Tues, Jan 8, 4:15pm-6pm, Kopiko 202— Mandatory SKYPE Internship Group Meeting.*

GENERAL INFO SESSION
• Syllabus. You are responible for reading the Syllabus for this course at your convenience, if you are uncertain and need clarification please do not hesitate in contacting me. The Syllabus will be helpful in determining how your situation may be handled if you have an unforseen/unexpected circumstance that impedes you from completing your internship as planned, or if you are enrolled for more than 6 units, or at two different internship locations in one semester.
• Internship Step-by-Step Overview
• Overview of  Schedule (Adding Calendar & Specifying Reminders)
• Assignment features. ****Complete Assignment 1 (Roll & Contact Info)
• Question and Answer Session— Internship Locations • Time Management • Etc.

REMINDERS

•  Required Documentation. Industry Handout, Student Study Plan & Contract, and Risk & Release of Liability Waiver. Due PRIOR to the start of internship service hours, and submitted via Laulima's Assignment feature. ***Note: As you consider your working schedule/times, take into account Holidays the company takes off, our final meeting date/time, and the ability to work more during Spring Break.
• International Students Reminder: International Students must contact Honda International Center (HIC) and arrange for an orientation along with get a letter from the employer per HIC's requirements (Sample Letter).
• Native Hawaiian Students: contact Rona Kekauoha ronak@hawaii.edu, for stipend.

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Thurs, Jan 10 — PREP 1: Plan of Action Statement, Draft Resume and Cover Letter.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature)

For sample documents, see assignment instructions in Laulima.

 

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Thurs, Jan 17 — PREP 2: Draft Portfolio/Demo Reel, Final Text Cover Letter & Final Designed Resume.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature, so that I can proof it for you and return feedback over the weekend).

For sample documents, see assignment instructions in Laulima.

 

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Tues, Jan 22 — PREP 3: Send Internship Request to Employers by sending out Cover letter text as an email with a link to your Portfolio and Resume to Internship Locations, bcc me in those emails. *See Assignment instructions in Laulima for more details.

Let them know you are available for an interview during the week of: Jan 22-25, so that they are aware of your timeline.

So that they are aware of your timeline, you may also let them know that you hope to begin your internship by Thurs, January 31, and would appreciate a response by Tues, Jan 29, if at all possible.

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Tues–Fri, Jan 22-25 — Interviewing. (SUGGESTED DEADLINE ONLY)
Ask to schedule interviews during this period if possible.
Request responses to internship position if possible by September 12th.

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Tues, Jan 29 — Request/Expect Employer Responses by this Time. (SUGGESTED DEADLINE ONLY)
So you can begin filling in your Required Documentation with their assistance.

 

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Thurs, Jan 31 — REQ'D DOCS Submission & Begin Internship. (SUGGESTED START DEADLINE ONLY TO COMPLETE REQ'D HOURS PRIOR TO THE END OF SEMESTER, But the Required Documentation is absolutely necessary and DUE PRIOR to the start of your internship service hours ).

FOR VERY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION on FILLING AND SUBMITTING the Required Documentation: Industry Handout, Student Study Plan & Contract, and THE Risk & Release of Liability Waiver, please see appropriate Laulima Assignment.

Eg. ***Note: As you consider your working schedule/times, take into account Holidays the company takes off, our final meeting date/time, and the ability to work more during Spring Break.

 

 

 

 

 

Tues, Feb 12— Progress Report #1.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature)

 

 

 

 

 

Tues, March 19 — Progress Report #2.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tues, Apr 23— Progress Report #3.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature)

 

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Tues, Apr 23 (or sooner) — Notice to Employers Informing of Approaching End of hours.*
(Due by 11:55pm via Laulima Assignments feature)

***Inform your supervising agent via email and CC me in that email that you are approaching the end of your hours, so I know to send off your Intern Supervisor Evaluation to them and get it back in time for grading. ***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tues, May 7, 4:15pm-6pm — Final ONLINE Internship Brief Presentation (MANDATORY).*

Please make arrangements with your internship location for you to participate in this meeting (and make up your hours), if you haven't accounted for them already when setting your schedule.

 

BEFORE 4:15pm, which is the start of our ONLINE final meeting on Tuesday, May 7th:
•  First, Upload to your web server, a copy of your web, ppt or pdf Internship Brief (Web & Printed Examples) , and
Next, "Add blog entry" to our course Blog in Laulima. In that new blog entry post a direct URL ADDRESS LINK to your internship brief. You should see my example of how this looks inside the Blogs already.
•  Also Upload your web (html files), ppt or pdf Internship Brief files to the appropriate Laulima Assignment.

BETWEEN 4:15pm and 5:15pm:
• Read and comment on the Internships Briefs (Blog Enrtries) of 3 other students within course Blog in Laulima—You may ask questions, contribute an experience, etc. (if one person already has 3 comments made by other students, please choose someone else to comment on)
•  Write the names of the students you commented on to the appropriate Laulima Assignment.

BETWEEN 5:15pm and 5:45pm:
•  Go to your personal Internship Brief blog entry within our course Blog in Laulima and read the comments made by others, reply to those comments, as necessary.

BETWEEN 5:45pm and 6:00pm:
•  Instructor Evaluations - 20 minutes (links will be sent through myUH email to access the instructor evaluation).

Notes:
For those of you enrolled in 6 credits of internship at two different locations in the same semester, remember you will need to complete 2 separate and complete Design Briefs (one for each location).
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Your Supervisor Evaluations will be shared via email and/or the corresponding Laulima Assignment.
Final Grades will be available via GradeBook when grades are released by KCC.

 

 

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Current as of January 4, 2013