Syllabus PAD 6941 Government Internship School of Public Administration Professor Farazmand Fall 2013 301 SO Building Location: Open Boca campus Meetings: Open Office Hours: M, 4-5:30 PM Credit: 3 by Appointment 561-297-4154/2330—email preferred. Email: afarazma@fau.edu Course Description: A diversified work experience in management or staff positions in federal, state, or local government or in a nonprofit organization providing public services. NOTE: This course satisfies the internship requirement for students without prior public sector work experience. NOTE: All interns are required to schedule a meeting with the MPA/Internship Coordinator some time during the beginning of the semester or internship activities to go over the basics, requirements, expectations, and results. We will also meet once a month and towards the end of the semester. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes: WORK: Complete 20 work hours per week for the semester enrolled. WORK REFLECTION: Register and reflect on activities and experiences during the internship. CAREER REPORT: Assess the internship in terms of a learning experience and in terms of any insight gained with respect to the practices associated with careers such as those found in the office or agency where you worked. Course Evaluation Method: BI-WEEKLY LOG: On Friday of every other week, post to the Thread (BW Report 1, 2, etc.) on the Blackboard the days and hours worked as well as each day's activities and any notes on what you have learned. Post these reports on the Safe Assignment page on Blackboard under the Content. The log constitutes a record of the student’s time and internship activities and reflections on the experience. When keeping the log, avoid violating any rules of confidentiality of your internship provider. Here are some questions that can help you generate ideas for both your weekly log and your internship/career report: Are there specific events in which you participated or were there particular problems that you observed from which lessons can be learned? Expand on them. How was the experience valuable to you? How could it have been made more valuable? Are there any types of conflicts or power moves that affect the organization you work for? From your observations of the organization, can you think of any changes that would improve the organization's effectiveness? Was your perspective on public management altered as a result of your 2 experience? How has this experience affected what you plan to do in your future work life? Can you give an overview of your experiences as they relate to public management-public administration? INTERNSHIP/CAREER REPORT (10-12 pages, double spaced). Assess the internship in terms of a learning experience and in terms of any insight gained with respect to the practices associated with careers such as those found in the office or agency where you worked. Also assess and offer an analysis of how the Major Competencies you learned in your MPA program were applied in the real world of practice as an intern. It is important how you link these two together in your Report. Post this report on Blackboard by the last Friday of the semester or the first day of the final exam week, whichever comes first. Your report should be written carefully since it tells the faculty internship coordinator (the grader) not only what you have done in the internship but also what you gained from the experience. The report should be no less than Ten pages in length and posted on the assignment page in Blackboard—under Safe Assign. Your career report should not be simply a description of your on-the-job activities; rather, it should report your work situation and analyze your experience both in professional and personal terms. Attach appendices of any studies, reports, or projects that you have prepared or helped to prepare. STUDENT'S EVALUATION OF INTERNSHIP: Turn in this form at the end of the internship with your papers and logs. 3 PROVIDER'S EVALUATION OF INTERN: Give this form to your internship supervisor who should mail it to the faculty internship/MPA coordinator. This form requires an assessment of your work performance during the internship (see FINAL GRADE below). Supervisors should scan and email this form or mail a paper copy to the internship coordinator: Final Grade Your final grade in the course is based on your internship provider's evaluation of your performance (30 percent), the Career Report due the first day of finals week (30 percent) your Bi-Weekly Logs (7 points each for 40 percent). Near the end of the semester in which you have enrolled, you must begin to concentrate on completing the internship requirement so that a grade can be awarded. STUDENT'S EVALUATION OF INTERNSHIP is due the first day of final exam week. PROVIDER'S EVALUATION OF INTERN is due the first day of final exam week. Due to the nature of internships, the semester will in some cases end before the internship is complete. In this situation, a student may arrange an incomplete with the permission of the faculty internship/MPA coordinator. An incomplete that has not received prior approval from the faculty internship coordinator will result in a grade penalty/F. An incomplete must be resolved within one month of the end of the semester in which the incomplete was received. Inquiries concerning MPA internships should be directed to the internship/MPA Coordinator. 4 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who require special accommodation due to a disability to properly execute course work must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) --in Boca Raton, SU I33 (561-2973880); in Davie, MOD I (954-236-1222); in Jupiter, SR 117 (561-799-8585); or at the Treasure Coast, CO 128 (772-873-3305) - and follow all OSD procedures. Students at Florida Atlantic University are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards. Academic dishonesty is considered a serious breach of these ethical standards, because it interferes with the University mission to provide a high quality education in which no student enjoys an unfair advantage over any other. Academic dishonesty is also destructive of the University community, which is grounded in a system of mutual trust and places high value on personal integrity and individual responsibility. Harsh penalties are associated with academic dishonesty. For more information, see the Code of Academic Integrity in the University Regulations at http://www..fau.edu/regu/ations/chapter-1/-1.001_Code_of_Academic_fntegrity.pdf 5