COURSE SYLLABUS
Information Technology Internship
CIS 297-001
Summer 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructor:Tim Brown
Semester hours-Lecture Hours:1Lab Hours:2
Phone:618-222-5502
Toll Free in Illinois:1-866-942-SWIC (7942)
Office Hours:Posted outside Office Door(or by Appointment)
Office Location:IS 2107
E-mail:
Website:
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course requires an average of 10 hours a week for a 16-week semester (160 hours total) of supervised work experience at an approved work site. The course provides the necessary articulation between academic theory and the work site and helps students make a supervised transition to the career of their choice.
PREREQUISITES
Students should be enrolled in the last semester of study prior to graduation and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
APPLICATION OF COURSE
This course bridges the gap between the classroom and the work environment by giving students practical experience in performing tasks closely related to their major area of study.
COURSE PURPOSE
Information and skills learned in the classroom will be applied to on-the-job situations. In addition, the internship coordinator will focus instruction on the resolution of problems found in various work environments. The experience will enable graduates from the Computer Information Systems programs to enter the job market with the added advantage of prior work experience.
TEXTBOOK
The Career Fitness Program, 9th Edition, Sukiennik, Bendat, Raufman; Pearson Prentice Hall; ISBN13: 9780136090380
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY
- Career development workbook exercises
- Discussion (during group & individual meetings)
- On-the-job experience
- Analysis and evaluation of experience
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
- Make Computer Information Systems programs more meaningful for students.
- Provide effective job training for students who seek full-time employment after graduation.
- Provide experience in information technology under conditions of regular employment.
- Provide education that will allow students to increase their productive capacity and earning ability.
- Provide the opportunity for students to gain an understanding of the functions of management, government, and employee organizations.
MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate job placement skills by securing a contract in an appropriate environment for 160 hours of supervised work experience.
- Demonstrate human relations skills through effective associations with fellow workers, supervisors, and clients.
- Demonstrate competence in listening and following directions by completing tasks according to the instructions given by the employer.
- Demonstrate decision-making ability by establishing priorities for tasks.
- Demonstrate technical skills by completing assigned tasks with speed and accuracy.
- Demonstrate understanding of computer information systems by successfully using the latest technologies.
- Demonstrate oral communication skills by sharing experiences with the coordinator and other internship students.
- Demonstrate written communication skills by submitting correctly formatted reports detailing on-the-job experience.
- Demonstrate final preparation for entrance into the job market by earning a positive evaluation from the employer.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Student makes initial contact with employer of selected job site
- Student enters into contractual agreement with the employer of job site for 160 hours of work experience
- Formal orientation session conducted by instructor/coordinator
- Supervised on-site performance of student by employer
- Student reports based on his/her experience in the office
- Review of employer evaluation by instructor/coordinator
- Student completes assigned reading and exercises in career development
- Studentattends group events to develop workplace skills and job search strategies
- One or more individual meetings between coordinator and student to review course performance
- Student’s assessment of total internship experience
GRADING PROCEDURE
Both the employer and the Internship coordinator will evaluate the student. This evaluation will be based on the following:
- Employer:Attitudes, motivation, decision-making skills, operation skills, dependability, work relationships, quality of work, promptness, appearance, and over-all performance on the job.
- Coordinator:Timeliness, neatness, and accuracy of required reports; written communication of work experience; attendance at all individual or group meeting; and the ability of the student to relate classroom experience to the work environment
- Schedule of activities, due dates, and possible points will be distributed.
- Attendance at group meetings is required; students cannot make up the points unless they have a valid, pre-approved excuse.
- Successful completion of career development exercises.
- Points will be deducted for work that is submitted late, amounting to 10% of the total points for the assignment/activity.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
College Policy: You are expected to be present for all assigned classes, lectures or laboratory sessions. If you are absent, you must show your instructor that your absence has been for a good cause. If you are absent more times during the semester than the number of times the class meets per week, you may be dropped from the course at the discretion of the instructor. When a student is dropped by an instructor with an effective date before the midterm date of the class a “W” will be recorded. When a student is dropped for non-attendance by an instructor with an effective date after the midterm date, the instructor will have the prerogative to assign a grade of“F” or “W” or “WF”.
WITHDRAWAL
College Policy: An official withdrawal form must be completed and signed by students wishing to be removed from a class. The student should initiate the withdrawal process at the Admissions and Records Office. Students should not assume they are withdrawn from a class in good standing if they do not attend the class. Contact the Admissions & Records office for the last day to officially drop a class. If a student is withdrawn after midterm, they may be assigned a W or an F.
TARDINESS, LATE FOR CLASS
Tardiness may be dealt with as a nuisance activity as addressed in the Student Conduct Code; individual instructors may establish additional penalties for tardiness.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
In order to receive full credit, assignments must be turned in on time; individual instructors may establish additional penalties for late assignments.
FAILURE TO TAKE TEST
Students should not expect to make up a test that is missed; individual instructors will determine the penalty for missed tests. If a student misses a final exam, a 0 (zero) may be assigned for the final exam.
PHONES & PAGERS IN CLASSROOM
No phones or pagers are allowed in class; all phones/pagers should be turned off prior to entering the classroom. Failure to follow this policy will be considered a student disruption under the Student Conduct Code.
UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER USE IN CLASSROOM
Unauthorized computer use, including accessing the Internet and checking email during class, can be considered a disruption under the Student Conduct Code.
CHEATING/ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
College Policy: Academic misconduct including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and forgery; failure or refusal to follow clinical practice standards; and soliciting, aiding, abetting, concealing, or attempting such acts; may result in one of the following being imposed by the Vice President for Student Development: Disciplinary Reprimand, Probation, Social Probation, Suspension, and Expulsion.
Cheating: Working on a class assignment with others, including student tutors, when the instructor has not said that such collaboration activity is permitted. (While it is permissible to have general discussions about course work, unless your instructor tells you otherwise, any work you hand in must be a result of your individual effort and not the result of collaboration or plagiarism.)
Plagiarism: Failing to enclose quotations in quotation marks, failing to cite a source, or incorporating another’s work into your own.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Disability & Access Center- Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations are encouraged to contact the Disability & Access Center at 618-222-5368 or 618-234-3347 (TDD)to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.
Student Learning Outcomes– The assessment of student learning is an integral part of the educational experience at SouthwesternIllinoisCollege. To this end, the faculty continually assess student learning to improve student success. Occasionally you will be requested to participate in college-wide and discipline specific assessment activities. Please take these assessments seriously. The data that is collected will provide valuable information to faculty and will be used to improve student learning at SWIC.
Academic Dishonesty-College Policy– Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism and forgery, failure or refusal to follow clinical practice standards, and soliciting, aiding, abetting, concealing, or attempting such acts. Plagiarism is defined as the act of representing the work of another as one’s own. Plagiarism may consist of copying, paraphrasing, or otherwise using written or oral work of another without proper acknowledgment of the source or presenting oral or written material prepared by another as one’s own.
Phones/Pagers in Classroom – All phones/pagers should be turned off prior to entering the classroom.
Policy for Inclement Weather Conditions – During times of inclement weather, Southwestern Illinois College has three options for dealing with the situation: cancel classes and cease all business, exercise the delayed-start option, or keep the college open. If the college chooses to use the delayed-start option rather than close, the college will open at 10 a.m. The decision to cancel classes or exercise the delayed-start option will be posted on the home page of Southwestern’s Web site at as well as broadcast on FOX 2 (KTVI), KMOV-TV Channel 4, KSDK-TV Channel 5, and radio stations KMOX-AM 1120 and WIL-FM 92.3. You can also sign up for SWIC Emergency Alert System through e-Storm. SWIC Alert is an emergency alert system intended to notify students and employees by e-mail or text message of campus closures for weather and other emergencies.
1 Revised January 2010