Course Description

Students gain extensive experience in organizational settings including social service agencies, non-profit companies, and corporate environments. Credit can be earned for work in public relations, advertising, marketing, personnel management, consulting, and related areas. Prerequisite: permission of the Communication Arts faculty. Section C: HR and PR Variable credit: 3-6 hours.

 

Contact Information

Joan E. Aitken, Professor, Communication Arts
229 Copley, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152.  Office or message: (816) 584-6785
Office hours as posted on office door.  joan.aitken@park.edu

 

Internship Information for the Employer

 

Thank you for your interest in the paid internship program for Department of Communication Arts majors at Park University.  This course is an opportunity for juniors and seniors to work in an area of communication, while receiving pay and college credit.  As a guideline, three hours of credit requires a minimum of 80 hours on the job. 

 

Employer Responsibilities

 

• Provide a part-time or full- time temporary employment to a student.

• Provide mentoring and guidance to the student.

• Complete a supervisor work evaluation on the student (week 12).

• Provide a letter of reference for the student, if appropriate (week 14).

• Give the student a grade for his or her work--A, B, C, D, F--which counts 60% of the final grade.

 

Student Responsibilities

 

• Arrange the time and date for the interview.

• Provide a copy of an application, resume, portfolio, and social security information to the employer during the prospective interview.

• Pass the interviewing/hiring process with the company--just like any other employee—and meet employment requirements..

• Provide consistent, quality work 8-16 weeks for the company according to a schedule arranged between the student and the company, which meets the same standards and expectations of regular employees. 

• Use professionalism on the job by arriving to work early each day, notifying your supervisor of absence in advance, having near perfect attendance, showing initiative, completing all assigned tasks, following the chain of command, being respectful toward all workers and customers, and other job-specific requirements.

• Keep a journal, which includes a timesheet of daily hours and job responsibilities, which is submitted to the faculty contact.

• Obtain a letter of reference from the employer or coworker, which you submit in your portfolio.

• Write a reflection paper on the experience to the faculty contact.

 

Park University Responsibilities

• Provide undergraduate or graduate course credit for the work experience.  80 hours of work is required for 3 hours of credit.

• Serve as a bridge to help the student obtain an internship interview.

• Support the employer and student in any needed instruction or negotiation.

Mission Statement of Park University

The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence, which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

 

Vision Statement

Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.

 

 

 

 Please return this form to the student or Internship Supervisor

 

Internship Information Employer Form

Employer Name: _______________________________________________________________

Contact Person:  ________________________________________________________________

Phone number:  ________________________________________________________________

Email_________________________________________________________________________

Mailing address: ________________________________________________________________

Interview location address: _______________________________________________________

 

Check types of position you may have available:

 

Communication and PR Advisor is Joan Aitken

 

__ Advancement

__ Advertising

__ Customer Service

__ Educational Media

__ Event Planning

__ Human Resources

__ Marketing

__ Public Relations

__ Sales

__ Training and Development

 

 

Journalism Advisor is John Lofflin

 

__ Editing

__ Journalism

__ Newsletter

__ Photography

__ Publishing

__ Reporting

__ Technical Writing

 

 

Broadcasting Advisor is Steve Youngblood

 

__ Broadcasting

__ Broadcast Sales

__ DJ

__ New Media

__ Radio

__ Television

__ Web Editing