience. If you bring a major project, such as an audio tape (for those of you in radio) or a DVD (for those of
you in TV), you should bring:
 A page (like a table of contents) listing titles, dates, and times of segments included on the audiotape or
DVD.
 Include a brief description of each segment and put the audiotape or DVD in a protective sleeve.
If possible, find a way to package the sheet with the audio tape or DVD.
 Students who wish to submit an updated resume as their “major project” must follow the guidelines
presented in the Resume Guide which can be found on the moodle class website. You must add your
internship and edit your resume to reflect the suggestions in the Guide. You must also follow the
guidelines regarding formatting and content for your entire resume.
All internships are graded on a pass/no credit basis. Issues that affect a passing grade include: tardiness,
absences without advance notice and approval, abiding by dress codes, not completing evaluations, not
completing the mock interview, etc. An incomplete will only be assigned in emergencies. All students are
expected to fulfill their internship hours by the deadline assigned. The Internship Director reserves the right to
determine whether a student qualifies for an incomplete due to an emergency. In addition to successfully
completing the appropriate number of hours at your internship (120 or 240), all assignments must
successfully be completed before a passing grade will be assigned.