10:762-400:01
PLANNING & POLICY INTERNSHIP
Fall 2011
Coordinator: Ann Marie Hill
Room 547, Civic Square
Office Hours by Tuesdays, 9:30 - noon
and by appointment
annmhill@ejb.rutgers.edu
CONTRACTS DUE: September 2, 2011
INTERNSHIP WITH SEMINAR (3 CREDITS) A 125 hour field experience in the public or private sector
plus bi-weekly online exercises. Students are required to complete a contracted project
under the supervision of a field preceptor and a faculty supervisor. Students present their
final projects in an in person or online format. Open to 762 majors only.
Required Viewing:
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Randy Pausch, Time Management
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5784740380335567758
All members of our community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably
acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain advantage not given to all students is dishonest,
whether or not the effort is successful. A violation of academic honesty is a breach of trust, and will result in
penalties, including possible suspension or expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting,
or collaboration, consult the course instructors. http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/students.shtml
Fall Semester Begins
September 1st
Thanksgiving
November 24-28
Regular Classes End
Tues December 13
Final Presentations
Tues Dec 14th & Wed. Dec 15th
Final Assignments Due
December 16th
Read on for: class schedule, overall expectations, attendance policy, grading procedures.
Schedule: You are required to have access to a computer and the internet for this course. It
is also recommended that you have a web camera attached to your computer. Assignments
with due dates are posted on Sakai and are generally the Wednesday following the unit start
date at 5 pm EST. There are approximately 4 times when we will be meeting either inperson (classroom 261) or online synchronically using a procom online chat room. See the
specific calendar for these dates and times. The first live session will be September 9th at
Noon and will be an orientation for the course. Please do your best to participate.
In designing this course, I have relied extensively on the organization and content of the
course text. As a result, the PowerPoint presentations for the course are not original to me,
but drawn from in the form of synthesis and summary of pertinent material.
Log Memos should be submitted to your dropbox. Other assignments should be submitted
to Assignments for grading. This class will present a Poster or Powerpoint presentation for
its final project. Threaded discussions should be launched on the unit start date by noon
and continue until 9 am of the following unit start date. (Friday to Friday).
DATE
September 2nd
SCHEDULE
Self Study
Session
September 9th
LIVE
Session ( Noon)
September 23rd
Self Study
Session
October 7th
October 14th
DUE
Review Class Expectations and Assignments
All signed contracts due in office.
“Introduction and Goal Setting”
Watch Video: Randy Paucsh’s “The Last
Lecture”
Participate in Live Chat 1: Synchronous
Orientation @ Noon EST.
Participate in Threaded Discussion: Getting to
Know You. (starts on Friday at noon)
Assignments: Quiz 1 (September 14th at 5 pm
EST)
Administration: Team Member Assignments
“Designing Your Future”
Watch PowerPoint Presentation 1: Setting Career
Goals
Participate in Threaded Discussion1:
Theme:“Finding Your Way in a New Work
Environment”
Assignments: Quiz 2,
First Log Memo 1 to Drop box (September 28th @
5 pm EST)
Special Speaker: Larry Jacobs, Career Services
Resumes & Interviews, Sept. 23rd, Rm 261,
9:00 - 10:30 am (Voluntary Attendance)
Self Study
Session
Interviewing & Job Search Strategies”
Online PowerPoint Presentations 3 & 4: Key
Elements to a Successful Job Interview”/”Key Job
Search Strategies”
Participate in Threaded Discussion 2: Making
Yourself Heard in the Workplace
Assignments: Quiz 3
Live and Self
Study Session
“Plan Your Work And Work Your Plan”
Watch video: R. Paunch Video: Time Management
and Online PowerPoint Presentation 3: Time
Management
INTERACTIVE SESSION: “MOCK INTERVIEWS”
(Scheduled in Room 261 in Bloustein at 1 pm)
Participate in Discussion 3: Meeting Deadlines &
Improving Efficiencies
Assignments: Quiz 4,
Log Memo 2 to Sakai Drop box (October 19th @ 5
pm EST)
November 4th
November 16th
December 2nd
Assignment
Only
Self Study
Session
Self Study
Session
December 9th
Self Study &
Online Chat
Room
Discussion
Session
December 14 15th
LIVE
Session
Video Resume due on November 9th in
assignments
“If You Want To Be A Professional, You Have To
Act Like One”
Online PowerPoint 5: Professionalism in
Workplace
Threaded Discussion 4: Water Cooler Gossip:
Good or Bad?
Assignments: Quiz 5,
Log Memo 3 to Drop box (November 20 @ 5 pm)
Draft Project Description Memo (See samples in
doc sharing) due in Drop box on November 20th.
Professional Presentations Are Easy
“Developing a Professional PowerPoint
Presentation” Tamara Swedberg, RM 261 @ 9 10:30 am (Attendance Highly Recommended)
Threaded Discussion 5: Negotiating for Success
by finding the Win-Win
Assignments: Quiz 6
Optional Draft Poster or PowerPoint may be
submitted for review. (December 7th @ 5 pm
EST)
“Lessons Learned”
Live Chat Room: ONLINE HELP
Threaded Discussion 6: The most important
lessons learned from your internship.
Assignments: Final Log Memo due in Drop box
FINAL POWERPOINT/POSTER Presentation due in
Assignments (December 9th @ 5 pm)
Project Presentations Begin
Completed & Signed Time Validation Sheets Due
in office.
Career Path due in Assignments by 5 pm
December 16th
NO CLASS
Signed Timesheets due in Room 261 by 5 pm.
Career Path due in assignments by 5 pm.
First advice:
The future you create for yourself is limited only by your ability to imagine yourself doing what
you want to do.
 Dress for Success. Always, always, look your best. Life is competitive and you want to
create a good first impression.
 Be as Good as your Word. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Think before
you speak because people will take you literally – and make decisions about you based
on everything and anything you say. If you are scheduled for work, be there. No
excuses. No shows are unprofessional.
 Stay Organized. Know what your obligations are and meet them. When you know you
will not be able to meet them, handle them early and responsibly. Think about what you
would want to happen if it were the other way around. Never leave anyone in the lurch.
 Arrive on time. Arriving late is the major complaint against interns. Come when
scheduled and stay until you are supposed to leave. This internship is not about your
convenience.
The class culture follows a business environment. You are expected to act as professionals at
all times. Think of me as your boss not your professor. Accuracy, timeliness and attention to
detail are all essential. At the end of this class, you should expect to transition from student
to professional. It can be very challenging but also a wonderful experience.
Grading:
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PROJECT/POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - 35%
WORKSITE PERFORMANCE (Preceptor evaluation & log content) - 15%
LOG MEMO - 10%
ONLINE PARTICIPATION – 10%
VIDEO RESUME - 10%
MOCK INTERVIEWS– 10%
CAREER PLAN-5%
WOW FACTOR – 5% Professionalism & Growth in Business Skills & Communication
Participation: You will be assigned to lead a threaded discussion online once during the
semester. This discussion will focus on a common problem faced by interns starting in a new
position. You will prepare an introductory paragraph laying out the issue and then launch the
topic with several thought provoking questions. It is your job to keep the discussions going
over the next two weeks. Interaction during threaded discussions and group involvement in
mock interviews will be factored into this grade. You should also support each other online.
Group Assignments: You will be assigned to a team of approximately 2-3 class members
during the first week of class. You will also work as a team on your mock interviews. Each
student will be interviewed by his or her team members and then in turn, will interview the
other team members. You will then decide among yourselves who gets the job.
Log Memos: Your work logs should be in business memo format to me as Intern
Coordinator from you with your title as intern with X agency. Use short, action oriented
sentences that are grammatically correct and organized in brief paragraphs. See 2010
Internship Log Samples for further direction. You receive a single grade for all logs
submitted with overall quality and improvement key considerations.
Video Resume: More and more recruiters, employers and graduate schools are relying upon
short videos summarizing the skills, experience and interests of their candidates. These are
designed to give insights into who you are, what your accomplishments are and what special
qualities your possess. It should be short, professional in tone and focus on that fundamental
first step in any interview: Please tell us about yourself. (See samples in resources)
You should use a video camera or computer with video capacity to make a 3 minute video
for this assignment. If you are unable to gain access to the right equipment, then you may do
a PowerPoint but it must have a voice over and not merely be a slide driven written resume
of yourself.
Field Work: Your preceptor does not give you a grade, but does have an opportunity to
evaluate your performance and this is taken into consideration for your field work grade.
Your logs will also contribute to the overall field work grade you receive.
Time Sheets signed weekly by your preceptor will be collected at end of the internship. You
cannot receive a grade without a signed timesheet. These may be verified by the internship
coordinator with your preceptor. A letter of recommendation from your preceptor is highly
recommended upon completion of field assignment.
Projects & Poster/PowerPoint Presentations: Projects must be outcomes driven and
demonstrate your ability to apply theory and knowledge to real life practice. You should
identify a substantial project that provides a final product to showcase the quality of your
work during the internship. A project description memo will be prepared that summarizes
the project following a specific format. The memo must be approved by your preceptor and
me in early December. This memo will lay the groundwork for your final Poster/PowerPoint
presentation to be held on December 14th or 15th. If you are not available to present in
person, remote access will be used to allow you to present to the class via the internet.
Preceptors are encouraged to join in person or online for their intern’s presentations