California
 University
 of
 Pennsylvania
 
University
 Course
 Syllabus
 
Approved:
 

 
Department
 of
 Business
 and
 Economics
 

 
A. Protocol
 
Course
 Name:
 
 
 
 
Course
 Number:
 
 
 
Credits:
 
 
 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

Accounting
 Internship
 
ACC
 491
 
variable,
 1
 –
 12
 
 
(repeatable
 but
 no
 more
 than
 12
 total
 credits
 possible)
 
Prerequisites:
 
 
 
 

 

 
Completion
 of
 at
 least
 64
 credits,
 minimum
 2.500
 GPA,
 

 

 

 

 

 
And
 permission
 of
 department
 chair
 
Maximum
 Class
 Size
 (face-­‐to-­‐face):
 
 
 
 
 
  N/A
 -­‐
 internship
 
Maximum
 Class
 Size
 (online):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
B. Objectives
 of
 the
 Course:
 
After
 completing
 the
 requirements
 of
 this
 course,
 students
 should
 be
 able
 to:
 
1. Apply
 knowledge,
 concepts
 and
 theories
 from
 accounting
 to
 real
 world
 situations,
 
2. Observe,
 describe,
 evaluate
 and
 participate
 in
 day-­‐to-­‐day
 accounting
 operations
 of
 an
 
organization
 or
 institution
 similar
 to
 one
 where
 student
 desires
 to
 work,
 
3. Observe,
 describe
 and
 analyze
 real-­‐life
 problem
 situations
 and
 contribute
 to
 the
 solution
 of
 
those
 problems
 under
 the
 guidance
 of
 trained
 professionals
 using
 a
 variety
 of
 methods
 and
 
problem
 solving
 skills,
 
4. Demonstrate
 the
 ability
 to
 conduct
 independent
 research
 related
 to
 the
 industry,
 occupation,
 
etc.
 most
 closely
 associated
 with
 the
 internship
 including
 relevant
 information
 literacy
 skills
 (the
 
ability
 to
 access,
 evaluate,
 interpret,
 and
 use
 information
 from
 a
 variety
 of
 sources),
 
5. Accumulate
 experience
 within
 the
 workplace
 and
 provide
 verbal
 and
 written
 evidence
 of
 this
 
experience,
 and
 
 
6. Interact
 with
 the
 community
 in
 which
 the
 internship
 occurs
 in
 a
 professional
 manner,
 giving
 
appropriate
 consideration
 to
 multicultural
 and
 ethical
 issues
 and
 provide
 verbal
 and
 written
 
evidence
 of
 these
 interactions.
 
C. Catalog
 Description:
 

 
The
 student
 is
 placed
 with
 a
 business
 firm,
 bank,
 government
 agency
 or
 nonprofit
 organization
 
performing
 accounting
 tasks.
 The
 internship
 experience
 offers
 a
 practical
 training
 ground
 for
 students
 
that
 supplements
 academic
 training
 by
 permitting
 them
 to
 apply
 the
 theories,
 concepts
 and
 techniques
 
learned
 through
 their
 other
 coursework
 to
 address
 actual
 problems
 in
 a
 real
 business
 environment.
 
D. Outline
 of
 the
 Course:
 

 
Because
 of
 the
 nature
 of
 this
 course,
 there
 is
 no
 prescribed
 outline.
 
 This
 will
 vary
 based
 on
 the
 specific
 
internship
 site
 and
 job
 responsibilities.
 
 Regardless
 of
 the
 specifics
 of
 the
 internship,
 the
 following
 
1
 

 

learning
 goals
 should
 be
 addressed:
 
1. Assist
 the
 student
 in
 the
 development
 of
 employer-­‐valued
 skills
 such
 as
 teamwork,
 
communications,
 and
 attention
 to
 detail.
 
2. Expose
 the
 student
 to
 the
 real
 business
 environment
 and
 the
 expectations
 of
 work
 
performance.
 
3. Expose
 the
 student
 to
 professional
 role
 models
 and
 mentors
 to
 help
 support
 career
 
development.
 
4. Develop
 a
 commitment
 to
 ethical
 conduct
 and
 social
 responsibility.
 
5. Expand
 network
 of
 professional
 relationships
 and
 contacts.
 
The
 Department
 shall
 determine
 the
 number
 of
 credit
 hours
 granted
 to
 an
 intern
 using
 the
 following
 
criteria
 to
 determine
 the
 number
 of
 credits
 earned:
 
1.
2.
3.
4.

academic
 rigor
 of
 the
 internship
 experience;
 
the
 reputation,
 if
 known,
 of
 the
 internship
 site;
 
the
 range
 and
 quality
 of
 
 the
 intern
 duties,
 tasks
 and
 responsibilities;
 and
 
the
 number
 of
 hours
 on-­‐site.
 


 
E. Teaching
 Methodology:
 

 
1)
Traditional
  Classroom
  Methodology
  includes,
  but
  is
  not
  limited
  to:
  lecture,
  case
 
studies,
  in-­‐class
  discussions,
  multi-­‐media
  presentations,
  analysis
  of
  readings,
 
reflections,
  individual
  projects,
  group
  projects,
  peer
  student
  comments,
  and
 
incorporation
 of
 Internet
 resources.
 Emphasis
 will
 be
 placed
 on
 engaging
 the
 learner
 
for
 involvement
 and
 active
 participation
 in
 the
 learning
 process.
 

 
2)
Online
 Methodology
 –
 Not
 applicable
 
F. Required
 text
 

 
No
 text
 required;
 however,
 the
 internship
 site
 may
 require
 certain
 materials.
 
 

 
G. Assessment
 Activities:
 

 
The
 following
 recommended
 assessments.
 Individual
 instructors
 may
 customize
 the
 
assignments.
 


 

DAILY
 JOURNAL
 
1.

2.
3.

List
 projects,
 duties,
 activities,
 and
 training
 experiences
 for
 the
 day.
 
a. Because
 you
 will
 routinely
 and
 daily
 repeat
 various
 jobs,
 do
 not
 list
 them
 after
 the
 first
 
day.
 
 Once
 the
 routine
 is
 set,
 a
 simple
 note
 that
 you
 completed
 the
 routine
 is
 sufficient.
 
b. Note
 any
 new
 or
 different
 jobs/projects
 you
 work
 on.
 
Describe
 your
 efforts
 and
 opportunities
 to
 network.
 
Evaluate
 the
 events
 of
 the
 day
 by
 writing
 a
 paragraph
 addressing:
 
 
a. new
 ideas,
 skills,
 or
 information
 you
 learned
 
2
 


 

4.
5.
6.

b. the
 value
 of
 your
 work
 -­‐-­‐
 for
 the
 organization
 and
 for
 yourself
 
c. observations
 of
 how
 others
 in
 the
 workplace
 approach
 the
 job
 
d. observations
 of
 how
 your
 work
 prepares
 you
 for
 a
 career
 
e. describe
 how
 the
 duties
 match
 or
 support
 goals
 for
 this
 internship.
 
Note
 any
 problems
 or
 concerns
 you
 may
 have.
 Personal
 details
 may
 be
 omitted
 and
 
communicated
 in
 another
 way
 to
 the
 internship
 coordinator.
 
Save
 the
 daily
 journal
 in
 a
 computer
 file
 to
 be
 printed
 out
 at
 the
 end
 of
 the
 internship.
 
Send
 an
 electronic
 copy
 every
 two
 weeks
 to
 the
 Faculty
 Internship
 Coordinator
 via
 email,
 or
 as
 
otherwise
 instructed.
 

DISCUSSION
 BOARD
 
Post
 WEEKLY
 on
 course
 D2L
 shell
 about
 your
 internship
 experience
 that
 week.
 Aim
 to
 learn
 one
 new
 
thing
 per
 week
 about
 your
 organization,
 its
 industry,
 the
 kind
 of
 job
 you
 may
 want
 to
 pursue.
 These
 can
 
become
 part
 of
 the
 journal
 and/or
 can
 be
 shared
 in
 a
 Discussion
 Board
 posting.
 Comment
 on,
 or
 raise
 
questions
 about,
 the
 postings
 of
 others.
 
PORTFOLIO
 
Interns
 will
 develop
 an
 electronic
 portfolio
 (using
 multi-­‐media
 as
 appropriate)
 that
 will
 be
 submitted
 at
 
the
 end
 of
 the
 internship.
 The
 portfolio
 can
 be
 broadly
 defined
 as
 physical
 evidence
 or
 examples
 of
 an
 
intern's
 work.
 This
 will
 be
 used
 as
 one
 of
 the
 main
 evaluation
 methods
 of
 this
 course.
 It
 should
 be
 
professional
 in
 appearance,
 well
 organized,
 and
 creatively
 presented.
 It
 will
 include
 the
 following
 items:
 
1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

Table
 of
 contents
 
Daily
 journal
 reports
 
Materials
 you
 have
 worked
 on,
 such
 as:
 
a. written
 assignments
 
 
b. planning
 documentation
 
c. meeting
 reports
 
d. promotional
 materials
 
e. photographic,
 video,
 or
 audio
 materials
 
f. computer
 generated
 materials
 (brochures,
 flyers,
 etc.)
 
g. web-­‐site
 creation
 and/or
 maintenance
 
 
h. email
 exchanges
 
i. any
 written
 evaluations
 from
 your
 on-­‐site
 supervisor
 
Collected
 and
 organized
 materials
 published
 by
 the
 host
 organization
 that
 were
 used
 or
 
referenced
 during
 your
 internship.
 
 Make
 sure
 to
 get
 approval
 before
 you
 collect
 the
 materials.
 
 
Materials
 will
 include,
 but
 are
 not
 limited
 to
 brochures/flyers,
 reports,
 and/or
 video
 or
 audio
 
recordings.
 
Photographs
 of
 the
 internship
 site,
 people,
 remote
 sites,
 Interns
 are
 encouraged
 to
 take
 
photographs
 of
 the
 internship
 site
 and
 people
 with
 whom
 you've
 worked
 to
 give
 the
 Internship
 
Coordinator
 and
 prospective
 interns
 an
 idea
 of
 what
 the
 site
 and
 people
 looked
 like.
 
 Make
 sure
 
to
 get
 verbal
 and/or
 written
 permission
 prior
 to
 taking
 the
 photographs.
 
 Include
 shots
 such
 as:
 
a. exterior
 shots
 of
 the
 facility
 
b. interior
 shots
 of
 your
 workplace
 
c. people
 you
 worked
 with
 on
 a
 daily
 basis
 
d. remote
 sites
 you
 visited
 or
 worked
 at
 
3
 


 

6.

7.

8.

e. people
 you
 worked
 or
 visited
 with
 on
 special
 occasions
 
 
Interns
 will
 write
 a
 one-­‐page
 letter,
 informal
 in
 style,
 addressed
 to
 a
 student
 investigating
 an
 
internship
 at
 your
 site.
 
 Focus
 on
 things
 you
 now
 know,
 having
 nearly
 completed
 the
 experience,
 
you
 wish
 you
 had
 known
 prior
 to
 beginning
 the
 internship.
 What
 advice
 would
 you
 give
 
regarding:
 
a. Work
 place
 assignments/duties
 expectations?
 
b. Work
 place
 personnel
 expectations
 (people
 to
 look
 for,
 and
 to
 look
 out
 for)?
 
c. Work
 place
 performance
 expectations
 (appearance,
 hours,
 etc.)?
 
d. Work
 place
 facility/location
 of
 intern's
 work
 site
 
e. Cost
 of
 residence,
 travel,
 food,
 things
 to
 do?
 
f. Best
 way
 to
 travel
 to
 the
 internship
 site?
 
g. Interesting
 places
 to
 visit,
 eateries,
 attractions,
 etc.?
 
Summary
 Essay:
 Students
 will
 compose
 a
 final
 summary
 essay
 of
 3
 –
 4
 pages
 (12
 point
 font,
 
double-­‐spaced,
 1”
 margins,
 plus
 a
 cover
 page)
 in
 which
 they
 review
 their
 experiences
 both
 on-­‐
site
 and
 in
 terms
 of
 the
 Desire2Learn
 component
 of
 the
 internship
 course.
 Students
 should
 
consider
 addressing,
 among
 other
 things,
 the
 following
 questions:
 
a. What
 have
 I
 learned
 about
 my
 own
 strengths
 and
 weaknesses
 as
 an
 aspiring
 
communication
 professional?
 As
 a
 person?
 
b. What
 kind
 of
 work
 ethic
 did
 I
 demonstrate
 and/or
 develop?
 
c. Did
 I
 make
 the
 most
 of
 networking
 opportunities?
 If
 so,
 how?
 If
 not,
 why
 not?
 
d. What
 did
 I
 learn
 about
 myself
 as
 a
 member
 of
 a
 team
 or
 task
 group?
 
e. How
 did
 my
 internship
 experience
 add
 to
 or
 extend
 my
 classroom
 experiences?
 
f. How
 did
 my
 classroom
 and
 extra
 curricular
 experiences
 prepare
 me
 for
 my
 internship?
 
g. Would
 you
 recommend
 any
 changes
 to
 the
 curriculum
 to
 better
 prepare
 students
 for
 a
 
similar
 internship
 experience?
 
h. How
 did
 my
 experience
 change
 or
 reinforce
 my
 perspective
 about
 my
 chosen
 career
 
field?
 
i. What
 was
 the
 main
 benefit
 of
 the
 internship?
 
j. What
 issues
 or
 concerns
 did
 I
 confront
 that
 might
 help
 make
 future
 internships
 more
 
valuable?
 
Additional
 items
 as
 required
 by
 the
 Internship
 Coordinator.
 

 

 
H. Accommodations
 for
 Students
 with
 Disabilities:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OSD
 
Revised
 April
 2014
 
STUDENTS
 WITH
 DISABILITIES
 
Students
 with
 disabilities:
 
•
 Reserve
 the
 right
 to
 decide
 when
 to
 self-­‐identify
 and
 when
 to
 request
 accommodations.
 
•
 Will
 register
 with
 the
 Office
 for
 Students
 with
 Disabilities
 (OSD)
 each
 semester
 to
 receive
 
accommodations.
 
4
 

 

•
 Might
 be
 required
 to
 communicate
 with
 faculty
 for
 accommodations
 which
 specifically
 involve
 the
 
faculty.
 
•
 Will
 present
 the
 OSD
 Accommodation
 Approval
 Notice
 to
 faculty
 when
 requesting
 accommodations
 
that
 involve
 the
 faculty.
 
Office
 for
 Students
 with
 Disabilities
 
Requests
 for
 approval
 for
 reasonable
 accommodations
 should
 be
 directed
 to
 the
 Office
 for
 Students
 
with
 Disabilities
 (OSD).
 Approved
 accommodations
 will
 be
 recorded
 on
 the
 OSD
 Accommodation
 
Approval
 notice
 and
 provided
 to
 the
 student.
 Students
 are
 expected
 to
 adhere
 to
 OSD
 procedures
 for
 
self-­‐identifying,
 providing
 documentation
 and
 requesting
 accommodations
 in
 a
 timely
 manner.
 
Contact
 Information:
 
•
•
•
•
•

Location:
 
Phone:
 
Fax:
 
Email:
 
Web
 Site:
 

Azorsky
 Building
 –
 Room
 105
 
 
(724)
 938-­‐5781
 
(724)
 938-­‐4599
 
osdmail@calu.edu
 
www.calu.edu
 (search
 “disability”)
 


 
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I. Supportive
 Instructional
 Materials,
 e.g.
 library
 materials,
 web
 sites,
 etc.
 

 
http://www.internships.com/educator/resources
 

 
https://www.looksharp.com/guides/student
 

 
http://www.calu.edu/current-­‐students/career-­‐services/internships/index.htm
 

 
business-­‐ethics.com/
 (the
 Magazine
 of
 Corporate
 Responsibility)
 

 

 
Additional
 Information
 for
 Course
 Proposals
 

 
J. Proposed
 Instructors:
 
Any
 faculty
 deemed
 qualified
 by
 the
 Business
 and
 Economics
 department.
 

 
K. Rationale
 for
 the
 Course:
 

 
The
 competition
 for
 good
 jobs
 continues
 to
 increase.
 Job
 seekers
 no
 longer
 have
 to
 simply
 be
 more
 
qualified
 than
 the
 person
 next
 to
 them;
 they
 have
 to
 be
 more
 qualified
 than
 countless
 others
 all
 around
 
the
 world.
 Internship
 experiences
 greatly
 enhance
 classroom
 learning
 by
 giving
 real
 world
 experience.
 
Internships
 also
 strengthen
 a
 student’s
 portfolio
 or
 resume
 and
 generate
 valuable
 industry
 contacts
 that
 
can
 be
 essential
 to
 landing
 a
 job
 upon
 graduation.
 
 They
 also
 allow
 students
 to
 get
 a
 better
 
5
 

 

understanding
 of
 what
 working
 in
 a
 particular
 job
 or
 profession
 is
 like.
 

 
See
 also
 the
 great
 discussion
 at
 http://www.quintcareers.com/internship_importance.html.
 

 
L. Specialized
 Equipment
 or
 Supplies
 Needed:
 
None
 

 
M. Answer
 the
 following
 questions
 using
 complete
 sentences:
 

 
1. Does
 the
 course
 require
 additional
 human
 resources?
 (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 requires
 no
 additional
 human
 resources.
 
2. Does
 the
 course
 require
 additional
 physical
 resources?
 (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 requires
 no
 additional
 physical
 resources.
 
3. Does
 the
 course
 change
 the
 requirements
 in
 any
 particular
 major?
 (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 change
 the
 requirements
 for
 any
 particular
 major.
 
4. Does
 the
 course
 replace
 an
 existing
 course?
 (If
 so,
 list
 the
 course)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 replace
 an
 existing
 course.
 
5. How
 often
 will
 the
 course
 be
 taught?
 
This
 course
 will
 be
 taught
 every
 other
 semester.
 
6. Does
  the
  course
  duplicate
  an
  existing
  course
  in
  another
  Department
  or
  College?
  (If
  the
 
possibility
 exists,
 indicate
 course
 discipline,
 number,
 and
 name)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 duplicate
 an
 existing
 course
 in
 any
 other
 department
 or
 college.
 
7. What
 is
 the
 recommended
 maximum
 class
 size
 for
 this
 course?
 
Not
 applicable.
 

 
N. If
  the
  proposed
  course
  includes
  substantial
  material
  that
  is
  traditionally
  taught
  in
  another
 
discipline,
 you
 must
 request
 a
 statement
 of
 support
 from
 the
 department
 chair
 that
 houses
 that
 
discipline.
 
Not
 applicable.
 

 
O. Please
 identify
 if
 you
 are
 proposing
 to
 have
 this
 course
 considered
 as
 a
 menu
 course
 for
 General
 
Education.
  If
  yes,
  justify
  and
  demonstrate
  the
  reasons
  based
  on
  the
  categories
  for
  General
 
Education.
  The
  General
  Education
  Committee
  must
  consider
  and
  approve
  the
  course
  proposal
 
before
 consideration
 by
 the
 UCC.
 

 
This
 course
 satisfies
 the
 Special
 Experience
 goals.
 
 See
 menu
 application
 for
 discussion.
 

 
P. Provide
 Approval
 Form
 (electronically).
 

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