ITFN 4014 Orientation

1. ITFN 4014 Orientation Fall 2014 Semester

2. Contact Information • EMail           byronjeff@clayton.edu • Homepage   http://faculty.clayton.edu/bjeff • Tel: CSU         (678) 466-4411 • Fax: CSU        (678) 466-4459 Office Hours: TR 2:00-4:30 PM or By Appointment

3. Contact Information (Contd.) • Director: Bridgette McDonald • Tel: CSU (678) 466-5400 • Fax: CSU (678) 466-5468 • E-Mail: BridgetteMcDonald@clayton.edu • Experiential Learning Office: EdgeWater Hall Suite 228

4. Deliverables & Deadlines • Submission of Experiential Documents for Review/Approval • Internship Weekly Deliverables • Daily Journal/Weekly Status Reports • Time Log Updates • 2 Reports (Written Report on Most Meaningful Objective & Section Report) • Hard Copy of Time Log • Hard Copy of Task Lists (Project Mgmt; ITFN 4014 only) • Minimum Hours Completion Date • (Unless request for extension is granted) Already due! • Starts 8/24/2014Every Sunday 11:59 pm • December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014

5. Submission Guidelines • Student must submit all documentation via Desire2Learn. Submit the following in the 1st week documentation slot as a single document: • Student Name • Student email link: 'csu' email required, other email optional • Learning Objectives

6. Website Guidelines (Contd.) • Site Supervisor Name     • Host Organization • Name • Address • Website (If available) • County      • Site Supervisor • Phone number and alternate Number      • Fax Number • Email Link • Description of Company (see Section 1 of Final Report)     • The 3 objectives from Experiential Agreement

7. Weekly Time Log Each "student/intern" is responsible for maintaining an accurate and current Internship Time Log. The Time Log will be periodically checked for student progress throughout the semester. • The Weekly time log must account for all time spent on the internship since the beginning. • The total number of hours until the end of that week must be recorded.

8. Weekly Status Reports-Daily Journal • A detailed description of your daily activities. • Each weekly report should only detail activities for that week. • Note that the status report is a separate document from the time log. The status reports are not a substitute for the time log.

9. Status Reports-Daily Journal • A example detailed description of your daily activities: • June 15th, 2014 – 1:00pm – 4:00 pm • Met with supervisor to discuss available software products and implementation guidelines. Presented cost analysis for the top three vendors to include total cost, time frame limitations and technical scope requirements. Determined upcoming milestones and had all parties agree to specific dates for testing and implementation. Specific updates will be forthcoming regarding testing and installation of selected software products and applications.

10. End of Semester Binder Contents Written Report (Minimum of 1000 words; (Signed by Site Supervisor) Section Report    (Sections 1-8 with cover) Hard Copy of Time Log (Signed by “SS”) Hard Copy of Daily Journal/Weekly Status Reports (Signed by Site Supervisor) Hard Copy of Task List/Gantt Chart (Ref. Project Management; ITFN 4014 only) All Four (4) Experiential Documents

11. “Most meaningful Learning Objective“Written Report Each "student/intern" will independently prepare a professional written report describing their “most meaningful Learning Objective" which was stated at the beginning of the semester and identified in your Experiential Learning Agreement • Cover Page • Single Space • 1,000 words (minimum) • Must be signed by Site Supervisor • Must be included in Deliverables Binder

12. Section ReportsSection Report Must Be Signed By You & Your Site Supervisor • Section 1 • General Description of your working environment • Section 2 • Identify the objective(s) / problem you are, will be, working on • Section 3 • Identify decision criteria which is important to resolving the problem/objective • Section 4 • Developing alternatives • Section 5 • Analyze alternatives • Section 6 • Select the best alternative • Section 7 • Implementing the alternative • Section 8 • Evaluating the decision effectiveness

13. Final Time Log Each "student/intern" is responsible for maintaining an accurate and current Internship Time Log. The Time Log will be periodically checked for student progress throughout the semester. • Printed Hard Copy of Final Time Log (must match weekly Time Logs) • Must be signed by both the student andSite Supervisor • Must be included in Deliverables Binder

14. Task List/Gantt Chart Each "student/intern" will construct a task list/gantt chart describing how the objective was accomplished and what tasks were performed. Many of the tasks can be tracked from the Status Reports that are maintained weekly. • Printed Hard Copy of Final Task List (ITFN 4014 students only) • Must use Project Management software for construction. You may obtain MS Project Professional software from the ELMS web site at http://msdn01.e-academy.com/clayton_infomath/ • Must be included in Deliverables Binder

15. Minimum Hours • ITFN 2012 • Each "student/intern" is required to work a minimum of 150 hours for a 2 credit hours Cooperative. • ITFN 4014 • Each "student/intern" is required to work a minimum • 200 hours for a 3 credit hours Cooperative or • 400 hours for a 6 credit hours Cooperative • If you are registered for 3 credits and work 400 + hours you will still receive only 3 credits

16. Grading Criteria – ITFN 4014 Weekly Email Updates with Attachments 10 Written Report 15 Section Report 5 Final Time Log w/Daily and Cumulative Totals 5 Task List 5 Experiential Documents Learning Agreement 1 Learning Objectives 1 Graduation Evaluation or Application 1 Updated Resume 5 Binder Appearance with Index and Tabs 2 Total Points 50

17. Do Not Forget • Start Submit your Time Log and Daily Journal via Desire2Learn starting ….. • No later than Sunday August 24th, 2014

18. Any Questions ?