TO:ALL STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO ENROLL IN THE INTERNSHIP
(SPEECH COMMUNICATION 495) FOR FALL 1995
FROM:PAUL KRIVONOS, INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR
SUBJECT:SCHEDULE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
You are required to fulfill ALL of the following by the dates
indicated. Failure to do so may result in your receiving no
credit for the course.
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION IN SPC 495 IS ALWAYS DONE AFTER TTR
BY ADDING THE CLASS ON A CHANGE OF PROGRAM FORM. YOU MUST
FILE THAT FORM WITH ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS DURING THE ADD
PERIOD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.
1.Tuesday, 29 August 1995 at 2:00 p.m., SP 224, ATTEND THE
SCHEDULED INTERNSHIP MEETING.
2.If you are allowed to register in SPC 495, REGISTER FOR
THE COURSE ON A CREDIT/NO CREDIT BASIS--that is the only way
it is offered. File a change of program with A&R to add the
class (make sure you check the box for credit/no credit).
3.Friday, 29 September--TURN IN YOUR INTERNSHIP CONTRACT
(YOUR INTERNSHIP DUTIES MUST BE INCLUDED) TO DR. KRIVONOS'
MAILBOX. If you are having problems obtaining the proper
signatures, be sure to inform Dr. Krivonos before this date.
4.Friday, 29 September TURN IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (ON
THE PROPER FORM) TO DR. KRIVONOS' MAILBOX:
a.TIME AT INTERNSHIP (e.g., Monday & Wednesday 12-2).
b.NAME AND LOCATION OF THE INTERNSHIP (FULL ADDRESS INCLUDING
CITY AND ZIP + PHONE NUMBER).
c.NAME OF SUPERVISOR AT THE INTERNSHIP SITE.
d.INSTRUCTIONS (OR MAP) TO INTERNSHIP SITE.
5.Friday, 8 December--TURN IN YOUR FINAL PROJECT (see the
handout for instructions); turn in your site evaluation; also
be prepared to turn in your journal if requested to do so.
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION
INTERNSHIP CONTRACT
(Please Print)
Intern (student)
Semester 19
Address
Phone ( )
City
Zip
Internship served at
Address
Phone ( )
City
Zip
Internship Sponsor or Contact Person
1.Student will sign up for the Internship on a CREDIT/NO
CREDIT BASIS (the only way the course is offered).
2.Student will comply with all due dates.
3.Student will work 10-12 hours per week (average) on the
internship for a total of about 150 hours for the semester
(as a minimum).
4.Student will keep an Internship Journal (not a diary;
rather a recording of important communication activities that
the Student feels are worth noting).
5.Student will write a term paper (see accompanying sheet).
6.Student will attend class meetings, if called.
7.Student interns will comply with the rules for Student Off-
Campus Experiential Education passed by the Educational
Policies Committee of the Faculty Senate of CSUN.
8.Student will list internship duties on the reverse side of
the sheet (to be assigned in consultation with Sponsor and
Internship Director). This item MUST be filled out and
constitutes the interns' objectives which must be fulfilled
for the Student to receive course credit. Duties listed
should be moderately specific (e.g., write press releases,
put together employee benefits manual, provide marketing
analysis, etc.).
Student's Signature
Date
Sponsor's Signature
Date
Speech Communication 495
Internship
Dr. Krivonos
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE TURNED IN ALONG WITH YOUR
INTERNSHIP CONTRACT (to be completed on this sheet):
Your name:
Times you are at your internship (e.g., MWF 11-3):
Name of company or organization where internship is being served:
Name and position of your internship supervisor:
Telephone number of your internship supervisor (including area code):
Full adress (including zip code) of internship site:
Directions (or a map) of how to get to your internship site:
List your internship duties, which should be moderately
specific (e.g., write press releases, put together employee
benefits manual, provide marketing analysis, etc.):
Speech Communication 495
Internship
Dr. Krivonos
INTERNSHIP TERM PROJECT
The Internship Term project will consist of the following:
1.A statement of the relationship betweeen the internship and
the student's career goals.
2.A statement of the relationship between the internship and
the student's option in the department.
3.A 5 to 6 page type-written paper on how the student was
able to apply his or her academic knowledge to the internship
(job) situation. This paper should include the following:
a.How, what, and where was the student able to put into
practice on the internship information learned in the
classroom setting.
b.An analysis of the interaction between "theory" and "practice."
c.A brief analysis of the communication in the organization.
d.The impact on the job of any major communication events.
N.B.: This paper is the academic component of SPC 495 upon
which your Credit or No Credit grade will be based. (The
work/job component is necessary, but not sufficient for
receiving credit.) The paper must be comparable to a "C"
paper to receive credit.
STUDENT EVALUATION OF
INTERNSHIP SPONSOR
SPEECH COMMUNICATION 495
NAME
NAME OF
SPONSORING COMPANY
WOULD YOU RECCOMMEND THIS INTERNSHIP FOR OTHER STUDENTS?
(Circle one)
YES NO WITH THE FOLLOWING RESERVATIONS:
WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:
WHAT ARE THE WEAKNESSES OF THIS INTERNSHIP:
OTHER COMMENTS:
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION
INTERNSHIP RELEASE FORM
In consideration of being allowed to participate in Speech
Communication 495, the Internship Program in the Department
of Speech Communication, California State University,
Northridge, I:
(Print Name)
do hereby irrevocably and personally release and hold
harmless and forever discharge the State of California, the
Trustees of The California State University, California State
University, Northridge, and each and every officer, agent,
and employee of them (hereinafter collectively referred to as
the "State") from all claims, causes of action, or liability
of every kind which I may have in the future or that any
person claiming through me may have in the future against the
State by reason of any injury to person or property or death
in connection with my participation in the above described
activity.
I have read this Release and fully understand the terms used
in it and their legal significance. This Release is freely
and voluntarily given with the understanding that the rights
to legal recourse against the State are knowingly given up in
return for allowing my participation in the activity
described above.
Participant's Signature Date
Witness