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Information for
all current interns
What is it?
| The Third Annual Breakfast will be
on Nov 17, 2006. All sponsors. interns and their supervisors are
cordially invited to this event. A full Breakfast Buffet starts at
8:00 AM. On this morning four
interns will compete for a total of $1000 prize money by making 12 minute
presentations each.
The theme of the presentations will be what the interns have done and achieved during
the co-op internship. The four will be selected through a
competitive selection process, described below. All
interns are required to participate in the selection process by submitting
an abstract and a PowerPoint presentation (see below). Each intern is
also expected to attend the Annual Breakfast event. 20% of the
CECS494HCC grade for the fall semester comes from the material you submit for the competition. The
timeline/deadlines for the various steps are shown in the HC calendar. |
| Place: Sierra Center (Click
here for map) Time 8:00 - 11:00 |
| Prizes: First prize $400
Second Prize $300 Third Prize $200
Runners up $100. Each of presenter will
also be honored with a Certificate
of Recognition by the college of engineering and computer science. |
Why should you compete?
| You will be a showcase for the
college - the honor student among the honor students! |
| You will get a chance to present
your achievements to many company engineering managers, HR representatives,
college faculty and fellow students. This could be a significant opportunity
to showcase your talent. |
| Of course, there is
the prize money- but we think that you will want to compete for the
recognition and the prestige. |
| You will be prepared early for
writing the end of semester report; a good deal of the material you
prepare for the competition can be includable in that report. |
Step by Step instructions on
how to participate.
| Step 1 |
Prepare and submit
abstract and slides Submit an abstract
and a set of preliminary PowerPoint slides .
ALL CURRENT YEAR INTERNS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STEP. See
the HC website Calendar for submission deadlines.
The abstract should be between
half a page to a page of typed text, describing the content of your presentation. Describe what
projects or tasks you have been working on (working on a single project/task
is fine). Describe how these projects/tasks have helped your employer.
Please be specific on the benefits- no generalized statements such as "it
makes my company profitable". Mention your role(s) in these
projects and tasks. What new knowledge or experience have you gained?
If you have something else of significance that you would like to mention
then please do so.
Include your name, phone # and
your company's name in the abstract.
email your abstract to
ecscoop@csun.edu by the deadline shown in
the calendar in the HC website.
Make sure that the
subject line has the format
Subject: abstract-your last name
Example
abstract-barkataki
note everything is
in lower case
Prepare a set of Powerpoint
slides. No more than 10 to 12 slides. Make the slides
interesting; include graphics, photographs, etc. not use just words!
email your preliminary
presentation slides to
ecscoop@csun.edu
Make sure that the subject
line has the format
Subject: slides-your last name
Example
slides-barkataki
note everything is
in lower case
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| Step 2 |
Faculty and staff will select eight semifinalists.
If
you are selected as a semi-finalist, then rehearse your presentation.
Make sure that you can do a good presentation within 10 to 12 minutes.
Then on the appointed day make a presentation to faculty and staff.
Receive feedback and suggestions. See the HC website Calendar for
date, time and place.
If
you were not selected as a semi-finalist, you still have accomplished a
great deal. The abstract and the PowerPoint slides will be use in
writing your end of semester report.
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| Step 3 |
Semi-Finals
All interns are welcome to attend and help select the four
finalists.
If your are a semifinalist, then you will make presentations to staff
and faculty at CSUN room JD4440. You can revise and modify the
presentations from the original submission.
You should practice and time your presentation to make perfect.
These presentations will be made using an LCD projector and a college
laptop. Please email your revised presentation to
ecscoop@csun.edu
by 5:00 pm the day before the semifinal. This is mandatory to do
virus checks and load the material on the laptop. TO AVOID THE RISK OF
VIRUS AND OTHER MALWARE, SUBMISSIONS MUST BE VIA EMAILED ATTACHMENTS.
PLEASE DO NOT PLAN BRINGING USB THUMB DRIVES OR CD/DVDS.
Faculty and staff will select
four finalists. Selection will be based on multiple
criteria such as: achievements
reported, quality of the presentation material, presentation skills, and the field of study
and evaluations received from other interns present during the semifinal.
The four finalists will receive comments and suggestions from the faculty
for improving the slides and presentation styles.
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| Step 4 |
The
Annual Breakfast Day Competition
All current interns are expected to
attend the honors Co-Op annual breakfast. I would like to ask
you to invite your supervisor to the breakfast (we serve a great breakfast
catered by the University Club). Attendance and participation
contributes 5% towards your CECS494HCC class grade.
If you are a finalist, then please
revise
and update your presentation using the suggestions made to you during the
semi final. Rehearse your presentation. These presentations
will be made on an LCD projector using a college laptop.
Please email your revised presentation to
ecscoop@csun.edu
by 5:00 PM, the day before the Annual Breakfast.
Winners are judged by the industry
representatives (no faculty, stuff, or intern participation i the judging) |
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Hints and
guidelines Links to helpful sites,
sample abstracts and presentations are available from the email sent to the
interns. They are not accessible from this website. |
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