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Ensure
that you meet the requirements for enrolling in the
International Business Internship course. |
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You are required to:
• be in good academic standing (not on
academic probation or suspension)
• have a grade point average
of 2.00 or higher
• have completed at least three of the
following courses with grades of C or better: |
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ECO 3703 International Trade
FIN 4604 International Finance
MAN 4600 Management of International Business
MAR 4156 International 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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2. |
Create a high-quality resume. |
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Meet
with the Career
Management Center staff to improve to
improve your resume and make necessary changes. |
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b. |
Take your drafted resume to the Internship
Coordinator for approval. If changes are required, you
must make them and obtain the Coordinator’s approval
at least 3 months before your internship begins. |
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Give the Coordinator five copies of your
resume on high-quality paper |
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Arrange your internship. |
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a. |
There are two ways of arranging an internship.
Ultimately, the internship must be approved by the Internship
Coordinator.
• Find an internship on your own
• Work with the Internship Coordinator or the Career
Management Center |
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b. |
To be approved, an internship
must consist of the following:
• At least of 180 supervised hours
• A variety of international business learning
experiences
• Exposure to the international aspects of the
company's operation
• 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 the intern and discuss the evaluation
with the intern
› Accept
a one-time visit during the semester from the Coordinator |
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c. |
Submit
a letter on company letterhead signed by the supervisor
that explains the details of the internship |
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d. |
Internship credit may be earned for a
student's present employment only under the following
circumstances: |
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The internship changes
the nature of the student’s job responsibilities
significantly, resulting in a new learning experience.
You may NOT receive internship credit for the job that
you are currently doing. |
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You submit a one
page word-processed explanation describing your internship
responsibilities and how they will differ from your
current responsibilities. |
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Both you and your
internship supervisor sign this explanation. |
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e. |
You must have your internship arranged
at least one (1) week prior to the beginning of the UNF
registration period. |
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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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Download |
Request
for Approval to Register |
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Download |
Five Learning
Objectives
Must be developed in consultation with your employment
supervisor and signed by him/her. Be sure to retain a second
copy of the learning objectives for you to use in the preparation
of your final report. |
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Download |
Student Contract
Take any required actions that it mandates. |
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Submit these forms and the
supervisor’s
letter on company letterhead to the Internship Coordinator
no later than one week prior to the beginning of the
UNF registration period. |
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The Internship Coordinator
will determine whether your internship meets program requirements. |
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If your internship meets the program
requirements, then UNF will give you permission to register
for the International Business Internship course (GEB
3361) before the beginning of the registration period. |
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b. |
If your internship does
not meet program requirement, then the Internship Coordinator
will notify you of that decision and the reasons for
it. The Coordinator will use the contact information
you provide on the "Request for Approval to Regsiter" form above to contact you, so be sure to
keep the Coordinator informed of any changes that occur. |
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c. |
Regular communication with the Coordinator
throughout your internship search should ensure that you
are not stuck with a non-approved internship once registration
begins. |
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Register for the International
Business Internship course. |
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a. |
To receive credit for an International
Business internship, you must actually register for GEB
3361 just as you would for any other course. (Don’t
forget to pay for the course.) |
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b. |
Students may use only one international
business internship in their Program of Study. |
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Submit “Mid-semester
Time Sheet” to International Business 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 Internship Coordinator
on time. The first of these is the Mid-Semester Timesheet.
Your supervisor should fill out and sign this sheet
at the end of each internship week. You
are also required to attend the mid-semester internship
seminar. |
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Download |
Mid-Semester Timesheet |
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Complete the "End-of-Semester"
Timesheet. |
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During the second half of
the internship, your supervisor should fill out and sign
the “End-of-Semester Timesheet” at the end
of each week. |
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Download |
End-of-Semester
Timesheet |
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Have your supervisor complete
the "Employer Evaluation". |
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Download |
Employer Evaluation |
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a. |
At
the beginning of the last week of classes, your supervisor
must complete this form. |
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b. |
Your supervisor must discuss
your evaluation with you (indicating on the form that
he/she has done so) |
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Mail or fax the form to the Internship
Coordinator (address is on the form) so that the Coordinator
receives it 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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Complete the “Intern's Evaluation” form. |
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Download |
Intern's Evaluation
Discuss the responses on this form with your supervisor. |
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Write a final paper describing
the internship experience. |
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a. |
For each of your original five Objectives,
your paper must either
• Explain how you accomplished the objective,
or
• Identify those factors that prevented you from
doing so. |
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Paper formatting requirements:
• Word-processed with twelve-point font and one-inch
margins
• Double-spaced, with page numbers
• 5 to 10 pages in length
• Conform to formal report writing style
• Correct use of grammar, spelling, and sentence
construction
• Stapled in the top, left-hand corner.
(No reports in folders will be accepted.) |
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Review the final paper with your supervisor.
Each page of this report must be signed by your supervisor
indicating he/she has read your report. |
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The 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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International
Business Internship Coordinator must have received
the completed “Employer 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 be 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:
• relations with others
• judgment
• ability to learn
• attitude
• dependability
• quality
of work
• knowledge of international 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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