Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

SAM 3905 - Internship and Career Preparation


This course provides students with a structured planning approach to optimize their internship experience. Students focus on personal and professional development, self-reflection, skill development, and building professional relationships and networks during the planning for an internship experience.

Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain the purpose and benefits of internship databases.
  • Students will be able to describe the process for contacting potential partners.
  • Students will be able to construct a prospect plan for potential community-based internships.
  • Students will be able to produce an internship project plan to present to potential internship partners.
  • Students will be able to apply SMART learning goals to their internship experience.
  • Students will be able to explain how skills and knowledge can be gained from an internship experience.
  • Students will be able to produce a milestone schedule.
  • Students will be able to describe the return on investment for intern partners.
  • Students will be able to discuss the role of offboarding at the conclusion of an internship experience.


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