Project 1

SPT 492 Final Project Part One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview Internships offer a preliminary view into the industry and career path you have been working toward throughout your academic experience here at SNHU.

Through this internship, you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself by applying theoretical knowledge and program outcomes; communicating ideas,

suggestions, and relevant information; identifying areas for professional self-development; and reflecting upon the experience gained.

In this assessment, you will reflect on your internship experience by creating an internship brief. The real-world working environment is dynamic and complex,

and some things can only be experienced in an authentic setting. Your internship brief will look at how the things you learned in the classroom translated to a

real-world work setting, as well as what experiences, skills, and knowledge were evidenced in either the classroom or the work environment that were never

revealed in the other.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

 Apply theoretical knowledge and program competencies in solving practical, real-world problems within a professional setting

 Communicate ideas, suggestions, or relevant information in a professional manner appropriate for the sporting industry

 Identify opportunities for self-improvement within a professional sports management setting

 Articulate how knowledge and experience gained via the internship can be effectively implemented in achieving professional goals

Prompt This guideline will help you address the three components for Final Project Part One, the internship brief. In this assessment, you will develop a brief that

summarizes your internship experience. Your brief will reflect on how concepts, theories, and practices are used within a real-world workplace, and how they

can be applied to your future professional goals.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Place

A. Describe the organization where you completed your internship and explain why you chose this company.

B. Explain your duties and responsibilities within the organization. Include your reasoning for selecting this specific internship opportunity.

II. Programmatic Knowledge

A. How did the projects in which you were involved allow you to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities in meeting the outcomes of your

program?

B. Describe an experience that required you to apply management or leadership theory. How did your experiences allow you to demonstrate what

you have learned? Support your response with examples.

C. Describe the differences between the theories you learned in the classroom and the workplace practices in this internship experience. Support

your response with examples.

III. Future

A. Describe a situation or event that took place during your internship that you had to respond to. How might you respond differently to that

situation in the future?

B. If you had the opportunity to do this experience over, how would you approach it differently and why? If you would not have approached

anything differently, explain why not.

C. What would you like to have accomplished that you were unable to do because of time, other priorities, and so on? For example, was there a

project or another opportunity you were involved in that you were unable to finish? Support your response with examples.

D. Describe the professional opportunities or possibilities this experience has opened up for you.

E. Describe the impact this experience has had on your professional goals.

F. Explain any insight that you gained from this experience that you could not learn in a classroom setting, and include why this insight is

important.

Milestones Milestone One: Place

In Module Two, you will submit a short paper on the place of your internship. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Programmatic Knowledge

In Module Five, you will submit Milestone Two, in which you will address the elements of programmatic knowledge you have assimilated from your internship

experience. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.

Final Submission: Part One Submission

In Module Seven, you will submit part one of your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final

product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.

Final Project Part One Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your internship brief must be 6 to 8 pages in length. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Adhere to APA guidelines for all formatting and citations. Be sure to incorporate the feedback you received from your instructor on your milestone submissions.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Place: Describe the

Organization

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and description is

exceptionally clear and

contextualized

Describes the organization

where the internship was

completed and explains why

the company was selected

Describes the organization

where the internship was

completed and explains why

the company was selected,

but response is cursory or

illogical

Does not describe the

organization where the

internship was completed

2

Place: Duties and

Responsibilities

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and demonstrates a

sophisticated awareness of

organizational duties and

responsibilities

Explains duties and

responsibilities within the

selected organization with

regard to the selected

internship opportunity

Explains duties and

responsibilities within the

selected organization with

regard to the selected

internship opportunity, but

explanation is cursory or

illogical

Does not explain duties and

responsibilities within the

selected organization

4

Programmatic

Knowledge: Outcomes

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and explanation is well

supported with examples

from experience

Explains how personal

involvement in projects

allows for demonstration of

knowledge, skills, and

abilities in meeting program

outcomes

Explains how personal

involvement in projects

allows for demonstration of

knowledge, skills, and

abilities in meeting program

outcomes, but response is

illogical or lacks specificity

Does not explain how

personal involvement in

projects allows for

demonstration of

knowledge, skills, and

abilities in meeting program

outcomes

10

Programmatic

Knowledge:

Management or

Leadership Theory

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and demonstrates insightful

awareness into the

experience and how

management or leadership

theories were applied

Describes an experience that

required management or

leadership theories to be

applied, supporting response

with examples

Describes an experience that

required management or

leadership theories to be

applied, supporting response

with examples, but

description is cursory, or

supporting examples are not

appropriate or nonexistent

Does not describe an

experience that required

management or leadership

theories to be applied

10

Programmatic

Knowledge: Differences

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and provides keen insight

into how the internship

experiences differed from

classroom learning

Describes differences

between internship

experiences and theories

learned in the classroom,

supporting response with

examples

Describes differences

between internship

experiences and theories

learned in the classroom,

supporting response with

examples, but description is

cursory, or supporting

examples are not

appropriate or nonexistent

Does not describe

differences between

internship experiences and

theories learned in the

classroom

10

Future: Describe a

Situation

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and response is

exceptionally clear and

contextualized

Describes a response to a

situation or event that took

place during the internship,

including how it could be

responded to differently in

the future

Describes a response to a

situation or event that took

place during the internship,

including how it could be

responded to differently in

the future, but description is

cursory or missing key

elements

Does not describe a

response to a situation or

event that took place during

the internship

10

Future: Approach

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and determination

demonstrates a

sophisticated awareness of

the needs and expectations

of the experience

Determines how the

experience would be

approached differently (or

not) and why

Determines how the

experience would be

approached differently (or

not) and why, but response

is cursory or illogical

Does not determine how the

experience would be

approached differently (or

not) and why

10

Future: Accomplished

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and description is

exceptionally clear and

contextualized

Describes accomplishments

that were not achieved,

supporting response with

examples

Describes accomplishments

that were not achieved,

supporting response with

examples, but description is

cursory or examples are not

appropriate or nonexistent

Does not describe

accomplishments that were

not achieved

10

Future: Professional

Opportunities

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and response demonstrates

a nuanced understanding of

the benefits of internship

experience

Describes the professional

opportunities or possibilities

that have been made

available through the

internship experience

Describes the professional

opportunities or possibilities

that have been made

available through the

internship experience, but

description is cursory or

lacks clarity

Does not describe the

professional opportunities or

possibilities that have been

made available through the

internship experience

10

Future: Impact

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and response makes cogent

connections between the

internship experience and

professional goals

Describes the impact the

internship experience has

had on professional goals

Describes the impact the

internship experience has

had on professional goals,

but description is cursory or

lacks clarity

Does not describe the impact

the internship experience

has had on professional

goals

10

Future: Explain Insight

Meets “Proficient” criteria

and response demonstrates

keen insight into the value of

internship experience

Explains any insight gained

from the internship

experience and includes why

it is important

Explains any insight gained

from the internship

experience and includes why

it is important, but response

is cursory or lacks clarity

Does not explain any insight

gained from the internship

and explains why it is

important

10

Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors

related to citations,

grammar, spelling, syntax,

and organization and is

presented in a professional

and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major

errors related to grammar,

spelling, syntax, or

organization

Submission has major errors

related to citations,

grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively

impact readability and

articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors

related to grammar, spelling,

syntax, or organization that

prevent understanding of

main ideas

4

Earned Total: 100%