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Syllabus v.1.1 – 6/8/06 – Will be Revised Course: MGT 498C - Management Internship Semester: Summer 2006 Tickets: #10774; Prerequisites: Mgt. 302 & 302L, Mgt. 360 and Upper Division Writing Examination Classroom: JH 2206 (originallyJH1204) Meeting Times: T or W 4-6.45PM (listed as TWR 4.00-5.17PM) Course website: http://www.csun.edu/~rk33883/498Home.htm Course WebCT site: http://webct.csun.edu Instructor: R. (Denny) Kernochan, Ph.D. E-mail: kernochan@csun.edu (Put “Mgt.498” in subject line if you wish to be sure I receive it promptly) Website: www: http://www.csun.edu/~rk33883/; Office: BB 4208 Office hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 2.45-3.45PM on class days; and by appointment. COURSE DESCRIPTION The internship experience is designed to help
students learn skills and knowledge that will have positive impact on their
professional careers. It provides students with valuable opportunities,
including the opportunity to observe and/or apply organizational management
concepts learned in the classroom as well as the chance to “test drive”
companies or careers that interest them. The
internship experience usually involves one or more special, on-site projects
in a sponsor organization. The special project must relate to issues
found in Management or Human Resources and take at least 150 hours to
complete. Completing the project(s) is an important requirement for
successful completion of Mgt. 498C. Students
are responsible for finding their own internships. In some cases, the teacher
may have referrals depending on the student’s particular interests. A
"regular job" does not qualify for MGT 498C credit. However,
it is quite acceptable to design a special internship project with your
current employer if it is entirely above and beyond your normal work duties. Students
are admitted to the internship course after the teacher has approved their
internship and signed their completed application form. The approval process
involves a brief personal interview in person or by telephone. Internships
involving very small organizations or family members are usually more
difficult to approve. Permission numbers are issued only after the instructor
has received and approved the completed application form. Acceptable
internship projects involve learning about important issues of organizational
management such personnel policies and procedures, employee recruitment &
selection, leadership, motivation, employee satisfaction, strategic planning,
business planning, reorganization, turnover, training needs assessments,
training program design, project management and compensation surveys. For
other ideas, review a Management 360 textbook. As noted above, the purpose of
the project is to expose you to the practice of management concepts and
principles that involve the principal functions of organizational management:
planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Thus, your project should
involve work with or exposure to one or more aspect(s) of these functions. Put differently, organizational management is
about organizing the work of others and how that work is done. A good
internship project exposes you to the organizational structures and processes
that manage the work of others. Generally speaking, if your special project
involves how things are organized (or planned, controlled or led),
that’s management. If the proposed project concerns the actual doing or
organizing of your own tasks or work, it’s not management. Projects
that involve accounting procedures, financial arrangements, sales or
marketing proposals are not suitable for Management Department Internship.
Also, internships in very small organizations (fewer than 10 employees) are
usually less valuable for management internships. TEXTBOOK(S) 1.
Required of all students: any Management
360 textbook published in the last 5 years. 2.
Required for students with fewer than 3 years work experience: Green, M.E. 1997. Internship
Success. Chicago, IL: VGM Career Horizons. The Green textbook is optional for other students. If you want ideas about finding an internship, it is recommended that you pick up this book before you start looking. Pages 1-68 have potentially valuable information on how to find the best internship for you. Get the paperbook edition on-line. COMMUNICATION - IMPORTANT Because each student comes to class only a few times during the summer semester, the course WebCT site and CSUN email are the primary means of course communication. Students are therefore responsible for all requirements and assignments sent by email to their CSUN email account. Students must therefore monitor their CSUN email frequently. Students who did not have failed the course. All communications will be considered delivered after 24 hours from the time of sending. Test your email arrangements now by sending yourself an email to your CSUN email address. If there are any problems, call the University Helpdesk at 818-677-1400. COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING
Grading for this course is credit/no credit. Students are responsible for (a) reading this entire document, (b) understanding the requirements of the course, (c) following the stated rules and policies, (d) submitting assignments before the deadline and (e) asking questions in advance if any clarification is needed. To earn “credit” for this course, a student must complete all of the following items on time and to course standards.
Internship Journal (JE)
As
preparation for answering these questions, read through your goal sheets and previous journal entries.
Work products submitted by students for this course
are private and will not be shown to any individuals working at the
sponsoring company. SECTION
MEETINGS 1. Students will be randomly assigned to a Roundtable section of approximately 15 students each. The roundtable sections will be designated A or B, and each student will belong to one. 2. Each section will meet 3 times during the course during the regularly scheduled class time and in the designated classroom. The number of meetings depends on the number of students in the course. 3. Each section meeting will have a different theme/topic. 4. Students should bring to their section meeting: (1) Most recent journal submission; (2) Diagnostic worksheets completed prior to the class meeting; (3) the completed Roundtable Preparation Questions if any; (4) Management 360 textbook; and (5) any other assignments communicated to you. 5. Students will be asked to attend a different section meeting if they arrive late or without these materials or without their homework prepared. 6. Students who miss both sections of a particular class session (thereby missing a particular theme/topic) will not earn credit for the course. 7. Students may need to change the date of their section meetings because they cannot attend during their assigned day. To avoid overcrowding, students changing sections must trade places with a student in the other section before the meeting. Students are responsible for making this happen. If there are communication difficulties, the teacher will forward an appeal to the other students in the course. DIAGNOSTIC WORKSHEETS (DW)
STUDENT CASE 1. All students will write one short case and submit it on WebCT. The case will be due for and presented at one of their section meetings. 2. Students are responsible for choosing the particular section meeting at which they wish to present. Instructions for reserving a particular section meeting are on the class WebCT site. 3. The case should describe a challenging management situation encountered in the student’s workplace about which the student wishes to receive feedback or assistance. It should not involve a situation discussed either in class or any student submission. 4. What’s a good case? A challenging management situation without any easy answers. The case should clearly state the writer’s view of the challenge(s) and give sufficient information such that the other students can appreciate the issues and prepare their responses. 5. Follow formatting instructions for Internship Journal. Maximum length: one page, single-spaced. 6. Students will read their section’s cases prior to class and be ready to discuss (a) the case situation, (b) the management principles and/or concepts that apply, (c) the range of possible solutions and (d) various methods for evaluating the alternatives including ethical considerations. 7. As part of the discussion process, students will be asked which management concept(s) might be useful in understanding, diagnosing and/or resolving the situation. 8. If case issues are sensitive, consult with teacher and/or disguise the company and the key players. LEARNING EVALUATION SURVEYS
COBAE ETHICS STATEMENT AND CSUN ACADEMIC (DIS)HONESTY POLICY The College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge, prepares students to be ethical decision makers. The college maintains high standards of ethical conduct that students are expected to maintain throughout their academic and professional careers. Please view the "core values" at http://www.csun.edu/busecon/CoreValues.pdf. The CSUN policy on academic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. A statement of the policy can be found in the CSUN 2004-2006 Catalog. Anybody found violating the academic dishonesty policy with respect to any aspect of this class will not receive credit for the course and will be reported to University authorities. MGT. 498C
PRELIMINARY CLASS SCHEDULE
(TO BE REVISED): === ALL ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY before 9.05 PM
=== Legend: DW = Diagnostic Worksheet JE = Internship Journal Entry RT = Roundtable Section (meeting)
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