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Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education

Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Thomas A. Bodnovich Karen L. Duda Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Extends work of an earlier project … Internships: A Proposed Methodology for Success earlier project … Internships: A Proposed Methodology for Success

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Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education

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  1. Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Thomas A. Bodnovich Karen L. Duda

  2. Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Extends work of an earlier project … Internships: A Proposed Methodology for Success 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  3. earlier project … Internships: A Proposed Methodology for Success • Obtain an internship job • Identify an appropriate project • Advisor communications with employer • Advisor communications with student-intern • Record internship experiences in a journal • Prepare an internship paper • A detailed outline is provided to the student • Publish the internship paper on the internship web-site 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  4. Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education • Process of course development • Experiences from course delivery 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  5. Process of course development • Select a Course Management System (CMS) • Support for course communications • Course productivity • Student involvement • Course administration • Course delivery Extensive CMS listing:Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) www.edutools.info/course/ 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  6. Process of course development • Become familiar with CMS e-learning tools • Identify course objectives… the Internship Course objectives are … • Acquire discipline specific job experience • Develop and refine professional work skills • Apply academic theories to business problems • Develop progress reports • Improve written communications • Learn about various career opportunities 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  7. Process of course development • Match e­learning tools to course objectives Chickering et al, good practices in undergraduate education … • Encourages student-faculty contact • Encourages cooperation among students • Encourages active learning • Gives prompt feedback • Emphasizes time on task • Communicates high expectations • Respects diverse talents and ways of learning 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  8. Process of course development • Match e-learning tools to course objectives (continued) … the Internship Course e-learning tools are … • Syllabus • Threaded discussions • E-mail • Electronic assignment submission • Grade book • Links to external web resources 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  9. A few items from the syllabus 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  10. Experiences from course delivery • Course enrollment • 27 students completed course • 12 students currently enrolled • Archive of each term • Communications • Streamlined • Unusual to talk face-to-face • Impersonal • Interns shared experiences with each other 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  11. Experiences from course delivery • Communications • Interns shared experiences with each other (continued) • initial impression about the internship position • types of job orientation • internship experiences • analysis of concepts learned either at the internship site or through on-line discussions 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  12. What is the next direction for the internship course? Recall … • Started with a little used course • Developed a methodology for offering the course • Converted the course to a distance education offering • On the horizon • Examine usefulness of other e-learning resources • Examine course discussion topics • Some other electronic support (non-CMS) 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  13. Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Questions or comments 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

  14. Internships: Benefits Through Distance Education Thank you 2005 MBAA/SAIS Conference

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