HS 498 Health Science Professional Internship
Course Syllabus & Outline
Spring 2014 Section 3
Instructor: Brother Larry Shaw Office: Hart 244A
Email: Phone: (208) 496-4655
Office Hours: by appointment
Overview: Remember you are a representative of Brigham Young University Idaho, The Department of Health, Recreation, & Human Performance, and your family. This internship is a great opportunity to gain skills as well as experience in your field of choice. Take this opportunity to gain knowledge and wisdom to further the field of health. Make sure you are on time and treat people the way you would like to be treated. Have fun and enjoy this learning experience.
Prerequisites: 6 credits of required courses in your Health Science emphasis area. If your internship is under the Occupational Safety and health Emphasis then you need to have completed either HS 486 or HS 487 or preferably both.
Course Description: The purpose of the internship is to provide practical work experience linked with information and learning from courses taken at the university.
Evaluation: The internship is considered an academic course. It is worth 1 to 3 credits. In addition to the work you do for your supervisor, you have academic requirements. Completing your internship does not assure receiving an “A” for the internship. You must finish your academic requirements on a timely basis. Below shows the point system for the internship:
Reports:
Initial Report 20 points
5 Interim Experience Summaries, 10 points each 50 points
Final Written Report 20 points
Hours:
10 weeks, 10 points for each week you get your minimum required hours 100 points
Other:
Reading the Syllabus 4 points
Intern’s Questionnaire 5 points
Basic Information 1 point
Total: 200 points
180 points is required for an “A” in the class. If you wait until the last two weeks to turn in all of your assignments you can get no better than a C for the internship.
Reports:
Because people start their internship at various times during the semester, I have little idea when your personal reports are due. Therefore internship reports are due every week for those doing a 7 week internship and every two weeks for others. It is your responsibility to make sure your reports are turned in on time. They will be accepted late but marked down if turned in late and your grade will be affected.
The Initial Report – Due within the first two weeks and should include:
1. Name of the internship provider, supervisor, and credits of the internship.
2. It should include objectives agreed upon by the intern and provider/supervisor.These objectives would include the general nature of the work to be done during the internship.In addition, the report may include a short history of the provider/ company, significant events in its history, major clients/customers, services or products rendered, mission statements, values, future plans, etc.
The 5 Interim Experience Summaries
The Interim Experience Summariesare to be turned in via I-Learn ona regular basis (weekly or bimonthly) throughout the internship experience.Summaries should include information of your satisfaction of the experience, what duties and responsibilities you have, things you have learned and experienced. I recommend you get this done and out of the way as soon as possible however you must wait at least 7 days in between submission of the reports. You shouldn’t wait more than 2 weeks between reports. Due dates are posted in I-Learn. Late assignments will be marked down and will affect your grade.
The Final Written Report
Atthe conclusion of your internship you must turn in aFinal Written Report.You should summarize your whole experience, what you liked and didn't like, what you learned and how you achieved your objectives.Comments and suggestion are to be given as an aid to someone who would like to do the same internship as you have done.
Hours:
Most internships must last a minimum of 7 weeks with at least 10 hours per week. 200 total hours is the minimum, although we recommend that you get as much experience possible. Some students have been able to put in as many as 500 hours in a semester.
A few internships require a minimum of 10 weeks but at least 20 hours a week.
This is a variable credit class from 1-3 credits. For each credit a minimum of 100 hours needs to be completed. For those of you that don’t need extra credits, you may choose to work up to 500 hours and still only receive 1 credit.
Remember you are accountable to your hours by reporting them throughout the semester. You will receive or be docked points for reporting or failing to report your hours on a timely basis. “TIMELY” means your hours must be turned in within a week. Turning in two weeks of hours on the same day means that one of the weeks is on time and the other is late. When you turn in your hours, you must also give me the dates for those hours. Example: Sept. 10-14, 10 hours
Other:
Syllabus
You need to read through the entire syllabus. There will be a quiz on I-learn over the syllabus. All final due dates are posted on I-Learn. “I forgot” and “I didn’t know” are not valid excuses for not getting assignments in on time.
Internship Experience Evaluation
Near the end of the internship, the internship office will send you a questionnaire. Make sure you fill it out and turn it in. They will then notify me of as to if you completed it. You will not receive a grade in this class until it is completed and submitted.
Internship Supervisor Questionnaire
Near the end of the internship, the internship office will send a questionnaire to your supervisor. You may want to remind them to turn it in.
Other
If any problems arise during the internship, you can call or email me or the Internship Office. In order to receive a grade you are required to fill out the Internship Experience Evaluation from the Internship Office that will be sent to you at the end of your experience.
Basic Information
There is a small assignment on I-learn where you are supposed to submit the number of credits for the internship and your starting date. Don’t forget to do this either.