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Ensure
that you meet the requirements for enrolling in the Entrepreneurial
Internship course and create a high-quality resume. |
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To enroll in the Entrepreneurial Internship course,
you are required to:
• be a junior or senior in the Coggin College of
Business
• minor in Entrepreneurship
• be in good academic standing (not on academic probration
or suspension)
• have a grade point average of 2.50 or higher
• complete the following courses with a grade
of C or better:
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FIN 4461 Financial Statement Analysis
GEB3154 Entrepreneurial Marketing |
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b. |
The best time to do your internship is
during your second-to-last semester. Waiting until your
final semester can put you at risk of not finding an
internship. Moreover, having an internship during your
final term will decrease the amount of time that you
can devote to your job search.
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c. |
Draft your resume and meet with the Career
Management Center staff to improve your resume
and make necessary changes. Meet with the Internship
Coordinator to receive approval of your resume. |
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Obtain approval by your
academic advisor on the Entrepreneurial Internship Clearance
Request Form. |
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Entrepreneurial
Internship Clearance Request Form |
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3. |
Arrange
your internship. |
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a. |
There are two ways to arrange an internship:
• Find an internship on your own
• Work with the Internship Coordinator or the Career
Management Center.
(The Coordinator can assist with finding
an internship as she has met with various entrepreneurs
who are interested in providing an internship.) |
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b. |
Obtain the Internship Coordinator's approval
of the selected internship.
To be approved, an internship must consist of the following: |
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• at least 180 supervised hours
• a variety of entrepreneurial learning experiences
• opportunity to observe the business practices of
successful entrepreneurs
• agreement by the company to do the following
 › certify the required number of hours you work and
the tasks that you perform
› sign a weekly time sheet
› complete
an evaluation of your internship and discuss
it with you
› accept a one-time visit during the semester from the Coordinator
• be a paid internship |
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c. |
Obtain a letter on company letterhead
signed by the supervisor that explains the details of the
internship. |
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4. |
Once
you have arranged an appropriate internship, you must
complete the following forms and submit to the Internship
Coordinator,
along with
the letter from the firm. |
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Request
for Approval to Register for the
Entrepreneurial Internship
Course Form |
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Five Learning Objectives Form
Must be developed in consultation with your employment
supervisor and signed by him/her. Be sure to retain
a copy of the learning objectives for your use in the
preparation of your midterm and final report. |
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Student Contract
Form
Take
any required actions that it mandates. |
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Submit these forms and the supervisor’s
letter on company letterhead (see step 3) to the Coordinator
no later than one week prior to the beginning of
the UNF registration period. |
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5. |
The Coordinator will determine
whether your internship meets program requirements. |
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a. |
If your internship meets the
program requirements, then UNF will give you permission
to register for the Entrepreneurial Internship course before
the beginning of the registration period. |
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b. |
If your internship does not
meet program requirements, then the Coordinator will notify
you of that decision and the reasons for it. |
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c. |
Regular communication with
the Coordinator throughout your internship search should
ensure that you find an approved internship once registration
begins. |
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6. |
Register
for the Entrepreneurial Internship course. |
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To receive credit for an
internship, you must actually register for the Entrepreneurial
internship course just as you would for any other course.
Do not forget to pay for the course. |
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7. |
Submit the Mid-semester
Time Sheet to
the Internship Coordinator and
attend the
mid-semester internship seminar. |
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Once your internship begins,
you will have to ensure that several reports
and forms are submitted to the Coordinator on time. The
first of these is the “Mid-Semester Time Sheet” below. Your
supervisor should fill out and sign this sheet at the end
of each internship week. At the end of the 7th week,
you must submit this completed form to the Coordinator.
You must also attend the mid-semester internship seminar. |
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A weekly journal and mid-term report also will be
required. |
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A mid-term report will be
required. Students will keep a weekly journal to
record their activities, observations, what they have
learned, challenges faced, and any progress toward reaching
the objectives of the internship. The journal will
be useful to write both the mid-term and final report. |
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FOR THE MID-TERM
REPORT: |
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Explain your progress toward
each of the objectives or identify those factors that
prevented you from doing so. |
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What have you learned so far in your internship? |
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Formatting requirements are: |
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• word-processed with
twelve-point font and one-inch margins
• double-spaced, with page numbers
• 5 to 6 pages in length
• conforming
to formal report writing style
• correct
use of grammar, spelling, and sentence construction
• stapled
in the top, left-hand corner. |
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9. |
Complete
the End-of-Semester Time Sheet. |
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During the second half of
the internship, your supervisor should fill
out and sign the “End-of-Semester Time Sheet” at
the end of each week. |
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10. |
Have
supervisor complete the Employer's Evaluation form. |
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At the beginning of the last
week of classes, your supervisor must: |
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• complete the Employer's
Evaluation form.
• discuss your evaluation with you
• indicate that he/she has done so on the
form
• mail or fax the form back to the Coordinator
(address is on the form) |
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The Coordinator should receives
this form no later than the first day of final exam week
(or by the last day of class in a summer term). |
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11. |
Turn
in journal and a 6-10 page written paper, Student’s
Evaluation form, and End-of-Semester
Time Sheet to the Internship Coordinator. |
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You must write a final paper
describing the internship experience and complete the
Student's Evaluation Form. You
must discuss both with your supervisor. Submit to the
Internship Coordinator no later than the last week of
classes. |
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FOR THE FINAL
PAPER: |
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For each of your original Five
Learning Objectives, your paper must either |
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Explain how you accomplished the objectives
or identify those factors that prevented you from doing
so. |
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Indicate what you have learned from the
experience. |
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Describe business practices that you observed. |
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Describe challenges of owning a business. |
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Describe knowledge, skills, abilities that
are necessary to be successful. |
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b. |
Formatting
requirements are: |
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• word-processed with twelve-point
font and one-inch margins
• double-spaced, with page numbers
• 6 to 10 pages in length
• conforming to formal report writing style
• correct use of grammar, spelling, and sentence construction
• stapled in the top, left-hand corner |
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EACH page
of this report must be signed by your supervisor indicating
he/she has read and reviewed your report. |
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d. |
The internship coordinator will
grade your paper as if it were a project for your employer
in a position you received after graduation. |
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FOR THE EVALUATION: |
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12. |
Internship
Coordinator must receive the completed Employer's
Evaluation form. |
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The coordinator must receive
the Employer's Evaluation form by the first
day of finals week (or the last day of classes for a
summer term internship). |
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| Grading |
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Internship grading is pass/fail.
A passing grade requires ALL of the following: |
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The student meets all deadlines,
as described in the checklist. It is the student’s
responsibility to know and meet all requirements and deadlines. |
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The supervisor rates the
student in the median category or higher in the following
areas: |
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• relations with others
• judgment
• ability to learn
• attitude
• dependability
• quality of work
• knowledge of an entrepreneurial business |
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The supervisor rates the student
as satisfactory in both attendance and punctuality |
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d. |
The supervisor rates the student’s
overall evaluation as average or better |
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Failure to meet any of the
above requirements will result in a failing grade for
the internship. |
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