INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

PHYS 574V - Internship is a supervised experience in an organizational setting for graduate students interested in education. We consider the internship as an important part of the preparation of a competent professional in the field. Research clearly shows that learning a subject does not adequately prepare one to teach it. It is undertaken to develop competencies in college teaching, student personnel work, service and administration. Its purposes are to assist the student to:

  1. Integrate professional experience with theory for more complete learning;
  2. Determine suitability-aptitudes, interest, and skills for a particular type of work or career interest;
  3. Develop and expand professional competencies, skills, interests, and expectations in preparing for a job; and
  4. Fulfill preparation requirements and expectations for a degree.

Nature of the Internship

The internship should simulate actual experiences and responsibilities of a professional position. It should not only involve responsibility, but also accountability, for a successful job performance. The internship should be a pre-structured, meaningful, goal-oriented type of experience. Additionally, it may require specific processes and tasks such as site visitations, interviews, observations, fact-finding, term paper, etc. Experiences should be pre-planned and guided by goals that are expressed in terms of intended accomplishments.

The internship is structured through the cooperative efforts of the student, a faculty advisor who guides the student and a field supervisor in the cooperating institution or agency in which the internship is undertaken. Each internship is individually tailored to meet the needs of the student. It is the student's responsibility to originate and design the plan in harmony with the faculty advisor's suggestions and approval.

Guidelines

  1. Application for internship should be made at least a week prior to enrollment in the course. The student confers with a faculty advisor relative to the type of experience desired. Several weeks may be required to formulate a satisfactory and agreeable plan as well as to arrange a suitable site for the experience.
  2. Internships are intended to provide new or added experiences for the student.
  3. Internships may be undertaken any term or during multiple terms. They may be full-time or part-time for several weeks, months, or a year. To the extent feasible, the block of time or duration of the internship should be estimated in advance.

Teaching Internship

In addition to the guidelines presented heretofore, students engaged in teaching internships are expected to do the following at their assigned jobs:

  1. Carefully study the institution, the faculty handbook, and the program (purposes, courses, faculty, etc.) in which they teach;
  2. Gather as much data as available concerning students;
  3. Hold periodic interviews with the department chairperson or instructional supervisor concerning the progress of the course or courses being taught;
  4. Observe other teachers in the program. Study the methods and techniques of those considered outstanding;
  5. Although classroom innovation is strongly encouraged, avoid hastily planned or ill-considered experimentation in the classroom; and
  6. Retain all preparations, lesson plans, learning units, instructional materials constructed to each class with the expectation that these will be reviewed by the faculty to assist in evaluating the intern.

Some teaching internships are not served in the classroom. The internship may involve curriculum planning, construction of learning units, working in a learning resource center, assisting in the use of instructional media, or other meaningful on-the-job experiences. In all cases, however, students will be expected to fulfill the internship requirements as indicated herein.
 
 

PLAN FOR PHYSICS INTERNSHIP IN TEACHING

PHYS 574

Name: __________________________________________ Faculty Advisor: ____________________________ Date: _____________________

Nature of Internship: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PHYS 574V Credits: _____ Site: Unit and Location(s) __________________________ # of clock hours required? _____________

Length of Internship: __________ weeks Beginning Date: ______________ Residence Address: __________________________________

(During Internship) __________________________________

Terminal Date: _______________

Supervisor: _____________________________________________ Phone: ___________________ E-mail: ___________________________

When, how often will you meet with instructor during internship? _______________________________________________________________

Anticipated Experiences

Below, outline what you intend to accomplish, how it will be done, how long it will require, and what evidence or assessments of the experience can be obtained. Relate each of these items sequentially across the page. (See example at end.)

Objectives Planned, Activities, Time Period, Reports & Evaluations

 

 

 


 

Completion Activities:

1. _____ Complete Diary      

2 . _____ Assemble material developed during internship

3. _____ Write Self-Assessment

4. _____ Arrange Assessment Review with Advisor - DATE: ________________

5. _____ Wrap-Up Interview with Supervisor - DATE: ___________________

6. _____ Hold Assessment Interview with Internship Advisor - DATE: ___________________

7. _____ Approval: _________________________ (Faculty Advisor Signature)

 

Example (Normally, I would do this landscape across the page objectives>planned activities> etc. but too hard to come out nice on web!):

Objectives                                                                  

 

    1.     Understand functions of a computerized MIS for a Nursing Program.                                                                         

    2.     Know user requirements of an efficient record system for a nursing program.

           

Planned Activities 

1.      Study MIS at Medical Center. Read "Institutional Research as a Tool for Allied Health Administration" J. of Allied Health, v.6, no.2, Spring, 1977. Discuss sources of computer data with Director of the Computer Center.

2.   Discuss Needs of Uses of Computer Data with Head of Nursing Program.
 

 

Time Period

1.      Two Weeks

                  2.   Third Week            

 

 

Reports & Evaluations

1.      Be able to describe MIS uses in the Nursing Program.  Be able to use a terminal to recall student data.

                  2.   Record your impressions on increased use of the MIS for the nursing department.