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IT-710 Final Project Document
Overview Internships are an essential way to focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need to realize your career goals. You have specifically selected this course as an opportunity to earn practical experience in your chosen field to help realize these goals. This experience will also offer you valuable networking opportunities within the organization.
Prompt This internship is a unique opportunity to put into practice the concepts and theories you have immersed yourself in throughout your academic program. In the following assessment you will reflect upon this nexus of concept, theory, and practices in articulating your internship experience in an Executive Brief in context with at least four of the following SNHU School of Business competencies (under which the IT program falls) that best align with this experience. Click here to access the School of Business Competencies to select your competencies. You may address the competencies within the context of your tasks during the internship and organize the narrative as you see fit. However, your Executive Brief must include the following elements within your response:
1. The Company Describe the company and explain your duties and responsibilities within this organization, and why you selected this specific internship opportunity. [IT-710-04]
2. Application of Theories and Business School Competencies a. Discuss how you applied the theories, concepts and skills you learned during your academic program to actual practices within the
organization. For example, in what ways did you apply what you’ve learned in solving problems or engaging in workplace practices? [IT-710-01]
b. How did the projects in which you were involved demonstrate your knowledge, skills and abilities in meeting your selected program competencies? [IT-710-01]
3. Distinctions a. Describe the differences between the theories and concepts you previously learned and actual workplace practices in this internship
experience. For example, what about this experience challenged your assumptions about the concepts you learned in the academic setting? [IT-710-02]
b. What is the significance of these differences on the effectiveness of professional practices? [IT-710-02] 4. Future Direction
a. If you had the opportunity to do this experience over, how would you approach it differently? What professional opportunities or possibilities would this have opened up for you? For example, was there key feedback that you received from a colleague or supervisor at the end of the experience that informed how you would have approached certain tasks or represented yourself? [IT- 710-03]
b. What would you like to have accomplished that you were unable to because of time, other priorities, etc. How would experience from these accomplishments benefit you in a professional setting? For example, was there a project you wanted to finish? Or were there projects in which you would have liked to have been involved that would have provided you opportunities to network with others? [IT-710-03]
c. Describe the connection(s) between your internship experience and your academic program. What specific knowledge and/or skills did you acquire or enhance as they relate to your professional goals? [IT-710-04]
d. Describe future application of this knowledge and/or skills. How will you apply what you learned in your internship experience in future professional opportunities? [IT-710-04]
5. Executive Brief Format a. Throughout your Executive Brief you will articulate your insights and ideas in a professional manner applying appropriate formatting
standards [IT-710-05] b. Use language appropriate to the given industry or company providing annotations to clarify for your audience as necessary [IT-710-
05]
Rubric Requirements of Submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: a range of 5-7 pages (not including notes pages), double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA format citations. Failure to adhere to these requirements of submission will result in the paper not being graded. Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the grade book as an attachment.
Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value
Company [IT-710-04]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from experience
Describes host business, duties and responsibilities, connecting them to selection of internship opportunity
Describes host business, duties and responsibilities but lacks specificity in connecting them to selection of internship opportunity
Does not describe host business, duties and responsibilities and/or connection to internship opportunity
5
Theory Application [IT-710-01]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from experience
Accurately describes application of theories to actual practices within the organization
Describes theories but lacks specificity in how they apply to actual practices in the organization
Does not accurately describe how theories apply to actual practices
10
Program Competencies
[IT-710-01]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from experience
Explains how projects in which you were involved demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities in meeting program competencies
Explains projects in which you were involved but lacks specificity in connecting knowledge, skills OR abilities to program competencies
Does not explain how projects in which you were involved demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities in meeting program competencies
9
Distinctions: Differences [IT-710-02]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from workplace setting
Describes differences between theoretical concepts that were learned and workplace practices in internship setting
Identifies theoretical concepts but lacks specificity in how they differ from workplace practices in internship setting
Does not identify differences between theoretical concepts that were learned and workplace practices in internship setting
10
Distinctions: Significance of
Differences [IT-710-02]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from workplace setting
Describes significance of differences on effectiveness of professional practices
Describes significance of differences but lacks specificity in connecting to effectiveness of professional practices
Does not describe significance of differences on effectiveness of professional practices
9
Future Direction: Approach
[IT-710-03]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from workplace setting
Determines how experience would have been approached differently connecting to professional opportunities or possibilities
Determines how experience could have been approached differently but lacks specificity in connecting to professional opportunities or possibilities
Does not determine how experience could have been approached differently
10
Future Direction: Accomplishments
[IT-710-03]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from workplace setting
Determines desired accomplishments that were missed and the commensurate benefits of the experience in a professional setting
Describes desired accomplishments that were missed but lacks specificity in connecting to commensurate benefits of the experience in a professional setting
Does not describe accomplishments that were missed
9
Connections [IT-710-04]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples
Describes the connections between internship experience and academic program work specific to how they
Describes the connections between internship experience and academic program work but lacks specificity in
Does not describe the connections between internship experience and academic program work
10
from workplace setting relate to professional goals how they relate to professional goals
Future Application of Skills
[IT-710-04]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is well qualified with examples from workplace setting
Describes how skills acquired or enhanced can be applied to future professional opportunities
Describes skills acquired or enhanced but lacks specificity in how they can be applied to future professional opportunities
Does not describe how skills acquired or enhanced can be applied to future professional opportunities
9
Articulation of Response
[IT-710-05]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is appropriate for multiple audiences
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and is presented in a professional and easy to read format
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization but there are gaps in organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas.
10
Industry Appropriate
Language [IT-710-05]
Meets “Proficient” criteria and balances needs of the audience with industry-appropriate language
Language is appropriate to the given industry or company and any industry jargon is annotated or explained for multiple audiences
Language is appropriate to the given industry or company but lacks appropriate annotations or explanations
Language is not appropriate to the given industry or company
9
ADDITIONAL NOTES
BUSINESS CORE COMPETENCIES/PROGRAM OUTCOMES Business Communications: Graduates will be able to:
Develop and practice professional etiquette and business communication skills
Demonstrate an awareness of audience
Exhibit oral presentation skills in a variety of business settings, including the use of appropriate verbal and nonverbal skills.
Utilize written communication in a business environment.
Problem Solving & Decision Making: Graduates will be able to:
Utilize various analytical tools and technology to effectively frame and solve problems
Enhance decision-making capacity to sustain business success
Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative tools in their research methodology
Teamwork/Collaboration: Graduates will be able to:
Recognize the value of multiple perspectives in order to work effectively in complex and diverse environments.
Demonstrate leadership in effective collaboration.
Foster a constructive team climate and successfully resolve team conflict.
Interact and contribute as a team member to meet stated goals.
Global Orientation: Graduates will be able to:
Develop cultural awareness and orientation to multinational business practices
Acquire and demonstrate the theoretical knowledge of business functions in a global context.
Recognize the value and impact of a global perspective on business decisions.
Social & Corporate Responsibility: Graduates will be able to:
Develop awareness of ethical and socially responsible practices
Identify and evaluate legal issues and their implications on business practices
Articulate the impact of corporate social responsibility for business and society
Articulate personal value and core beliefs.
Innovative & Entrepreneurial Thinking Graduates will be able to:
Adopt an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach to solving business problems
Identify and recommend strategic alternatives to complex business scenarios
Integrate, synthesize and apply theoretical knowledge to create value for business and society
Discipline Based Knowledge Graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate proficiency in IT skill areas such as programming, database, security, networking, analysis/design, web design, game design, and data analytics
