key components of internships abroad · campus to effectively provide internship opportunities for...
TRANSCRIPT
Key Components of
Internships Abroad
Julianna Kobs, Barcelona SAE [email protected]
Jason Kinnear, University of Missouri [email protected]
2
What we’ll do today
Q &A
DISCUSSION
INTERNSHIP TOOLKIT
Discuss the key components included in a premiere internship program
From two perspectives:
The university The on-site team
3
Questions for the Audience
Did you participate in an internship abroad?
Have you sent students abroad for an internship?
Do you use a provider or send students directly?
4
Let’s hear it from a student
5
What’s Included: Internship Package
Placement
Housing
Emergency Support
Insurance
On-site orientation
Airport Pickup
Customized placement process
(Interview, assessment on-site)
360 support from app to return
Cultural integration/excursions
Trained on-site staff
Visa assistance
Credit
Pre-departure orientation
Re-entry workshop
Airport Pickup 6
Key Components of Internships:
University Perspective
Jason Kinnear
Assistant Director, Study Abroad
University of Missouri
7
The benefits of Internships Abroad
•Adds to the educational value in the classroom
•Encourages students to study abroad
•Raises the profile of your office & university
•The economic factor (esp. summer)
•Increases diversity on campus
•Academic credit = income generation
•International experience for the C.V.
AND…
•Increased opportunities for students who are not able to S.A. (one of our main selling points for summer internships)
Marketing student
Sydney Australia
Summer 2009
8
Models of Study Abroad
Offices – internships
University of Missouri
9
University of Missouri
Decentralized structure
International Center
Departmental Study Offices
Career Services
Service Learning
Academic Departments
10
Cultivate Connections
1 • Study Abroad Office
2
3
• Career Services
• Experiential or Service Learning Office
4 • Faculty 11
Discussion
Who is managing international internships at your institution?
If you are collaborating with other offices on campus, is this working well?
What can be done to optimize relationships across campus to effectively provide internship opportunities for students?
Who should providers contact first when presenting internship opportunities to institutions?
12
Advising for Various Options
Logistics – Applications,
Resume, Cover Letters, & Interviews
Managing Expectations
Focus - Goal Setting/Learning
Plan
University Role
13
Who to Choose?
Provider Internships
Bare-bones providers
Premier providers
Home University Internships
Faculty connections
Credit & Non-Credit Internships
14
Credit vs. Non-Credit
What are the key components of an internship course on site?
Sharing experiences
Check in with ALL students
Journaling creates required reflection
Financial Aid
What are the key components of non-credit experiences?
Affordability
Continued evaluation and assessment by on-site staff
15
Lots of Logistics
*Make Life Easier - Integrate with Existing Procedures
1. Application
2. Cover Letters
3. Resumes
4. References
5. Standard Study Abroad waivers, agreements, budget sheets,
etc.
6. Internship Learning Plan/Goals
7. Workshops & Seminars – Collaboration with Career Services
& Internship Coordinators
8. Consistent evaluation and refinement of learning plan/goals 16
Managing Expectations
Wash, Rinse, Repeat
Emerging Professionals – Back to the Basics
Current skills
Language ability
GPA requirements
Previous experience
Previous coursework
Cultural challenges and differences
Be flexibile but demand quality
Paid/unpaid 17
Managing Expectations
Current skills
Language ability
GPA requirements
Previous experience
Previous coursework
Cultural challenges and differences
Be flexibile but demand quality
Paid/unpaid
18
Learning Plans & Goal Setting
Study: Goal setting activities have high impact on student
learning during in any international experience (Kitsantas,
2004)
Integrate goal-setting into existing campus policies and
expectations
SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
and Timely
Personal, Professional, and Cultural Goals
19
Learning Plans & Goal Setting
Integrate goal-setting into existing campus policies and
expectations
SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
and Timely
Personal, Professional, and Cultural Goals
20
Constructing the Premiere Internship Program
Julianna Kobs
Barcelona Study Abroad Experience
21
Key Components of
Internships Abroad:
On-site Staff Perspective
End of Program
During Program
Upon Arrival
Pre-Departure
22
Why is this so imporant?
Knowledge
Skills
Awareness
“Knowing why people act they way they do helps us adapt”
23
Working in Unfamiliar
Environments
24 24
Pre-Departure
Information
“You will have an internship”
“You will be interning in X field”
“Expectations for you at this specific location”
25
Internship Questionnaire
2525252525252525252
Skype interview
Internship Questionnaire
and Skype call script What is your ideal internship placement?
If your first preference isn’t an option, what else would you be interested in doing?
What tasks do you envision taking on?
Do you prefer a lot of supervision or more independence?
What experience do you have in that field?
Imagine I am talking to this company on your behalf, what should I say to them to convince them that you should work there?
Can we speak for a couple minutes in target language?
26
Arrival Onsite
2 addresses: Housing & Placment
Orientation: Health & Safety, Transportation, City logistics
Orientation: Cultural differences, Personal Goals
27
Cross-cultural Orientation
28
Students’ initiative
Case studies of
past students
Signing a learning
agreement
222222222222828282828282888822
Awareness of Cultural Differencers
Goals:
Personal & Professional
During the program
No check-in
Phone call to student “how’s it’s
going?”
Continuing Evaluation
and Assessment
29
During the Program
1st Evaluation (by e-mail)
To both student and placement
2nd Evaluation (in person)
Cross-Cultural Workshops to discuss, reflect, share…
Personal Space issues
Concept of time
Communication style differences
Re-visit goals
Weekly Work Logs
30
End of the program
“Adios”
Packet of information about challenges of going home
Re-entry workshop & final presentations
31
At the end of the program
1 Re-entry workshop: “How to use this internship
experience on your resume”
2 Final presentation by interns to Placement and on-site
staff
3 Tell them how to study abroad
32
Documento
33
Key Components of
Internships Abroad
Julianna Kobs, Barcelona SAE [email protected]
Jason Kinnear, University of Missouri [email protected]
34