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Please note the following:
Field placements will be made to enable student interns to participate in the normal functions of the assigned agency/company in which some aspect of Sociology appears relevant and can be applied. The primary value of the internship rests in its unique ability to provide motivated juniors and seniors with the opportunity to apply and integrate sociology course material to actual job situations. Placements in the following settings can serve as examples with comparable sub-specialty areas in Sociology: hospitals (Medical Sociology); corporate departments of public affairs, consumer relations, market research, etc. (Social Research Methods, Sociology of Organizations); museums and galleries (Sociology of the Arts); senior citizen centers (Marriage and the Family, Sociology of Aging); union offices (Labor Relations); welfare agencies (Social Work Practice); probation department (Deviance, Criminal Justice). Click here for further examples. Periodic conferences and seminars are an integral part of the internship program. Students are expected to keep a weekly journal, write a resume and complete a short term paper for grade evaluation, and participate in computer-mediated instruction. |
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Course Objectives
to provide practical working experiences relevant to the student's academic and personal background to develop a familiarity with the environment of applied sociology by first-hand contacts with community agencies and private
corporations who employ sociologists in various capacities to provide structured opportunities for students to observe, to participate and to analyze ongoing operations and their relationship
to sociological theories to suggest and develop realistic career possibilities for participants after graduating and orienting them to advanced work in applied
sociology settings to develop a cordial and interdependent relationship between the community (both private and public) and the university to develop techniques and skills of accurate observation, data collection, and tabulation, interviewing, reporting and evaluation and
analysis of work objectives articulate clear service, career and learning goals conduct computer-mediated assignments to affect personal and academic development to seek new knowledge and critically examine the work setting, its usefulness for clients. This involves participation in staff meetings;
identify forces within the health field and society as a whole leading to increased government participation in the delivery of health care analyze the changes in the health delivery system, and the structure of Health Maintenance Organizations utilize computer-mediated assignmentsThe Internship, Practicum and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions. Brian N. Baird, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1996.
It will be useful for you to view your internsip as a stepping-stone to your career. Therefore, I am challenging you to learn as much as possible about your particular agency, and I hope that you achieve a beneficial and successful experience.
Work assignments will be planned by the Director. In addition, students will be required to develop a final paper which will evolve from work assignments and the readings. This will insure that a reading list is developed and integrated throughout the term's work assignments. Students are required to attend a monthly seminar with the other internsfor that term, keep a wekly journal, complete a resume, skill assessment, activity objectives and a Learning Contract for grade evaluation.
Interns will be evaluated by on-site Supervisor's report, conference interviews, seminar participation, and by the final term paper and any and all documents requested of the Intern by the Director.
Attendance at your internship is mandatory. Your grade will be affected if you miss days without making them up.
Please see me if you are having a problem attending.
All assignments are expected to be handed in at the specified seminars. Late assignments will be downgraded for each day late,
however, they will be considered on a case by case basis. Therefore, it is essential that you prepare accordingly to ensure promptness.