PAPA Internship ONLINE
PAPA 595
Summer 2018
Professor: Nancy L. Huyck
Office: Alumni Hall 3128E
Email:
Class Info: ONLINE; Begins 5/29; Ends 8/04
Remote Office Hours: By appointment
Note: Thiscourse is being offered in a solely online format. All sessions listed below will be online instruction, relying heavily on electroniccommunication with the instructor and daily usage of Blackboard.
The best way to reach me if you have a question is via email. I will be checking email regularly. However, you may also reach my university voicemail (which is checked regularly) and leave a message at 618-650-3762.
Required Texts: None. All materials are available via the course shell on Blackboard.
Course Objectives:
The PAPA Internship Program is designed to accomplish three goals:
1) Provide opportunities for students to gain meaningful work experience in public and nonprofit organizations;
2) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for professional development and advancement; and
3) contribute to area public and nonprofit organizations.
Essentially, interns are charged to apply concepts and theories learned in the MPA program to administrative problems occurring in actual public organizations, or, understand the reasons why they may or may not be applicable.
Course Requirements: Students will be responsible for all readings and guidelines listed in the syllabus. This is an elective course in a master’s degree program. All assignments and examinations will be graded accordingly. Although there are no artificial limits placed on the number of “A” or “B” grades given, the student should be aware that an “A” grade will require “excellent” work and“B” grade will require “above average” work.
Toward this end, there are 260 points, which may be earned for this course.
- Joint Supervisor/Intern Evaluations (EMAIL only to )
The workplace supervisor completes monthly intern evaluation forms by the 15th of each month. The intern and workplace supervisor jointly completes the evaluations at the end of each semester. To be successful in future employment endeavors, it is essential that interns be able to effectively understand and communicate with their supervisors. Points earned based on timeliness of submission and the rankings assigned/feedback provided by supervisor.
Total points: 120 (30 points each for two monthly supervisor evaluations; 30 points for final supervisor evaluation, 30 points for time sheet submissions.)
- ONLINE Discussion Forums
Interns are required to participate in all online discussion forums unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Discussion forums will be facilitated via Blackboard and will be topic based. Students will be expected to participate in individual entries as well as peer feedback as part of each assignment. Due dates will be clearly posted.
Total points: 100 (There will be five discussion forums which are worth 20 points each)
- ONLINE Journals: (submit to instructor at )
Journal Instructions and guidelines will be announced via Blackboard as assigned.
Total points: 40 (Four journal assignments @ 10 points each)
Grade Scale (%):
90-100 A
80-89 B
68-79 C
58-67 D
58 (or below) F
Course Exam: There are no formal exams in this course. Examination is assessed from regular review of performance evaluations submitted by the hiring agency.
BLACKBOARD:
This section of PAPA 595 has a Blackboard location. Registered students should go to , follow instructions, and check course listings or sections on a regular basis. This includes the course syllabus, the grade book, as well as articles, internet links, power point presentations and other items of interest posted by me to enhance the course.
Due to this course being offered in an online format, it is imperative that you are familiar with Blackboard and utilize it daily.
TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Students are required to have access to the Blackboard Learning System and also have access to a computer. Students may utilize computers at Lovejoy Library, or any of the computer labs on campus. There are no technological requirements for this course other than access to and a working knowledge of the Blackboard learning system, as well as the basic knowledge of submitting assignments electronically via email (uploading attachments, zip files, etc.) from a personal computer.
Support for using Blackboard is available by calling 618-650-5500, or by visiting the SIUE web pages that provide information about Blackboard, e.g.
At a minimum, you will need the following software/hardware to participate in this course:
• computer with an updated operating system (e.g. Windows, Mac, Linux)
• Updated Internet browser (Apple Safari, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)
• DSL or Cable Internet connection or a connection speed no less than 6 Mbps. A secure, encrypted Wi-Fi (requiring a login and password) is acceptable. Note that some Blackboard components will not work properly on free Wi-Fi from places like Starbucks, Panera’s or McDonalds.
• Microsoft Office (SIUE Students can now get Free Office 365 at
• any other specialized software or basic software such as Adobe Reader, Media Players, Cloud Storage, Java, anti-virus software etc. (See:
Blackboard Maintenance:
Please note that there are scheduled maintenance times for Blackboard. It is essential that you be aware of those times and make sure that you have submitted any work in progress (e.g. tests, assignments, posts to journal, wikis or discussion boards) prior to the systems being shut down for maintenance. Any work in progress will be lost when the servers go down for maintenance. Visit the Blackboard Maintenance Times ( web site for specifics times.
Accommodating Disabilities: If you are a student with a disability that requires curricular or co-curricular accommodations, please go to Disability Support Services for coordination of these accommodations. All accommodations are individualized and require documentation of the functional impacts of the disability and severity. DSS is located in the Student Success Center, Room 1270; you may contact them to make an appointment by calling (618) 650-3726 or sending an email to . Please visit the DSS website located online at for more information.
Academic Misconduct (and Cheating): Academic misconduct includes, without limitation, plagiarism, cheating, failure or refusal to follow clinical practice standards, falsifying or manufacturing scientific or educational data and/misrepresenting data to be a result of scientific or scholarly experiment or research, and soliciting, aiding, abetting, concealing, or attempting such acts.
At the discretion of the instructor, any student found to be dishonest or socially irresponsible may be recommended to incur sanctions appropriate for the incident. Disciplinary sanctions may include a failing grade in the course, removal from a class, or disciplinary reprimand, probation, up to separation from the University.
Class Participation: Students will be expected to actively participate online and meet all assignment deadlines.
This course is Blackboard facilitated. All communications, assignments and pertinent information will be posted to the course shell. This course is Blackboard facilitated. All communications, assignments and pertinent information will be posted to the course shell.
Classroom Etiquette: This course is designed to be taught to students who are about to enter into a professional career or who are already in a professional career and are seeking to enhance their professional training. Each student will be expected to act and perform in a professional manner while communicating electronically and while working on any/all course projects. Failure to act in a professional manner may reflect upon the final grade earned for the class. You are expected to regularly check Blackboard for course updates, assignments and announcements.
Academic Integrity: Take personal responsibility for your education and actions. You should join course discussions having read the text and prepared to engage with your peers. The information offered by the instructor, the texts, and fellow students is quite valuable and should be viewed appropriately.
Assignment Due Dates:
All assignments, papers, and exams must be completed by the due date assigned. If you turn an assignment in late, you will be subject to the policy set forth below. Forums and blogs submitted past the posted due date will not be graded.
All emailed documents should be submitted in Microsoft Word formatting. It is your responsibility to ensure I can open your files!
Late Policy for Exams and Formal Writing Assignments:
Beginning the Summer 15 term the following late policy for exams/papers will take effect:
1 day or less late: 1 letter grade penalty; 24-48 hours late is half credit; more than 48 hours late is zero credit for the assignment.
Course Evaluation:At the end of the term, you will be asked to complete an anonymous course and instructor evaluation. All responses will be carefully reviewed; though will be unavailable to the instructor until after the final grades have been submitted.
Writing Standards: Students in the MPA program or taking MPA classes are expected to demonstrate professional writing standards. All writing assignments in this course will be expected to meet a minimal standard. These standards address spelling, punctuation, format, and basic grammar. A failure to meet these standards will result in a loss of points on the final grade for the assignment. An assignment with more than three errors marked by the instructor on any one page is considered unacceptable and will receive an automatic letter grade reduction. Additionally, the following will lead to an automatic grade reduction: (1) a paper having a single misspelled word will receive no letter grade higher than a “B” (2) a paper that includes first person references, or (3) failure to use proper citations for the materials. Properly proofreading and correcting the paper before turning it in will eliminate these problems.
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