Introduction
The Department of Engineering
& Technology, recognizing that there are important elements
of industry which cannot adequately be taught within the four
walls of classrooms or laboratories at the University, has established
two types of internship experience. The Industrial Internship
is designed to provide on-the-job experience supervised by successful
practitioners. The internship shall directly contribute to the
development of a student's technical skills and knowledge and
be in direct support of the student's major or minor. Students
pursuing the Industrial Internship are typically employed in
such jobs as electronics, construction, manufacturing, design
and engineering graphics, computer-integrated manufacturing,
graphic arts, etc. The Industrial Internship is designed to
provide university credit for relevant work experiences under
actual employment conditions. Such intern experiences are appropriate
for students pursuing careers in both teaching and industry.
For those students pursuing a teaching certificate, internship
clock hours may be counted on a two for one basis towards the
4000 hours required to receive a vocational endorsement.
The Leadership Internship,
available only at the graduate level, is designed to serve
students who aspire to be employed in mid-level or higher management
and supervision positions in industry or in leadership positions
in education such as vocational director, co-op coordinator,
etc. This internship requires on-the-job leadership experience
directly related to the student's career goals.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the intern experience
is to encourage students to obtain meaningful off-campus positions
related to their future career goals. Students will use the
internship as the basis for observation and investigation.
Classroom theory must be put into practice. The general objectives
of the internship experience consist of:
1. Gaining on-the-job experience
in a business, industrial, or educational related occupation;
2. Developing a functional
understanding of the organization; and
3. Having experiences in human
relationships, the development of technical communications,
social, and civic competencies.
Documents
The following documents are
available for additional internship information:
